A preview by Marc Shulgold The Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinando I de’ Medici, and Christina of Lorraine were married in Florence in May, 1589, and it must have been a […]
Seicento Baroque Courts Audience with a Royal Tour

A review by Betsy Schwarm Many ensembles make their mark in part by focusing on the music of the Baroque. Seicento Baroque Ensemble goes one step further, drawing its repertoire […]
Seicento Baroque Ensemble presents: In Your Court: A Royal Tour

Seicento takes audiences on a fascinating European journey highlighting music created through royal patronage in the Baroque era. Sacred works by Johann Kaspar Kerll and Charpentier will be rounded out […]
Seicento Baroque Ensemble presents: In Your Court: A Royal Tour

Seicento takes audiences on a fascinating European journey highlighting music created through royal patronage in the Baroque era. Sacred works by Johann Kaspar Kerll and Charpentier will be rounded out […]
Seicento Baroque Ensemble presents: In Your Court: A Royal Tour

Seicento takes audiences on a fascinating European journey highlighting music created through royal patronage in the Baroque era. Sacred works by Johann Kaspar Kerll and Charpentier will be rounded out […]
A Changing of the Guard at Seicento

A preview by Marc Shulgold Every organization must eventually come to terms with a transfer of leadership. That applies to political bodies, corporations, sports teams and performing arts groups. So […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mad Madrigals with Seicento Baroque – March 2018

Preview article by Betsy Schwarm Boulder-based Seicento Baroque specializes in choral music of the 16th century. Last fall, that focus was expressed in a 500th anniversary commemoration of the Reformation. […]
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