Music & More Presents Calliope – A Renaissance Band
New Marlborough, Mass. - On September 12 at 4:30pm, the piercing call of the shawm, the crumhorn, sackbut, pipe and tabor, vielle and other instruments will sound in New Marlborough as the Renaissance band Calliope performs a concert in the Meeting House.For over twenty-five years musicians Lucy Bardo, Allan Dean, Ben Harms and Steven Lundahl have performed in the most prestigious concert halls in the country, introducing audiences to the music and instruments of the 13th through 17th centuries. They are recognized as leaders in performing new and crossover music on early instruments, a position solidified with the 1984 commission of Bestiary by American composer, radio personality and creator of the famed PDQ Bach, Peter Schickele.
The afternoon’s program ranges from 13th century Cantigas from Portugal and dances written in the 17th century to Americana favorites. Newcomers to Renaissance music will be delighted and surprised by the sense of revelry and fun present in the early compositions. A particular highlight will be Calliope’s own arrangement of the classic L’homme Arme’.
Lucy Bardo has performed with the New York Consort of Viols, Berkshjre Bach, Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic and many other outstanding ensembles as viola da gambist. Her numerous recording credits include Vanguard, Telarc and Columbia. Allan Dean performs with Summit Brass, St. Louis Brass and the Yale Brass Trio. He can be heard playing both modern trumpet and early brass on over eighty recordings on most major labels. He is on the faculty of the Yale School of Music. Ben Harms has played timpani with numerous period instrument orchestras including the Boston Early Music Festival. He has performed with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
Steven Lundahl has performed worldwide with the Boston Camerata and the Boston Handel and Haydn Society among others, He has appeared on over twenty-five recordings with such labels as Warner Classics and Angel/EMI.
Music & More is in its seventeenth year of bringing music, film and literary events to New Marlborough’s Meeting House. All events are held in the newly renovated performance space in the landmark 1839 Greek revival building and are followed by a reception in the attached art gallery where attendees can enjoy a glass of wine and meet the featured performers.
Tickets are $25 each (call for discount info). Please call (413) 229-2785 or visit www.newmarlborough.org for further information. The New Marlborough Meeting House and Gallery are located on Route 57 on the village green in the center of New Marlborough. Music & More is sponsored by the New Marlborough Village Association.
