Concert, Orpheus Old and New

Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 12:15pm - 1:00pm
This event is open to the public.

Trumpets (drawn by William Gibb) from Musical Instruments by Alfred J. Hipkins, Edinburgh, 1888. Athenæum Purchase from the Fine Arts Fund, 1888. Orpheus Old and New

Ensemble Chanterelle:
Sally Sanford, soprano
Catherine Liddell, theorbo
Brent Wissick, viola da gamba

Italian monodies by Claudio Monteverdi and Carlo Milanuzzi; songs from Henry Purcell’s Orpheus Britannicus; and the Boston premiere of James Blachley’s “O komm und geh” on a text from Ranier Maria Rilke’s Orpheus Sonnets.

To Reserve: This event is open to the public and there is no fee. Reservations are not required.