Upcoming Performances
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Reverend Edmund Brown's Library
A Puritan Minister's Music Collection Sunday, April 6 at 3pm Sudbury Historical Society marks the town's 375th year with a special performance of 17th-century music for voice and viols. Sudbury's first pastor, Reverend Edmund Brown, was a self-taught viol player who brought his bass viol and an extensive library to the colonies in 1638. Musicologist Stephen Loikith has researched a program reconstructing Rev. Brown's music collection; it includes works by Byrd, Gibbons, and Kirbye as well as selections from the Ainsworth and Ravenscroft Psalters. Karen Burciaga, treble viol Anne Legene, bass viol Colleen McGary-Smith, bass viol James Williamson, tenor viol with Sarah Orlovsky, soprano First Parish Church, 327 Concord Rd. Sudbury, MA. $20 general admission. |
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Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu Nostri
Holy Week Musical Meditation Tuesday, April 15 at 8pm Long & Away joins members of the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra and Choral Fellows in a performance of Buxtehude's remarkable cycle of cantatas depicting the crucified Jesus. The viol consort's lush, dark sound is featured in the sixth cantata Ad Cor ("To the Heart"). Karen Burciaga, treble viol David Hunt, bass viol Anne Legéne, bass viol Zoe Weiss, bass viol James Williamson, tenor viol Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, Cambridge MA. Free and open to the public. |
Past Performances
Lecture-Demo at Harvard University October 9, 2013
Long & Away presents a brief survey of viol consort music of the 16th and 17th centuries. Music of Byrd, Dumont, Ortiz, Scheidt, Purcell and others.
The Grand Tour May 19, 2013
A musical tour of 17th-century Europe, including works of Byrd, Gibbons, Schütz, Marais, Ortiz, Bach and Monteverdi. With special guests Jane Hershey, viola da gamba, and Gerrod Pagenkopf, countertenor. Great Barrington, MA.
By the Rivers of Babylon May 11, 2013
Stunning 17th-century German music for voices and viols, including works by Tunder, Funck, Nicolai, Erlebach and J.C. Bach. With special guests Douglas Dodson and Gerrod Pagenkopf, countertenors, and Emma Gavenda, organ. Friends Meeting House, Cambridge MA.
Solemn Evensong and Benediction October 21, 2012
Long & Away joins Advent's esteemed choir under the direction of choirmaster Mark Dwyer in a performance of Orlando Gibbons' Second Service and consort music by William Byrd. This service marks the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Church of the Advent, Boston, MA.
Evensong Service September 28, 2012
With Trinity's choir, led by organist Christine Gevert, we celebrate the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel. The service will include sacred works by Weelkes, Tomkins, Anerio and Sweelinck, and instrumental music of Gibbons and Mico. Funded by the Gian Lyman Silbiger grant awarded to us by the Viola da Gamba Society - New England. Trinity Episcopal Church, Lakeville, CT.
Aux Plaisirs, aux Delices February 11, 2012
A delightful afternoon of 17th-century French music for voice, viols and lutes. Consorts by Moulinie, DuCaurroy, Dumont and Charpentier; a suite by Sainte-Colombe; airs de cour by Lambert and Guedron; lute works of Besard and Vallet. With Rebekah Ahrendt, viol; Claire Raphaelson, soprano; Matthew Wright, archlute; and William Good, lute. Friends Meeting Cambridge, Cambridge, MA.
Amor con Fortuna October 23, 2011
Zesty Spanish works for viols, voice and lute. Love songs, fantasias, variations and dances by Cabezon, Ortiz, Araujo, Encina, Guerrero, and others. With Emily Lau, mezzosoprano; William Good, baroque guitar; Daniel Meyers, recorder & percussion. Spectrum Playhouse, Lee, MA.
Sin Texto! September 11, 2011
A concert of divisions and dances from New and Old Spain. Works by Cabezon, Ortiz, Araujo, Cabanilles, Encina, Anchieta and others. With Daniel Meyers, percussion. The Old North Church, Boston, MA.
Long & Away presents a brief survey of viol consort music of the 16th and 17th centuries. Music of Byrd, Dumont, Ortiz, Scheidt, Purcell and others.
The Grand Tour May 19, 2013
A musical tour of 17th-century Europe, including works of Byrd, Gibbons, Schütz, Marais, Ortiz, Bach and Monteverdi. With special guests Jane Hershey, viola da gamba, and Gerrod Pagenkopf, countertenor. Great Barrington, MA.
By the Rivers of Babylon May 11, 2013
Stunning 17th-century German music for voices and viols, including works by Tunder, Funck, Nicolai, Erlebach and J.C. Bach. With special guests Douglas Dodson and Gerrod Pagenkopf, countertenors, and Emma Gavenda, organ. Friends Meeting House, Cambridge MA.
Solemn Evensong and Benediction October 21, 2012
Long & Away joins Advent's esteemed choir under the direction of choirmaster Mark Dwyer in a performance of Orlando Gibbons' Second Service and consort music by William Byrd. This service marks the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. Church of the Advent, Boston, MA.
Evensong Service September 28, 2012
With Trinity's choir, led by organist Christine Gevert, we celebrate the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel. The service will include sacred works by Weelkes, Tomkins, Anerio and Sweelinck, and instrumental music of Gibbons and Mico. Funded by the Gian Lyman Silbiger grant awarded to us by the Viola da Gamba Society - New England. Trinity Episcopal Church, Lakeville, CT.
Aux Plaisirs, aux Delices February 11, 2012
A delightful afternoon of 17th-century French music for voice, viols and lutes. Consorts by Moulinie, DuCaurroy, Dumont and Charpentier; a suite by Sainte-Colombe; airs de cour by Lambert and Guedron; lute works of Besard and Vallet. With Rebekah Ahrendt, viol; Claire Raphaelson, soprano; Matthew Wright, archlute; and William Good, lute. Friends Meeting Cambridge, Cambridge, MA.
Amor con Fortuna October 23, 2011
Zesty Spanish works for viols, voice and lute. Love songs, fantasias, variations and dances by Cabezon, Ortiz, Araujo, Encina, Guerrero, and others. With Emily Lau, mezzosoprano; William Good, baroque guitar; Daniel Meyers, recorder & percussion. Spectrum Playhouse, Lee, MA.
Sin Texto! September 11, 2011
A concert of divisions and dances from New and Old Spain. Works by Cabezon, Ortiz, Araujo, Cabanilles, Encina, Anchieta and others. With Daniel Meyers, percussion. The Old North Church, Boston, MA.
