At 7:00 pm on Thursday, May 15, 2025, Les Délices hosts its Annual Fundraising Gala La Vie en Rose at the atmospheric Speakeasy of Park Lane Ballroom (University Circle.) French singer Sophie Michaux along with partner Adam Simon and Les Délices musicians Debra Nagy and Rebecca Landell breathe fresh life into timeless cabaret songs made famous by Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, and others.
The Mermaid promises to lure you on a fantastic journey filled with tales of pirates, fearsome storms, raucous drinking songs, toe-tapping fiddle tunes, rousing sea shanties, and more. Special guest vocalist and Irish bouzouki player Seán Dagher (renowned for his work on the Assassin’s Creed video game series, sea shanty programs with La Nef, and Canada’s Skye Consort) joins soprano Elena Mullins Bailey and Les Délices’ ensemble of oboe, recorder, violin, and cello for this fascinating and fun program.
Les Délices performs fun and fascinating works by Krommer, Druschetzky, and Dusikova alongside traditional Czech folk tunes arranged for the ensemble in this program that explores the unique sound of Bohemian music for oboe, violin, viola, and cello. Mozart’s sublime Quartet for oboe & strings completes the program.
Les Délices performs fun and fascinating works by Krommer, Druschetzky, and Dusikova alongside traditional Czech folk tunes arranged for the ensemble in this program that explores the unique sound of Bohemian music for oboe, violin, viola, and cello. Mozart’s sublime Quartet for oboe & strings completes the program.
Les Délices performs fun and fascinating works by Krommer, Druschetzky, and Dusikova alongside traditional Czech folk tunes arranged for the ensemble in this program that explores the unique sound of Bohemian music for oboe, violin, viola, and cello. Mozart’s sublime Quartet for oboe & strings completes the program.
Virtuoso flutist Emi Ferguson joins Les Délices for a program of riveting chamber works from the eve of the French and Haitian Revolutions. Inspired by philosophical ideals of liberty and equality and early abolitionist writing, we pair works by Joseph Bologne Chevalier de St. Georges and Luigi Boccherini with a new work by Haitian composer Sydney Guillaume. Available November 1-31, 2025.
Noel, Noel blends heartfelt Carols with both classic and contemporary poetry read by longtime Cleveland radio and TV host Dee Perry to create an alternative Lessons and Carols experience. Les Délices’ original arrangements of carols from French, English, and German traditions are interleaved with poems by Christina Rossetti, e.e. Cummings, and Thomas Campion, plus wonderful recent work by Northeast Ohio poets Dave Lucas, Diane Kendig, and Julie Warther. Available December 1-31, 2025.
Les Délices brings together beloved English carols, French noels, German hymns, and festive Baroque music for this candle-lit concert that will put you in the holiday spirit! Featuring soprano Elena Mullins Bailey in music by Praetorius, Charpentier, and others.
Les Délices brings together beloved English carols, French noels, German hymns, and festive Baroque music for this candle-lit concert that will put you in the holiday spirit! Featuring soprano Elena Mullins Bailey in music by Praetorius, Charpentier, and others.
Les Délices brings together beloved English carols, French noels, German hymns, and festive Baroque music for this candle-lit concert that will put you in the holiday spirit! Featuring soprano Elena Mullins Bailey in music by Praetorius, Charpentier, and others.
From A Red, red rose to Comin’ thro the rye and Auld lang syne, Robert Burns’ poetry and music is beloved the world over. Join Les Délices and “shining” tenor James Reese for a joyful evening of ballad tunes and Caledonian country dances as we celebrate the Scottish bard ahead of his birthday.
A musical preview and composer conversation with Gilda Lyons, whose new work Soy La Diosa celebrates the divine feminine in Central American myth. Also featuring orchestra students from Bard HSEC performing music from the Chiquitos Missions in Bolivia. Arrive early to grab dinner in the CentroVilla25 food hall!