FOUR CONCERT SERIES
In Greater Philadelphia
As Subscription or Individual Tickets
The Royals’ Baptism & Ballet:
2-events-in-1
Oct 23, Sat: Baptism, 5-6 pm & Ballet, 8-9 pm Oct 24, Sun: Baptism, 5-6 pm & Ballet, 8-9 pm
Concerts in Philadelphia with Wilmington-Philadelphia Celebration Bus only on Saturday for Delaware Patrons. Contact us for details.
This 2-events-in-1 series is fashioned after a 1616 two-week baptism and dance celebration. Even Prince Frederick would be impressed! Guests are Boston’s Blue Heron, New York’s Parthenia and the New York Historical Dance Company, and Laura Heimes, soprano.
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Drive the Cold Winter Away!
Dec 17, Fri at 8 pm, Chestnut Hill
Dec 18, Sat at 8 pm, Philadelphia
Dec 19, Sun at 4 pm, Wilmington
Dec 20, Mon at 8 pm, Princeton
Keep warm by celebrating the many European winter solstice traditions with us! Bring the whole family to our ever popular winter show. Guests are soprano, Laura Heimes, and New York tenor, Philip Anderson.
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New Waves in Ferrara: Two Bands, Fresh Sounds
March 11, Fri at 8 pm, Chestnut Hill
March 12, Sat at 8 pm, Philadelphia
March 13, Sun at 4 pm, Wilmington
Italian avant-garde composition from 16th century, forward thinking Ferrara, Italy! Madrigals, dances, and fantasias with guests The King’s Noyse, our nation’s premier violin band, and Ellen Hargis, world-renowned soprano.
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The Flemish are Coming! Belgium’s Capilla Flamenca Sings
May 6, Fri at 8 pm, Chestnut Hill
May 8, Sun at 4 pm, Wilmington
Four male singers, Belgium’s cultural ambassadors and the world’s leaders of Flemish Renaissance polyphony, blend with Piffaro in works that transformed Medieval complexity into early Renaissance sounds.
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IN the USA & ACROSS the GLOBE
Piffaro appears across the globe in concerts, festivals, workshops, schools and residencies. This year, we’re happy to host some of the best players, singers and dancers from the US and across the world to help us celebrate our 25th right here in our home, Philadelphia.
Holiday! at the Cloisters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC
Dec 28, Tues: 2 shows at 1 pm & 3 pm, NYC
Always a favorite in NY at the extraordinary Cloisters Museum and Gardens of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. First-come, first-seated event, so arrive early!
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Manuscripts Come Alive! at the Getty Museum Center, Los AngelesNov 13, Sat at 7:30 pm, Los Angeles
This concert is part of the Getty’s exhibition, “Illuminated Manuscripts from Belgium & Netherlands,” which surveys the museum’s holdings of medieval manuscripts from one of the greatest flowerings of book illumination in Europe.
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TWO SPECIAL EVENTS
In Greater Philadelphia
Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers: Saving the Best for Last
Dec 5, Sun at 4 pm, Philadelphia
What would the 400th birthday of the Vespers be without the critically acclaimed scorings by Piffaro right here in Philadelphia? Joined by Philadelphia’s Choral Arts Society and guest strings.
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A Capella: The Power of the Human Voice!
May 7, Sat at 7:30 pm, Philadelphia at 4th & Arch Street Friends Meetinghouse
Capilla Flamenca hosts a vocal celebration from chant, to gospel, pop, chanson, early polyphony and madrigals¬. Joined by special guests and regional singing groups.
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COMMUNITY SERIES
Events For the People, By the People
In Greater Philadelphia
Bringing the Greater Philadelphia community together to enjoy playing, composing and learning about Renaissance music and times, this series is FREE for 25 to 25 Club members. Otherwise, a $10 suggested at-the-door donation for each event.
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National Recorder Competition
Every 2 years, school-age students across the nation prepare their pipes! The finalists compete here, in Philadelphia. Join us in January 2011 to hear these young virtuosi, live.
NEW R(en) Composition Competition It’s a Mash-up!
We’re giving kids with computer-music software a French melody, so they can make their own Renaissance-style piece to submit to our panel. Here the entries during the Competition and Celebration in April 2011. Support our Future Piffarites!
It’s MORE than just a Wine-n-Cheese TRAVELOGUE Series
Stories, music & pictures of our fascinating Bolivia tour were featured in our first TRAVELOGUE. It was such a hit, we’re back for more! International tours, national workshops, and the important work we do in historic reed-making and creating the world-renowned Piffaro shawm sound. Piffaro is history in the making– join our party!
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