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January 2021
SalonEra: Behind the Scenes
SalonEra returns on January 18th with a special episode featuring SalonEra’s production team sharing highlights from the fall season and newly-produced remote collaborations of favorite works by Handel. Audiences will gain insights into how SalonEra episodes are created from guest interviews to music recording. Featured artists include host Debra Nagy, SalonEra Associate Producer and violinist Shelby Yamin, Audio Engineer and…
Find out more »February 2021
SalonEra: Afro-Caribbean Roots
February 1st’s SalonEra episode features Haitian-American baritone Jean-Bernard Cerin, soprano Sherezade Panthaki, and keyboardist Henry Lebedinsky. Cerin probes the first iterations of Haiti in the Classical music tradition, Lebedinsky introduces modinhas by mulatto composer Joaquin Manoel da Câmara (approx. 1780-1840), and all our guests collaborate remotely to record rarely-performed songs by Guadeloupe-born composer Joseph de Bologne, the Chevalier de Saint-Georges…
Find out more »SalonEra: Stylus Fantasticus
The brilliant harpist Maria Cleary joins baritone Jonathan Woody and violinists Julie Andrijeski and Tekla Cunningham to unveil a cabinet of 17th century musical wonders. Register for SalonEra You’ll receive a link by email to view the show! Event Details Cost: Consider making a $10 suggested donation per episode, or subscribing to the series for a suggested donation of $75.…
Find out more »March 2021
SalonEra: Jewish Diaspora
Recorder virtuoso Daphna Mor explores Sephardic song and Jewish liturgical poetry while viola da gamba player Elizabeth Weinfield highlights the contributions of 17th century converso composer Leonora Duarte. Additional guests to be announced. Register for SalonEra You’ll receive a link by email to view the show! Event Details Cost: Consider making a $10 suggested donation per episode, or subscribing to…
Find out more »SalonEra: Women in Music
Harpsichordist Byron Schenkman, violinist Shelby Yamin, and soprano Michele Kennedy join us to feature instrumental and vocal music by women composers Maddalena Sirmen, Maria Nascimbeni, Isabella Leonarda, and others in celebration of Women’s History Month. Register for SalonEra You’ll receive a link by email to view the show! Event Details Cost: Consider making a $10 suggested donation per episode,…
Find out more »SalonEra: Medieval Visionaries
Medieval organetto virtuoso Catalina Vicens and Blue Heron director ScottMetcalfe illuminate medieval visionaries Christine de Pizan and Guillaume de Machaut with music by Binchois, Ockeghem, and others. Additional guests to be announced. Register for SalonEra You’ll receive a link by email to view the show! Event Details Cost: Consider making a $10 suggested donation per episode, or subscribing to…
Find out more »April 2021
SalonEra: The Orpheus Myth
Soprano Michele Kennedy, tenor Jason McStoots, SE Artists in Residence, and scholar Susan McClary explore this tale for the ages from the vantage point of Monteverdi, Charpentier, Rameau, and beyond. Register for SalonEra You’ll receive a link by email to view the show! Event Details Cost: Consider making a $10 suggested donation per episode, or subscribing to the series…
Find out more »May 2021
SalonEra: La Folia
Madness might follow this episode full of virtuosity and wild ground basses! Special guests include countertenor Reggie Mobley and soprano Sherezade Panthaki performing works by Monteverdi, Corelli, Purcell, Marais, Boismortier, and others. Register for SalonEra You’ll receive a link by email to view the show! Event Details Cost: Consider making a $10 suggested donation per episode, or subscribing to the…
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