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Featuring the poem Stars by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933) read by Leon Bibb. Music by Fran├ºois Couperin: Sarabande La Noble fierté from Neuvi├¿me Concert Il ritratto dell'amore (arr. Nagy)....

Our upcoming concert Machaut’s Lai of the Fountain (premiering April 8th) is inspired by the rare beauty of the medieval garden and its prized centerpiece - the fountain. A private garden encapsulated a sort of paradise not so different from...

For her first published collection of cantatas, composer Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729) eschewed the traditional subjects of nymphs, goddesses, and trickster gods from Greco-Roman mythology. Instead, she took stories from the Old Testament, focusing almost exclusively on...