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SOLD OUT- With Quill and Voice: A Valentine of Verse and Song from the Literary Salons of 17th-Century England
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An intimate Valentine’s concert honoring friendship, longing, and lyric beauty through the lens of 17th-century literary salons. This unique performance centers on the poetry of Katherine Philips, known as “the Matchless Orinda,” alongside music by Henry Purcell, Henry Lawes, and Mary Dering. Performed with voice and lute, and interwoven with spoken recitations, With Quill and Voice illuminates the world of this early modern poet and her creative communities—where poetry and music blossomed by candlelight.
The evening features soprano Elissa Edwards, hailed for her “pliant, seductive, free-ranging voice” (Gramophone), and Dr. Richard Kolb, an internationally esteemed lutenist and theorbo player known for his performances and editions of 17th-century repertoire.
The concert will start at 7:00 pm and will end at 8:00 pm. A pre-concert reception with light refreshments will start at 6:00 pm and is complementary with your ticket.
We invite all concert participants to join us at 5:00 pm for our pre-concert lecture, “The Unison of Tell-Tuned Hearts”: Katherine Philips and Her Musical Circle. Given by Professor Thomas Ward (U.S. Naval Academy), the talk will explore the world of Katherine Philips and the intimate networks of friendship, authorship, and music-making that influenced her works.
- Concert supported by Nancy L. Harrison
Artist Spotlight:
Dr. Richard Kolb
Dr. Richard Kolb is a scholar and performer active in the study and performance of seventeenth-century Italian music. His recordings include music from Michelangelo Galilei’s Primo libro d’intavolatura (Acis APL20415), as well as earlier releases devoted to the works of Robert Ballard (Centaur CRC 3747, 2019) and songs from Barbara Strozzi’s Opus 8 with soprano Elissa Edwards (Acis APL20315).
Dr. Kolb’s scholarly work is widely recognized within the international field of early music. He prepared the first modern edition of the complete works of Barbara Strozzi, published in eight volumes by Cor Donato Editions, and his recent edition of Francesca Caccini’s Primo libro delle musiche further contributes to the study of early seventeenth-century repertory. A recording of songs from Strozzi’s Opus 3 and Opus 6 is forthcoming.
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