Celebrating almost twenty years of programming, the Caribou Performing Arts Center, sponsored by the County Federal Credit Union, is proud to present the Baltimore Consort, one of America’s favorite early music ensembles. The Consort will perform at the Caribou Performing Arts Center on Monday, December 10 at 7 p.m.
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Caribou Performing Arts Center will present the Baltimore Consort, one of America’s favorite early music ensembles. The Consort will perform at CPAC on Monday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. The program, entitled Noël Nouvelet, features carols and dance tunes spanning more than four centuries Tickets are available for $15 for adults and $10 for children and students. For ticket outlet locations call 493-4278. The show is sponsored by the County Federal Credit Union.
Their program, entitled Noël Nouvelet, features carols and dance tunes spanning more than four centuries. Consisting of music from Spain, France, Germany, and Great Britain, the program includes a broad spectrum of Renaissance music, and such favorites as The Cherry Tree Carol, Il est né, le Divin Enfant, and Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day.
The Baltimore Consort tours all regions of the United States and appears frequently in Europe. In addition, it has held several residencies at the Walters Art Gallery and the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, as well as other prestigious institutions and festivals throughout the country. Performances on syndicated radio programs, including Performance Today, St. Paul Sunday, and Onstage (CBC), have broadcast the Consort’s music far and wide.
The Consort is made up of five musicians whose credentials read like a Who’s Who in musical excellence. Mary Anne Ballard (viols, rebec) has directed and coached early music at Peabody Conservatory, Princeton University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
Mark Cudek (cittern, viols, Renaissance guitar) is the Founder/Director of the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble at Johns Hopkins University and the High School Early Music Program at the Interlochen Arts Camp.
Larry Lipkis (viols, recorders) is the Composer-in-Residence and Director of Early Music at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. His cello concerto, Scaramouche, appears on the Koch label and his bass trombone concerto, Harlequin, was premiered in 1997 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Ronn McFarlane (lutes) has released over twenty recordings on the Dorian label. Inspired by the lutenist-composers of the Renaissance, he has also composed over twenty-five new pieces for the lute. In 1996, Shenandoah University conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Music for his work in bringing the lute and its music to a worldwide audience.
The fifth musician, Mindy Rosenfeld (flute), a founding member of the Baltimore Consort, is a frequent guest artist with other West Coast early music ensembles. Since 1989, Ms. Rosenfeld has also been a member of San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (“the country’s premier early music ensemble” –New York Times).
Touring with the Consort are soprano, Danielle Svonavec and countertenor José Lemos. Ms. Svonavec, a graduate of the University of Notre Dame, first appeared with the Baltimore Consort in 1999 while she was still a student. Today she teaches voice and serves as the Cantor for the nationally televised mass at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Notre Dame. José Lemos won the International Baroque Vocal Competition in Chimay, Belgium. He has appeared in several opera roles at a variety of prestigious venues. In 2005, he performed in Handel’s Giulio Cesare with Cecilia Bartoli at the Zürich Opera under Marc Minkowski.
Tickets for the Consort’s Noël Nouvelet are $15 for adults; $10 for all students and children. For ticket outlets and locations, call 207-493-4278.
