An Update On Our New Organ!
Introducing Paolo Costa and his Exquisite Italian-Built Organ We are thrilled to introduce Paolo Costa, a talented musician and skilled instrument builder based in Vigonza, near Padova, Italy. Paolo’s remarkable…
Madrigals of Northern Italy
Come and experience enchanting music with the “Madrigals of Northern Italy” concert. This mesmerizing performance promises to take you on a journey through the timeless beauty of classical music, showcasing…
John Dowland, composer
John Dowland was an English composer, singer, and lutenist. Little is known about his childhood beyond the facts that he was born in 1563 and was a child prodigy. It…
Performance of World-Premiere Recordings
Consortium Carissimi Will Present World-Premiere Recordings of Eight Motets of Giacomo Carissimi (1604-1675) on April 24 and 26 As its final offering of the season, Consortium Carissimi will present eight…
Twin Cities Early Music Festival
Consortium Carissimi musicians will perform the music of Graziani at the 1st Edition of the Twin Cities Early Music Festival on Saturday, September 27th at 5:00pm, at Hennepin Ave United…
Pasquini Opera Selections
by Garrick Comeaux, Artistic Director Bernardo Pasquini (1637 –1710) is mostly known today for his keyboard music but was a prolific composer of vocal music which included: 18 Operas, 15…
Facciamo un disco!
One of the greatest personal rewards during the years while I lived and worked in Europe was creating musical recordings with various early music ensembles. While rehearsing for concerts,…
Thoughts on Performance Practice
My interest in sharing this blog is to see what thoughts people have about performance practices today of late renaissance and early baroque music, sacred and secular. While in Italy,…
Intermezzo
As many of you may already know, I formed Consortium Carissimi in Rome where I used to live. In addition to the music of the Roman composer Giacomo Carissimi, I…
Programming Italian Baroque Music
Welcome to this, my first blog post. Here I will talk about one of my favorite activities in life, programming early Italian Baroque music. I have three productions this coming…