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.
Curious about baroque string playing but don’t know where to start? Looking for advice on how to make your Bach or Corelli more fun and stylish? Are you seeking opportunities to bring more creativity and polish to your playing? Participants can try out Baroque bows, explore Baroque string techniques, and develop their understanding of musical storytelling in this day-long workshop focused on selections from Heinrich Biber’s programmatic showpiece Battalia. This workshop is offered in a “Pay-what-you-can” model hosted by The Music Settlement in Cleveland’s University Circle. Registration via The Music Settlement. Space is limited!
Inspired by animals and the natural world, Wild Things features delightful musical settings of Aesop’s Fables (in English, with soprano Elena Mullins Bailey) plus instrumental music depicting birds, cats, frogs, insects, and more by Heinrich Biber (his fabulous “Sonata Representativa"), François Couperin, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and others.
With puppets designed by Ian Petroni, an animal-inspired score of Baroque music assembled by Les Délices director Debra Nagy, and a narrative by Ohio poet laureate Dave Lucas, The Aesop Project will delight, inspire, and offer food for thought. Soprano Elena Mullins is featured alongside a stellar ensemble of Baroque violin, viola da gamba, oboe, recorder, and harpsichord.
With puppets designed by Ian Petroni, an animal-inspired score of Baroque music assembled by Les Délices director Debra Nagy, and a narrative by Ohio poet laureate Dave Lucas, The Aesop Project will delight, inspire, and offer food for thought. Soprano Elena Mullins is featured alongside a stellar ensemble of Baroque violin, viola da gamba, oboe, recorder, and harpsichord.
Inspired by animals and the natural world, Wild Things features delightful musical settings of Aesop’s Fables (in English, with soprano Elena Mullins Bailey) plus instrumental music depicting birds, cats, frogs, insects, and more by Heinrich Biber (his fabulous “Sonata Representativa"), François Couperin, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and others.
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.