"I reached out to Les Délices artistic director Debra Nagy to learn more about these three very different programs, but also to talk about the new role she’s taken on for this series: interviewer. And whether you’re Conan O’Brien or...
Safety and finances are the two most basic issues facing classical music ensembles embarking on fall concert seasons amid the coronavirus crisis. Then there are matters that go deeper. Can ensembles address the pandemic through their programming? And can they show...
News & Reviews, Press / 01.07.2020
Les Délices Embraces Change
Trying to second-guess the future in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic has left every performing arts organization in the world trying to figure out a path forward. All are attempting to answer the same question: when and how will...
On Saturday evening, March 7 at Lakewood Congregational Church, soprano Hél├¿ne Brunet joined Debra Nagy (oboe), Mélisande Corriveau (viola da gamba), and Eric Milnes (harpsichord) in new pairings of French Baroque arias with 20th-century love laments. This is a radical idea...
Cleveland-based early music ensemble Les Délices is pleased to announce the hiring of Laura Wiegand as the organization’s first executive director. Now in their eleventh season under artistic director and founder Debra Nagy, Les Délices has grown to include...
LES DéLICES COMBINES FRENCH BAROQUE LOVE SONGS WITH JAZZ STANDARDS CREATING A “CONVERSATION ACROSS THE CENTURIES,” MARCH 6-8, 2020 Praise for Songs without Words “Les Délices has interwoven pop, jazz, and Baroque music in a coherent, meaningful, and dazzling fashion.” ÔÇô ClevelandClassical.com “a...
ZEN PHILOSOPHY RESONATES IN MEDIEVAL MUSIC ABOUT COURTLY LOVE IN JANUARY 2020 CONCERTS BY LES DéLICES “ExcellentÔǪcommendable ease, understanding and expressivenessÔǪfascinating glimpses into a sophisticated musical world that treated its subjects with wit, humor and grace. And more than being merely historically...
News & Reviews, Press / 08.10.2019
LES DéLICES TO RECEIVE PROJECT SUPPORT FOR FABLES AND FAIRYTALES PROGRAM PRESENTED IN APRIL 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2019 - Acclaimed early music ensemble Les Délices, under the artistic direction of Debra Nagy, will bring a little-known 17th-century fairytale to life for Northeast Ohio audiences in April 2020 as a winning project of the...
Press / 05.08.2019
Mozart and Beethoven Quintets Press Release
LES DéLICES OPENS 11TH SEASON With Mozart and Beethoven Quintets November 1-3, 2019 PROGRAM FEATURES INTERNATIONAL GUESTS AND ACCLAIMED AMERICAN FORTEPIANIST SYLVIA BERRY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2019 ÔÇô Les Délices (pronounced Lay day-lease), Cleveland’s premier early music ensemble led by artistic director Debra Nagy, opens...
News & Reviews, Press / 01.07.2019
Announcing our 2019-2020 season!
Read our season press release, hot off the presses! LES DéLICES’ 2019-2020 CONCERT SEASON FEATURES ARTISTIC COLLABORATIONS Les Délices, Cleveland’s premier early music chamber ensemble, announces details for their 2019-20 Season, which includes exciting international collaborations, the creation of...