Les Délices News

"The music is beautiful, alternating between haunting and jolly, and the narration is engagingly colloquial (“He’s as clueless as a caged bird”). In addition to playing splendidly, the musicians displayed a wry sense of humor, imitating bird songs in a garden scene and making trumpet sounds to herald the beginning of a feast. The first “Kyrie” from Machaut’s Messe de...

"Debra Nagy’s deft programming and Les Délices’ flawless but laid-back execution make music of the French Baroque instantly accessible to modern audiences. People who know something about the period will never feel talked down to, and neophytes have nothing to fear." - Dan Hathaway for ClevelandClassical.com Read the Review....

Les Délices is looking forward to their 9th season of concerts in Cleveland & Shaker Heights in 2017-18! Venue information will be released soon and tickets will go on sale August 1st. But in the meantime, save the dates for these exciting programs: SPECIAL EVENT: Jazz Brunch at Nighttown Sunday September 24 at 12:30pm Join us in celebrating the start of Les Délices’...

  Les Délices was thrilled with the reception for its newest program "Mozart in Paris." With two sold-out shows and glowing reviews from the Plain Dealer and ClevelandClassical.com, we're already planning for Mozart in Paris: Part 2!...

Critics and audiences LOVED Les Délices' new Baroque-Jazz Crossover program "Songs without Words." Premiered in October 2016 in Cleveland, Les Délices will bring the program to Boston in April 2017 and record it for their 4th CD in September. Watch out for a national tour and CD release in Fall of 2018! Praise from the Cleveland Plain Dealer: “Mixing old and new...

Do you ever wonder what happens in a musical rehearsal? Or how to dance a minuet? What about the difference between a piano and harpsichord? Les Délices is excited to announce plans for their expanded community outreach initiatives during the 2016-2017 Season, which includes a new residency at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. St. John’s Episcopal Ohio...

"One of the many delights of Les Délices is that the music it plays, though chronologically old, always feels new. These are pieces — and often composers — that we haven’t heard before, thanks to music director Debra Nagy’s unflagging curiosity about the hidden gems of the past." - Nick Jones Read the Review from ClevelandClassical.com...

Finding ways to circumvent rules has always been a popular pastime. It has also often inspired creative genius. When Louis XIV put a stranglehold on entertainments such as opera and theater by enforcing rules designed to secure official monopolies, non-court composers and playwrights countered with Fair Theaters (Théâtre de la Foire), low-cost performances on the outskirts of Paris. Read the Preview...

Do you ever wonder what happens in a musical rehearsal? Or how to dance a minuet? What about the difference between a piano and harpsichord? Visitors and residents of Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood will have the opportunity to have these, and many other questions answered during Les Délices’ upcoming weekend residency March 17-20, 2016 that celebrates early music in the community-...