It turns out that the problem with assembling a concert of the vocal music of William Byrd is the sheer abundance of superb but lesser-heard compositions by the English composer. […]
Seicento Baroque Ensemble presents “Rare Byrd”
It turns out that the problem with assembling a concert of the vocal music of William Byrd is the sheer abundance of superb but lesser-heard compositions by the English composer. […]
An Italian Intermezzo: music performed at the wedding of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Florence in 1589
Seicento’s tenth anniversary concert will explore the Italian intermedii or intermezzi of the late Renaissance, which clearly influenced Monteverdi’s musical style. These musical interludes, which included theatrics and dance, were the precursors of early […]
An Italian Intermezzo: music performed at the wedding of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Florence in 1589
Seicento’s tenth anniversary concert will explore the Italian intermedii or intermezzi of the late Renaissance, which clearly influenced Monteverdi’s musical style. These musical interludes, which included theatrics and dance, were the precursors of early […]
An Italian Intermezzo: music performed at the wedding of the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Florence in 1589
Seicento’s tenth anniversary concert will explore the Italian intermedii or intermezzi of the late Renaissance, which clearly influenced Monteverdi’s musical style. These musical interludes, which included theatrics and dance, were the precursors of early […]
Seicento Baroque Ensemble presents: Baroque Pairings: Voices and Violins
Seicento invites you to explore the marriage of sonorities between voices and strings. Baroque-era composers exploited the unique timbres of instruments and voices, and the effect is as direct today […]
Seicento Baroque Ensemble presents: Baroque Pairings: Voices and Violins
Seicento invites you to explore the marriage of sonorities between voices and strings. Baroque-era composers exploited the unique timbres of instruments and voices, and the effect is as direct today […]
Spreading Baroque Music’s Joys
A preview by Marc Shulgold Maybe Frank Nowell’s Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado should work out an arrangement of the Beatles’ “Here, There and Everywhere.” That tune pretty much describes […]
Seicento Baroque Ensemble presents From Luther to Bach: Music of the Reformation
Come explore the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation, which introduced new types of music, including chorales like those composed by Martin Luther that began the shift from Latin to the vernacular […]
The Upward Flight of the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado
By Marc Shulgold Some cool ideas just take some time to grow from dream to reality. No one knows this more than Frank Nowell, a soft-spoken man with a great […]
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