Early Music Concert Series

Saturday February 6, 2010 - 3:00 PM
Flauti Dolci & Amici I

Some of the Bay Area's most skilled and talented recorder consorts and mixed ensembles. Baroque Etc., Ministriles, SDQ, Ensemble Sonoma and others come together to perform early music as well as recent compositions.

Sunday, February 28, 2010 - 3:00 PM
Judith Linsenberg & Katherine Heater

Recorder virtuoso Judith Linsenberg (www.Linsenberg.com) and harpsichordist Katherine Heather; featuring recorder and continuo music from the 16th -20th centuries, including works by Bach, Sammartini, Bassano, Pete Rose, and others.

Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Canconier

The Garden Enclosed: Medieval Music of Celebration and Revelry; Annette Bauer and Tim Payborn present a program of virtuosic medieval works for the 13th & 14th centuries from Italy, France, Spain, and England. www.conconier.com

Sunday, March 28th, 2010 - 3:00 PM
AROW

Garden of Delights; a musical experience beyond Eden; The American Recorder Orchestra of the West, featuring works by Brahms, Debussy, Hovhaness, Mozart, ffenbach, Poulenc, Satie, Schubert, and Shostakovich. www.arowmusic.org

Tuesday May 18, 2010 - 7:30 PM
Monteverdi Brass Quintet

Richard Roper & Robert Wilkins (trumpets), Don Benham, Frank Bunger, Mike Cushing (trombones) share their passion for chamber music and glorious works for the Renaissance. Program includes music by Palestrina, Shein, Isaac, and Victoria.

Sunday, May 23, 2010 - 3:00 PM
Flauti Dolci & Amici II

Some of the Bay Area's most skilled and talented recorder consorts and mixed ensembles. The Belmont Consort, The Cupertino Crones, Recorder Journey, and others come together to perform early music as well as recent compositions.

Saturday, June 5, 2010 - 3:00 PM
MPRO

Directed by Fred Palmer, the Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra preforms imaginative arrangements of orchestral music. www. sfems.org/mpro/