“In Sweetest Sympathy” will showcase the lyra viol, complete with sympathetic strings, and provide a unique opportunity to hear two of the few such instruments in the world. The term lyra viol can be used to describe a specific style of playing that developed in 17th century England as well as a type of bass […]
Presenting a short program of some of our favorite pieces from 17th century Italy and England on King's Chapel's downtown lunchtime recital series.
Lyracle will give a lecture-performance at Early Music America's first summit! Title: "Beyond the Composer: Curating Concerts that Celebrate Overlooked Music-Makers" Description: While our field still has a lot to gain from celebrating a more diverse group of composers and their works, another way that we can present a fuller and more inclusive picture of […]
One family, a hundred years of musical excellence! A multigenerational family of Jewish musicians, the Lupo’s exodus from Iberia, migration to Northern Italy, and recruitment to England coincided with key developments in the evolution of the viol and the flourishing of its associated repertoire. Join us in celebrating the Lupo's with music spanning over a century, […]
One family, a hundred years of musical excellence! A multigenerational family of Jewish musicians, the Lupo’s exodus from Iberia, migration to Northern Italy, and recruitment to England coincided with key developments in the evolution of the viol and the flourishing of its associated repertoire. Join us in celebrating the Lupo's with music spanning over a century, […]
One family, a hundred years of musical excellence! A multigenerational family of Jewish musicians, the Lupo’s exodus from Iberia, migration to Northern Italy, and recruitment to England coincided with key developments in the evolution of the viol and the flourishing of its associated repertoire. Join us in celebrating the Lupo's with music spanning over a century, […]
Lyracle will present in an early music history course at the University of Massachusetts Amherst taught by Professor Emiliano Ricciardi, whose Tasso in Music Project aided in the curation of our program, "Molza: Music for a Muse." We'll perform a few excerpts from the program and use them as a spring board to engage with […]
In 1582, four teenage Japanese boys of noble birth set sail from Nagasaki to Lisbon. They were students at the Jesuit school in Kyushu and were sent on a tour of Italy and Iberia as ambassadors of three Japanese daiymo, or feudal lords, who had converted to Christianity. Known collectively as the Tenshō Embassy, their […]
In 1582, four teenage Japanese boys of noble birth set sail from Nagasaki to Lisbon. They were students at the Jesuit school in Kyushu and were sent on a tour of Italy and Iberia as ambassadors of three Japanese daiymo, or feudal lords, who had converted to Christianity. Known collectively as the Tenshō Embassy, their […]
This Early Music program celebrates the musical accomplishments of Japanese students at Jesuit missionary schools in Japan (1549–1613) who became accomplished viol players and singers. European Jesuits ran the schools where music was considered essential learning. Although surviving accounts by the Jesuits about the mission in Japan are laden with racism and eurocentrism, the students […]
Classical music concerts often center around a particular composer, canonical masterwork, or geographical compositional style. Consequently, today’s programs celebrate a relatively small group of composers, and we miss opportunities to approach music in ways that incorporate a broader range of music-making experiences by a diverse range of music-makers. Curating concert programs to focus on people who, […]
Historic houses help us imagine what home life for some people in colonial New England might have looked like, but what might it have sounded like? Find out at this performance of historical music ensemble Lyracle’s program, Musick’s Recreation. In this program, Lyracle focuses on a few documented viol players in colonial New England as […]