Finding ways to circumvent rules has always been a popular pastime. It has also often inspired creative genius. When Louis XIV put a stranglehold on entertainments such as opera and theater by enforcing rules designed to secure official monopolies, non-court...
Do you ever wonder what happens in a musical rehearsal? Or how to dance a minuet? What about the difference between a piano and harpsichord? Visitors and residents of Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood will have the opportunity to have these, and...
ClevelandClassical.com's Mike Telin spoke with Shannon Mercer in anticipation of her debut with Les Délices for Folly of Youth: “As an audience member, I can tell if a performer is or is not connecting to the text,” said Mercer. “And composers...
Thematically cohesive and stocked with immaculate performances, the brief program did more than just relate the legends of Icarus and Phaeton and how they were doomed by their ambitions. It reminded listeners of the ongoing success that Les Delices represents...
Recitals that feature duo-harpsichordists are rare enough treats, but the program of French baroque music that Michael Sponseller and Jacob Street played on Les Délices’ series at The Galleries at Cleveland State University on Saturday evening, January 16, was an...
By MARK SATOLA SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The intricate web of sound that can be achieved when two harpsichords combine was on display Sunday afternoon at Plymouth Church in Shaker Heights, when harpsichordists Michael Sponseller and Jacob Street performed a program...
Galante Experiments: Les Délices in “The Age of Indulgence” at Plymouth Church (Nov. 8) Les Délices continues to explore French Rococo music in two “Age of Indulgence” concerts French dances and more: “Toutes Suites” with Les Délices on LCCC Signature Series (September...
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