Affetti Musicali: Virtuoso Music from the Italian Early Baroque

Countertenor and cornetto virtuoso Michael Collver and Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, archlute) will perform a concert of 17th-century music from Italy, including works by Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, d’India, Kapsberger and others.&nbsp; Many affluent Italian Renaissance courts were eager to display their splendor through music, and by the end of the 16th century, court composers had entered an era of emotional and intellectual experimentation.&nbsp;Collver and Duo Maresienne will perform vocal and instrumental works of Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Sanches, and Cima, all notable for their chromatic expressivity and drama.&nbsp;Highlights of the concert include a dazzling toccata and dance music for archlute by Kapsberger, as well as a very moving lament for Giasone by d’India, both members of a new generation of Italian nobleman-composers, who had come of age and were providing their own style of avant-garde compositions, each one more surprising than the one before.&nbsp;Canzonas and sonatas by Buonamente, Uccellini and Bertoli will round out this program of Italian early Baroque music. Tickets are available at the door and there is discounted admission for seniors, students, and low income. Countertenor and cornettist Michael Collver is well known for his performances with Ensemble Sequentia of Cologne, the Empire Brass Quintet, the Boston Camerata and Boston Baroque; he is a founding member of Project Ars Nova (P.A.N.), an ensemble specializing in music of the late Middle Ages, and he has concertized and recorded extensively in Europe and the United States.&nbsp;Duo Maresienne members Carol Lewis and Olav Chris Henriksen are also frequent collaborators with ensembles in the U.S. and abroad, including Capriccio Stravagante, the Boston Camerata and Capella Clausura.

Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge Congregational

Countertenor and cornetto virtuoso Michael Collver and Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, archlute) will perform a Mother’s Day concert of 17th-century music from Italy, including works by Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, d’India, Kapsberger and others.  Many affluent Italian Renaissance courts were eager to display their splendor through music, and by the end of the 16th century, court composers had entered an era of emotional and intellectual experimentation. Collver and Duo Maresienne will perform vocal and instrumental works of Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Sanches, and Cima, all notable for their chromatic expressivity and drama. Highlights of the concert include a dazzling toccata and dance music for archlute by Kapsberger, as well as a very moving lament for Giasone by d’India, both members of a new generation of Italian nobleman-composers, who had come of age and were providing their own style of avant-garde compositions, each one more surprising than the one before. Canzonas and sonatas by Buonamente, Uccellini and Bertoli will round out this program of Italian early Baroque music. Tickets are available at the door and there is discounted admission for seniors, students, and Somerville Museum members. Street parking is available, and the Museum is ADA compliant.   Countertenor and cornettist Michael Collver is well known for his performances with Ensemble Sequentia of Cologne, the Empire Brass Quintet, the Boston Camerata and Boston Baroque; he is a founding member of Project Ars Nova (P.A.N.), an ensemble specializing in music of the late Middle Ages, and he has concertized and recorded extensively in Europe and the United States. Duo Maresienne members Carol Lewis and Olav Chris Henriksen are also frequent collaborators with ensembles in the U.S. and abroad, including Capriccio Stravagante, the Boston Camerata and Capella Clausura.

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Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares: Music of John Dowland

The 2024-25 season of Early Music Afternoons continues with a complete performance of John Dowland’s collection of instrumental music, Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares, performed by El Dorado Ensemble (Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Mai-Lan Broekman, James Perretta and Alice Mroszczyk, violas da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute &amp; orpharion).&nbsp; Dowland’s Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares, published in London in 1604, is a celebration of fifteen years of his compositions.&nbsp;The most famous of these pieces is “Pavan: Lachrimae” (tears), renamed “Lachrimae Antiquae” (Old tears), and there are six more parody pavans, including “Lachrimae Tristes” (Sad tears) and “Lachrimae Verae” (True tears).&nbsp;To these seven pieces, the composer added a number of other dances, including galliards, pavans, and almaines, giving variety and color to his collection.&nbsp;Renaissance music fans will recognize many of the tunes from Dowland’s lute songs, lute solos, and other instrumental works, and the ensemble will show these off in different orchestrations, to reflect the various pieces’ backgrounds.&nbsp;You’ll hear “The Earl of Essex Galliard” (also known as “Can She Excuse My Wrongs”), “Captain Digorie Piper’s Galliard” (“If My Complaints”), and “The King of Denmark’s Galliard”, as well as the exquisite “Mr. John Langton’s Pavan”, among others.&nbsp;&nbsp;This remarkable collection, seldom performed in its entirety, will not disappoint – the timeless beauty of Dowland’s melodies and harmonies is captivating. The members of&nbsp;El Dorado Ensemble&nbsp;are all active Boston-area musicians, frequently heard in concerts and recordings throughout the region.&nbsp;&nbsp;Carol Lewis&nbsp;and&nbsp;Olav Chris Henriksen are two of America’s leading early musicians, performing in recitals individually and together, as well as with internationally acclaimed ensembles including&nbsp;Boston Camerata, Hespèrion XXI,&nbsp;Capriccio Stravagante,&nbsp;Waverly Consort, and&nbsp;Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.

Music for Viols and Friends returns with a complete performance of John Dowland’s collection of instrumental music, Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares, performed by El Dorado Ensemble (Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Mai-Lan Broekman, James Perretta and Alice Mroszczyk, violas da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute &amp; orpharion).&nbsp; Dowland’s Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares, published in London in 1604, is a celebration of fifteen years of his compositions.&nbsp;The most famous of these pieces is “Pavan: Lachrimae” (tears), renamed “Lachrimae Antiquae” (Old tears), and there are six more parody pavans, including “Lachrimae Tristes” (Sad tears) and “Lachrimae Verae” (True tears).&nbsp;To these seven pieces, the composer added a number of other dances, including galliards, pavans, and almaines, giving variety and color to his collection.&nbsp;Renaissance music fans will recognize many of the tunes from Dowland’s lute songs, lute solos, and other instrumental works, and the ensemble will show these off in different orchestrations, to reflect the various pieces’ backgrounds.&nbsp;You’ll hear “The Earl of Essex Galliard” (also known as “Can She Excuse My Wrongs”), “Captain Digorie Piper’s Galliard” (“If My Complaints”), and “The King of Denmark’s Galliard”, as well as the exquisite “Mr. John Langton’s Pavan”, among others.&nbsp;&nbsp;This remarkable collection, seldom performed in its entirety, will not disappoint – the timeless beauty of Dowland’s melodies and harmonies is captivating. The members of&nbsp;El Dorado Ensemble&nbsp;are all active Boston-area musicians, frequently heard in concerts and recordings throughout the region.&nbsp;&nbsp;Carol Lewis&nbsp;and&nbsp;Olav Chris Henriksen are two of America’s leading early musicians, performing in recitals individually and together, as well as with internationally acclaimed ensembles including&nbsp;Boston Camerata, Hespèrion XXI,&nbsp;Capriccio Stravagante,&nbsp;Waverly Consort, and&nbsp;Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.

l’Impromptu: Musical Surprises from the French Baroque

Très Maresienne (Lisa Brooke, baroque violin; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo &amp; baroque guitar; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba) will play instrumental music from 18th-century France, including works by Clérambault, Dornel, Forqueray, Dollé, and Jacquet de la Guerre.   Louis XIV of France, known as the “Sun King”, loved music and dance, and he made sure to surround himself with the finest musicians of his day. By the 18th century, during the king’s final years and afterwards during the reign of Louis XV, there were a great many excellent composers in Paris and at the court of Versailles. Come and hear dazzling sonatas, intriguing character pieces, a fugue, and a lovely sinfonia by Clérambault, Forqueray, Dornel, and Dollé. There will even be a seldom-heard sonata for violin by the great harpsichordist and composer Ėlisabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, who was a favorite of Louis XIV. Très Maresienne has performed for several years in the Boston area, including appearances on the Cambridge Society for Early Music and Museum Concerts Rhode Island concert series. Violinist Lisa Brooke has been concertmaster and soloist of Symphony by the Sea and Coro Allegro, and she currently plays with Arpeggione Ensemble, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, King’s Chapel, and many others. She is a founding member of Très and is frequently heard as a soloist and with many ensembles in Boston and New York.    Carol Lewis and Olav Chris Henriksen are also frequent collaborators with ensembles in the U.S. and abroad, including Capriccio Stravagante, the Boston Camerata and Capella Clausura.

Très Maresienne (Lisa Brooke, baroque violin; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo &amp; baroque guitar; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba) will play instrumental music from 18th-century France, including works by Clérambault, Dornel, Forqueray, Dollé, and Jacquet de la Guerre.&nbsp;&nbsp; Louis XIV of France, known as the “Sun King”, loved music and dance, and he made sure to surround himself with the finest musicians of his day.&nbsp;By the 18th century, during the king’s final years and afterwards during the reign of Louis XV, there were a great many excellent composers in Paris and at the court of Versailles.&nbsp;Come and hear dazzling sonatas, intriguing character pieces, a fugue, and a lovely sinfonia by Clérambault, Forqueray, Dornel, and Dollé.&nbsp;There will even be a seldom-heard sonata for violin by the great harpsichordist and composer Ėlisabeth Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, who was a favorite of Louis XIV. Très Maresienne has performed for several years in the Boston area, including appearances on the Cambridge Society for Early Music and Museum Concerts Rhode Island concert series. Violinist Lisa Brooke has been concertmaster and soloist of Symphony by the Sea and Coro Allegro, and she currently plays with Arpeggione Ensemble, Boston Landmarks Orchestra, King’s Chapel, and many others.&nbsp;She is a founding member of Très and is frequently heard as a soloist and with many ensembles in Boston and New York. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Carol Lewis and Olav Chris Henriksen are also frequent collaborators with ensembles in the U.S. and abroad, including Capriccio Stravagante, the Boston Camerata and Capella Clausura.

The Glorious Ones: Music by the Great Late Baroque Masters

During the early 18th century, several fine European composers became very successful musicians and went on to earn lasting fame and respect for their work. Even though they lived in different countries, several of them did meet, and others corresponded with each other.&nbsp;Ensemble Chaconne (Peter H. Bloom, baroque flute; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba) will play music by composers renowned in their own countries and well known by reputation in other lands: a Concert Royale by François Couperin, an early flute sonata by Georg Frideric Handel, and even a lute concerto by Antonio Vivaldi.&nbsp;There will be some lute works by the great lute virtuoso Sylvius Leopold Weiss, and a beautiful fantasia for solo viola da gamba by Georg Philipp Telemann.&nbsp;Finally, there will be a flute sonata by Johann Sebastian Bach, who knew Weiss and Telemann, and was familiar with the other composers’ works, corresponding with some of them. Seniors, students, and Somerville Museum members pay reduced price. Tickets are available at the door. Street parking is available. The Museum is ADA compliant.

Of Trolls and Men: Instrumental Music from 18th-century Norway

Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, violas da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, Baroque guitar and cittern) will play music from the countryside and the cities of Norway, including sonatas and suites by Schenck, Storm, Winding and others.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is very special Baroque music to be found in Norway – enough original Norwegian sources of secular music have survived that we can begin to get a clear picture of what musical life must have been like, both for private and festive occasions.&nbsp;There are whole manuscripts of music for viola da gamba, as well as for Baroque guitar and cittern, and while the collections include sonatas by well-known foreign composers like Schenck, and lyra-viol dances by Playford, there are many other pieces that give us a glimpse into the world of Nordic folk music, complete with history, legends and fairy tales.&nbsp; The Duo will perform selections from the music and the tales, from the cities through the forests and up into the mountains, with plenty of stories told on dark Norwegian winter nights. Tickets are available at the door, and students, seniors and low income may pay a discounted price of $25. Olav Chris Henriksen and Carol Lewis have performed and recorded with many ensembles in the United States and abroad, including Boston Camerata, Ensemble Chaconne, Emmanuel Music, Capella Clausura, Cantata Singers, Capriccio Stravagante, Hespèrion and others.&nbsp;They specialize in a range of music for bowed and plucked instruments from the 15th to the 18th centuries.&nbsp;Recent performances include appearances at St. Luke’s Chapel (Portland, ME) and King’s Chapel (Boston, MA).

Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, violas da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, Baroque guitar and cittern) will play music from the countryside and the cities of Norway, including sonatas and suites by Schenck, Storm, Winding and others.&nbsp;&nbsp;There is very special Baroque music to be found in Norway – enough original Norwegian sources of secular music have survived that we can begin to get a clear picture of what musical life must have been like, both for private and festive occasions.&nbsp;There are whole manuscripts of music for viola da gamba, as well as for Baroque guitar and cittern, and while the collections include sonatas by well-known foreign composers like Schenck, and lyra-viol dances by Playford, there are many other pieces that give us a glimpse into the world of Nordic folk music, complete with history, legends and fairy tales.&nbsp; The Duo will perform selections from the music and the tales, from the cities through the forests and up into the mountains, with plenty of stories told on dark Norwegian winter nights. Tickets are available at the door, and students, seniors and Somerville Museum members may pay a discounted price of $25. Olav Chris Henriksen and Carol Lewis have performed and recorded with many ensembles in the United States and abroad, including Boston Camerata, Ensemble Chaconne, Emmanuel Music, Capella Clausura, Cantata Singers, Capriccio Stravagante, Hespèrion and others.&nbsp;They specialize in a range of music for bowed and plucked instruments from the 15th to the 18th centuries.&nbsp;Recent performances include appearances at St. Luke’s Chapel (Portland, ME) and King’s Chapel (Boston, MA).

Diferencias: Renaissance Instrumentals from Italy and Spain

Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, vihuela &amp; theorbo) play some lively music from 16th and 17th-century Spain and Italy. There will be recercadas by Ortiz, a Tastar de Corde and duos by Dalza, a Canon and a fantasia by Francesco da Milano, and vihuela solos by Gorzanis. There will also be a beautiful fantasia on a Spanish melody by Bartolomeo de Selma y Salaverde, a toccata and settings of popular Neapolitan melodies by Kapsberger. The concert concludes with a spectacular set of variations by the English viola da gamba virtuoso Henry Butler, who moved to Spain, where he was known as Enrique Botelero.

Ballads, Fancies & Courtly Airs: Songs & Instrumentals from 17th-century England

Mezzo-soprano Carrie Cheron joins El Dorado Ensemble (Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Mai-Lan Broekman, James Perretta, and Alice Mroszczyk, violas da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen &amp; Matthew Wright, lutes, bandora &amp; cittern) in a program of music from the courts of James I and Charles I in England. There will be lively madrigals and dance-songs, as well as ravishing fantasies for viol consort and some seldom-heard duets for bandoras and cittern. The concert features works by Weelkes, Simpson, Robinson, Cutting, Lupo, Coleman and Lawes.

Pantomime: Plucked String Instruments in 18th-century England

The 2023-24 season of Early Music Afternoons continues with a concert of music from 18th-century England performed by Olav Chris Henriksen on English guitar and Baroque lute. The program, entitled “Pantomime”, will feature works by J. C. Bach, Frederic Schuman, Anne Ford, G. B. Marella, and Rudolph Straube. Tickets are available at the door (cash or check only). Discounted tickets are available for Museum members, students, and seniors. Street parking is available, and the Museum is now ADA compliant. For further information, call (617) 666-9810 or go to <a href="https://www.somervillemuseum.org/duo-maresienne">https://www.somervillemuseum.org/duo-maresienne</a> In 1753, a Miss Maria Macklin performed in London, singing and accompanying herself on a new type of instrument: a wire-strung cittern, built by the German luthier John Frederick Hintz. Miss Macklin’s performance set off such a vogue for this instrument (which later became known as the “English guitar”) that composers were publishing solos, songs, and chamber music for it for the next 50 years. Many of the best composers in London, including Johann Christian Bach, Frederic Schuman, Giovanni Battista Marella, and Anne Ford, wrote fantasies, sonatas, dances, and character music for the instrument. Rudolph Straube, Baroque lute player from Leipzig, also composed some of the finest music for the English guitar. 	OLAV CHRIS HENRIKSEN, acclaimed throughout Europe and North America as a soloist on lute, theorbo, and early guitars, has performed and recorded with the Boston Camerata, Handel &amp; Haydn Society, Waverly Consort, Boston Baroque, Emmanuel Music, Ensemble Chaconne, and Musicians of the Old Post Road, among others. He performs and lectures frequently at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, playing musical instruments from the Museum’s collection.

From Recorder to Lute (and Viola da Gamba!): Music of the German Baroque

Recorder virtuoso Aldo Abreu joins Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute) in sonatas by Bach and Wassenaer, as well as two seldom-heard works for recorder and lute: a concerto by Baron and a partita by Sylvius Leopold Weiss. There will also be a fantasie for solo viola da gamba by Telemann. Tickets ($30 general, $25 students, seniors, low income) are available at the door, cash or check only. Lindsay Chapel is handicap accessible. For further information, call (617) 776-0692 or go to <a href="https://duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2023-24">https://duomaresienne.com/music-for-viols-and-friends-2023-24</a> Aldo Abreu, recorder concert artist, has performed throughout the U.S., Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Central America and his native Venezuela. A frequent guest soloist with the American Bach Soloists in California, he has been concerto soloist with Solisti New York, Handel and Haydn Society, and Boston Baroque, among others.  He teaches at New England Conservatory, Boston University, and the Amherst Early Music Festival and Institute.  Carol Lewis and Olav Chris Henriksen perform frequently in recitals individually and together, as well as with internationally acclaimed ensembles including the Boston Camerata, Hespèrion XXI, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Emmanuel Music, Capriccio Stravagante, Waverly Consort, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.

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Affetti Musicali: Virtuoso Music from the Italian Early Baroque

Affetti Musicali: Virtuoso Music from the Italian Early Baroque

Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares: Music of John Dowland

Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares: Music of John Dowland

l’Impromptu: Musical Surprises from the French Baroque

l’Impromptu: Musical Surprises from the French Baroque

The Glorious Ones: Music by the Great Late Baroque Masters

Of Trolls and Men: Instrumental Music from 18th-century Norway

Of Trolls and Men: Instrumental Music from 18th-century Norway

Diferencias: Renaissance Instrumentals from Italy and Spain

Diferencias: Renaissance Instrumentals from Italy and Spain

Ballads, Fancies & Courtly Airs: Songs & Instrumentals from 17th-century England

Ballads, Fancies & Courtly Airs: Songs & Instrumentals from 17th-century England

Pantomime: Plucked String Instruments in 18th-century England

From Recorder to Lute (and Viola da Gamba!): Music of the German Baroque