LIONHEART LIVE
Links to presenter sites and press releases, when available, have been included.
Spring - Summer 2010
Saturday, March 13: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City (2 p.m. matinee)
“From Chant to Organum: Improvised Polyphony of the Middle Ages”
How medieval musicians improvised new parts to old melodies, how their improvisations led to new repertoires, and how the ensemble uses the same techniques to compose its own arrangements. With favorites from Lionheart’s Paris 1200 and Tydings Trew programs, and the awesome “Dies irae” from the Requiem Mass. 45-minute lecture/demonstration, followed by audience Q&A.
Grace Rainey Rogers Auditorium of the Metropolitan Museum. Part of Early Music Exposed, a day-long celebration by the New York Early Music Foundation.
Click here for tickets and more information.
Wednesday, April 14: Friends of Chamber Music: Portland, Oregon (7:30 p.m.)
“El Siglo de Oro: A Century of Vocal Music by Morales and Guerrero”
Rarely performed masterpieces from 16th-century Spain, from the mystical and cosmopolitan sonorities of Cristóbal Morales to the playful exuberance of Francisco Guerrero's Canciones y Villanescas Espirituales. Featuring the sublime Missa “Ave Maria” and motet Missus est Gabriel by Morales, and Gregorian chants for the Feast of the Annunciation.
St. Philip Neri Church, 2408 SE 16th Ave, Portland.
Click here for tickets and more information. [Lionheart is replacing Trio Mediaeval]
Friday, April 16: Chamber Music Albuquerque [New Mexico] (7:30 p.m.)
“El Siglo de Oro: A Century of Vocal Music by Morales and Guerrero”
Immanuel Presbyterian Church, 114 Carlisle SE, Albuquerque.
Click here for tickets and more information. [Lionheart is replacing Trio Mediaeval]
Wednesday, August 18: Skaneateles Festival, upstate New York (6:30 p.m.)
Private performance
“Join friends at a lakeside home for an unforgettable evening of gourmet food & drink, camaraderie, and beautiful music.”
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Thursday, August 19: Skaneateles Festival, upstate New York (8:00 p.m.)
“El Siglo de Oro: A Century of Vocal Music by Morales and Guerrero”
St. Mary’s of the Lake, 81 Jordan Street, Skaneateles.
Click here for tickets and more information. Look for Week Two, "Golden Oldies - Part 1"