A Meditation on Awe
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)....
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)....
Featuring the poem Beach Glass by John Gabel, read by Leon Bibb. Music by François Chauvon....
Featuring poetry by Diane Kendig, Writ in Water, read by Leon Bibb with music by Henry Purcell....
Featuring poetry by Kathleen Cerveny: Forsythia read by Leon Bibb. Music by Fran├ºois Couperin: La Vivacité from his Neuvi├¿me Concert....
"Now that the cold and dreary winter is behind us, our thoughts turn to spring. And with trees beginning to blossom and flowers blooming we can begin to think about cultivating the garden. On April 8 at 7:30 pm, Les...
"The star of this particular show, composer élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, was hardly left in the shadows. Having gained the support of Lous XIV, she was highly visible, with frequent performance of her work. More importantly she enjoyed the...
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...
Les Délices’ 2020-21 Virtual Concert Series comes to a close with our most ambitious video project to date: Machaut’s Lai of the Fountain, a collaboration with Boston’s Blue Heron, which features Machaut’s stunning Lai along with works by Pykini, Ciconia,...
Featuring poetry by Laura Grace Weldon: Self-defined and music by François Couperin: Prelude in C (live performance by Mark Edwards, harpsichord)...
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...