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January 2019
LD Steps Out: Akron Children’s Museum
LD Steps Out with a free family-friendly performance of medieval music presented in partnership with the Akron Children's Museum. Grab a seat – or on a spot on the floor – and enjoy this introduction to medieval songs and instruments! The program is FREE with museum admission. Featuring music from the recently-discovered Leuven Songbook (c. 1470) with Jason McStoots (tenor), Debra…
Find out more »The Leuven Songbook
Diminutive, precious, and sometimes highly decorated, songbooks were the mix-tapes of their day. Compiled with care for a specific individual, they not only included popular songs but also totally unique works. Les Délices brings the music and images from the recently-discovered Leuven Songbook to vivid life in this multimedia program including gorgeous projected manuscript images and supertitles. Produced in collaboration with…
Find out more »LD@Play: Songbooks & Storytelling
UPDATE: Due to winter storms, we must cancel this event. Please join us in April for The Elements! LD@Play is Les Délices’ series of family-oriented programs at 3pm on Saturdays at the BOP STOP. These free interactive programs last 45 minutes and are designed children aged 5-12. Come early to do some program-related coloring, have a drink or a snack,…
Find out more »The Leuven Songbook
Due to the winter storm warning in effect throughout the region and the potential travel hazards for patrons, the 8pm Leuven Songbook Concert on Saturday, January 19th is cancelled. Concert tickets for the 8pm concert will be honored at the door on Sunday, January 20th at 4pm at Plymouth Church, or exchanged for any of the April 5-7 concerts by contacting the Les…
Find out more »The Leuven Songbook
Diminutive, precious, and sometimes highly decorated, songbooks were the mix-tapes of their day. Compiled with care for a specific individual, they not only included popular songs but also totally unique works. Les Délices brings the music and images from the recently-discovered Leuven Songbook to vivid life in this multimedia program including gorgeous projected manuscript images and supertitles. Produced in collaboration with…
Find out more »LD@Work: Mozart in Paris-Part 1
The LD@Work series provides a fresh perspective on creative artists’ process: people can simply drop in to these informal, working rehearsals as we prepare for public concerts. Repeated listening also provides additional insight into the music. Join us as we prepare for an upcoming tour of Mozart in Paris-Part 1 featuring cellist Elinor Frey. Discover the delights of Classical chamber music…
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Mozart in Paris
Presented by Pittsburgh State University. With plentiful performance opportunities and a booming market for published music, Europe’s most fashionable city should have been ripe for the young Mozart’s picking! But the strong-willed, young composer lost out when he refused to network with influential people or accommodate French tastes. Montreal-based cellist Elinor Frey joins Les Délices for this special program that…
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Presented by Wilton Candlelight Concerts. With plentiful performance opportunities and a booming market for published music, Europe’s most fashionable city should have been ripe for the young Mozart’s picking! But the strong-willed, young composer lost out when he refused to network with influential people or accommodate French tastes. Montreal-based cellist Elinor Frey joins Les Délices for this special program that pairs…
Find out more »Songs without Words
Les Délices presents their popular Baroque-Jazz Crossover program Songs without Words for Providence College. Songs without Words takes the adaptation of 17th Century songs for instruments as its point of departure and brings the concept into the 20th Century with torch songs and jazz standards arranged and improvised by the ensemble. Music by baroque composers Lambert, Lully, and Marais is heard…
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Les Délices presents their popular Baroque-Jazz Crossover program Songs without Words for Five Boroughs Music Festival. Songs without Words takes the adaptation of 17th Century songs for instruments as its point of departure and brings the concept into the 20th Century with torch songs and jazz standards arranged and improvised by the ensemble. Music by baroque composers Lambert, Lully, and Marais is…
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