Nell Snaidas, soprano, and Eduardo Egüez, vihuela and Baroque guitar, present "¡Vaya de Fiesta!", evening of music from Renaissance Spain and the Baroque era of Latin America, with music by Mudarra, Narváez, Martínez de Arce, and more for the LSA

Bach Collegium San Diego, under the direction of Ruben Valenzuela, presents El Mesías: Handel’s Messiah in a newly commissioned Spanish libretto by Mario Montenegro of Tijuana, Baja California, which shines a new light on this beloved work. Featured soloists include Estelí Gomez, Cecilia Duarte, Aaron Sheehan and Mischa Bouvier.

Bach Collegium San Diego, under the direction of Ruben Valenzuela, presents El Mesías: Handel’s Messiah in a newly commissioned Spanish libretto by Mario Montenegro of Tijuana, Baja California, which shines a new light on this beloved work. Featured soloists include Estelí Gomez, Cecilia Duarte, Aaron Sheehan and Mischa Bouvier.

Bach Collegium San Diego, under the direction of Ruben Valenzuela, presents El Mesías: Handel’s Messiah in a newly commissioned Spanish libretto by Mario Montenegro of Tijuana, Baja California, which shines a new light on this beloved work. Featured soloists include Estelí Gomez, Cecilia Duarte, Aaron Sheehan and Mischa Bouvier.

Canadian Indigenous baritone Jonathon Adams joins New York's own Robert Mealy for a program dedicated to music from the extravagant early-baroque "Stylus Phantasticus," including Nicolaus Bruhns' setting of "De profundis clamavi."

The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Early Music & Early Film

Prepare to be enchanted by the 1923 silent film, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, as Hesperus, an early music quartet based in Washington, D.C. and directed by Tina Chancey, provides a live soundtrack of French medieval music. Based on Victor Hugo’s novel of the same title, the film starring Lon Chaney is sumptuously set in turbulent 15th-century France, and Hesperus’s songs and dances dovetail with every overwrought gesture.

“The Hunchback of Notre Dame [was shown] to the strains of music by von Bingen, Machaut, Dufay and other composers … so that the great crowd scenes of medieval fairs and street fights played out to raucous medieval dance music and songs. The performance showed scholarship well used in the service of artistry and fun.”—Washington Post

Avi Avital is leading a revival of the mandolin in classical music, fueled by his “deep musicality” and “eye-watering virtuosity” (The New York Times). Through a program celebrating the mandolin’s heyday in the 18th century, Avital takes us down the canals of Venice with traditional gondolier songs, sung by soprano Nell Snaidas, and into the court with a fresh interpretation of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

Avi Avital is leading a revival of the mandolin in classical music, fueled by his “deep musicality” and “eye-watering virtuosity” (The New York Times). Through a program celebrating the mandolin’s heyday in the 18th century, Avital takes us down the canals of Venice with traditional gondolier songs, sung by soprano Nell Snaidas, and into the court with a fresh interpretation of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

Avi Avital is leading a revival of the mandolin in classical music, fueled by his “deep musicality” and “eye-watering virtuosity” (The New York Times). Through a program celebrating the mandolin’s heyday in the 18th century, Avital takes us down the canals of Venice with traditional gondolier songs, sung by soprano Nell Snaidas, and into the court with a fresh interpretation of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons.

The result of years of intensive research and training, “Land of Three Faiths” is at once sacred, secular, folk, and classical, embarking on a fascinating exploration of language, spirituality, and cultural exchange. Featuring instruments and musical ideas that blur the lines between Arabic and European, this entertaining and enlightening program is steeped in the rich history of the Abrahamic faiths, achieving a perfect balance of edgy improvisation, exotic vocal styles, and ancient traditions.
 
Highlighting the Hispano-Arabic Middle Ages as both an important and devastating chapter of Judaic, Christian, and Islamic history, laments of the Sephardic Jews mingle with Arab-Andalusian dances and Spanish court songs, while rhythmic cantigas, Hebrew cantillation, and Gregorian chant meet the mystical world of Sufi poetry.

The result of years of intensive research and training, “Land of Three Faiths” is at once sacred, secular, folk, and classical, embarking on a fascinating exploration of language, spirituality, and cultural exchange. Featuring instruments and musical ideas that blur the lines between Arabic and European, this entertaining and enlightening program is steeped in the rich history of the Abrahamic faiths, achieving a perfect balance of edgy improvisation, exotic vocal styles, and ancient traditions.
 
Highlighting the Hispano-Arabic Middle Ages as both an important and devastating chapter of Judaic, Christian, and Islamic history, laments of the Sephardic Jews mingle with Arab-Andalusian dances and Spanish court songs, while rhythmic cantigas, Hebrew cantillation, and Gregorian chant meet the mystical world of Sufi poetry.

The result of years of intensive research and training, “Land of Three Faiths” is at once sacred, secular, folk, and classical, embarking on a fascinating exploration of language, spirituality, and cultural exchange. Featuring instruments and musical ideas that blur the lines between Arabic and European, this entertaining and enlightening program is steeped in the rich history of the Abrahamic faiths, achieving a perfect balance of edgy improvisation, exotic vocal styles, and ancient traditions.
 
Highlighting the Hispano-Arabic Middle Ages as both an important and devastating chapter of Judaic, Christian, and Islamic history, laments of the Sephardic Jews mingle with Arab-Andalusian dances and Spanish court songs, while rhythmic cantigas, Hebrew cantillation, and Gregorian chant meet the mystical world of Sufi poetry.

The result of years of intensive research and training, “Land of Three Faiths” is at once sacred, secular, folk, and classical, embarking on a fascinating exploration of language, spirituality, and cultural exchange. Featuring instruments and musical ideas that blur the lines between Arabic and European, this entertaining and enlightening program is steeped in the rich history of the Abrahamic faiths, achieving a perfect balance of edgy improvisation, exotic vocal styles, and ancient traditions.
 
Highlighting the Hispano-Arabic Middle Ages as both an important and devastating chapter of Judaic, Christian, and Islamic history, laments of the Sephardic Jews mingle with Arab-Andalusian dances and Spanish court songs, while rhythmic cantigas, Hebrew cantillation, and Gregorian chant meet the mystical world of Sufi poetry.

ARS LONGA DE LA HABANA

Tesoros de América: Baroque Music from Cuba and the New World

Legendary Cuban early music group ARS LONGA DE LA HABANA makes its triumphant return to New York City in a special co-presentation by 5BMF, GEMAS (Gotham Early Music Scene/Americas Society) and Baryshnikov Arts Center. Twelve musicians of Ars Longa present “Tesoros de América,” a thrilling program of villancicos and dances from the 17th and 18th century colonial Americas.

Founded in 1994 by soprano Teresa Paz and baroque guitarist Aland Lopez, Ars Longa is Cuba’s premiere early music group. They return in 2020 on their third U.S. tour with 12 singer/instrumentalists. Since 1995, Ars Longa has belonged to the Historian’s Office of Havana City and has performed all over Cuba as well as in many European and Latin American countries. Several of their 14 CD releases have received international acclaim by such entities as Diapason, Le Monde de la Musique, Telerama and Classica. Their repertoire focuses on 18th century music written by Cuban composer Esteban Salas and other composers of the Caribbean and Latin America region. Many of their pieces reflect the blending of African slave roots with Spanish influences in the New World — both secular and sacred. Their music is lively and accessible, blurring the lines of performer and listener in an outburst of joy and celebration.

Nell Snaidas, and Danny Mallon join Musica de Cámara’s new Artistic Director Francisco Roldán in a concert of music of the Americas.

Intimate, Powerful! Colombian-born Guitarist, and a BCOC favorite, Daniel Zuluaga has selected Peruvian Baroque music from the Trujillo Manuscript. During the difficult era of colonialism in South America, music thrived and crossed cultural boundaries in both directions. With Adam LaMotte violin, and soprano Nell Snaidas, praised by the New York Times for her “vocally ravishing” performances. Enjoy the surrounding art exhibit at Museo de las Americas while you are enchanted. Limited seating.

The result of years of intensive research and training, “Land of Three Faiths” is at once sacred, secular, folk, and classical, embarking on a fascinating exploration of language, spirituality, and cultural exchange. Featuring instruments and musical ideas that blur the lines between Arabic and European, this entertaining and enlightening program is steeped in the rich history of the Abrahamic faiths, achieving a perfect balance of edgy improvisation, exotic vocal styles, and ancient traditions.
 
Highlighting the Hispano-Arabic Middle Ages as both an important and devastating chapter of Judaic, Christian, and Islamic history, laments of the Sephardic Jews mingle with Arab-Andalusian dances and Spanish court songs, while rhythmic cantigas, Hebrew cantillation, and Gregorian chant meet the mystical world of Sufi poetry.
 

Joyous, celebratory, with a distinctive Latin twist. The music abounds with infectious rhythms, sweet melodies, and the lively spirit of the Christmas season in Latin America. In the spotlight are 18thC pieces from the Cathedral of Guatemala City. Early Music Society of the Islands presents EL MUNDO, (Richard Savino, dir.) in "¡Felices Fiestas! Christmas in Colonial Latin America" with soprano soloists Jennifer Ellis Kampani & Nell Snaidas.

Grammy Award-winning tenor Karim Sulayman (Best Classical Solo Vocal Album) and soprano Nell Snaidas join Piffaro’s musicians in a reverent and raucous exploration of the Christian and pagan traditions of Christmas in merrie old England.