FEATURED LES DÉLICES MUSICIANS:
Elena Mullins, soprano
Debra Nagy, baroque oboe & recorders
Julie Andrijeski & Allison Monroe, violins
Rebecca Landell, cello
Daniel Swenberg, English guittar, baroque guitar, and archlute
Mark Edwards, harpsichord

Virtual Premiere: The Highland Lassie


Streaming on Les Délices’ VHX platform during January 2027

Originally recorded in 2021, The Highland Lassie celebrates the permeable borders between folk song and art song, between country dance and cotillion. Truly, the tunes crossed social boundaries – being sung and played by folks from every walk of life from the fields to the tavern to the well-heeled salon. With their haunting melodies, budding romanticism, and nostalgic sentimentality, these traditional Scots songs speak powerfully to us today.

Our virtual series is available on our virtual concert site at lesdelices.vhx.tv. Purchase your virtual subscription in advance or get access to a single concert video for $20.  Virtual subscribers and advance ticket buyers can log in at lesdelices.vhx.tv to access The Highland Lassie on January 1, 2027. Watch the video on-demand throughout the month.

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Concert Program


James Oswald: The Highland Lassie 
Steer her up and had her gaun 
The bottom of the punch bowl

Arr. Nagy after 18th C. Sources: The bonny boatman 

William McGibbon: I love my love in secret 

Caledonian Country Dances: Bonny Lass Reel

Francesco Geminiani: Trio Sonata “The last time I came o’er the moor“

Rudolf Straube: The Lass of Peaty’s Mill

Robert Burns: A red, red rose 

Oswald: Love is the cause of my mourning

McGibbon: Lochaber  

Arr. Nagy after 18th C. Sources: When she came ben she bobed 
William & Margaret 

Caledonian Country Dances: Buttered pease – Blowzabella – Stewards Rant 

Barbara Allen (to the tune of Niel Gow’s Major Graham)

James Oswald: Fy gar rub her o’er with straw

 Arr. Nagy after 18th C. Sources: The Broom of Cowdenknows 

James Oswald: Scots Measure  

Caledonian Country Dances: Border Reel