The 57th Indianapolis Early Music Festival

Experience the music and instruments from the time of William Shakespeare. Student tickets are FREE to all concerts.

Schedule:

April 30, 2023

2:30pm - 3:30pm: (FREE Spring Concert) Flights of Fancy: Virtuoso Music of the 17th Century

Indianapolis Early Music is delighted to have Alan Choo (violin) direct our inaugural event of the season: Flights of Fancy: Virtuoso Music of the 17th Century on April 30th at 2:30 PM.

You won’t want to miss this FREE event, featuring Alan,
Brian Kay (lute), and Qin Ying Tan (harpsichord)!

In the meantime, you can enjoy Alan and Brian in this Apollo’s Fire performance of Vivaldi’s L'Estate (Summer) from The Four Seasons.

Featuring works by Biber, Schmelzer, and Froberger, performed by Alan Choo on baroque violin, Brian Kayon lute, and Qin Ying Tan on harpsichord.

Program:

Sonata in A minor (from the G.P.D. manuscript) - Johann Schmelzer (c. 1620-1680)
Toccata Galilei - Michaelangelo Galilei (1575-1631)
Lamento for Ferdinando IV - Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667)
Rosary Sonata No. 15 “The Coronation of Mary” in G major - Heinrich Biber (1644-1704)
Passacaglia for solo violin “The Guardian Angel” - Heinrich Biber
Toccata Prima - Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (1580-1651)
Sonata IV in D major from “Sonatae unarm fidium” - Johann Schmelzer

Friday, June 23, 2023

7:30pm - 8:30pm: A Tale of Two Centuries

The Peabody Consort presents “A Tale of Two Centuries” (voice, lute, harp, lyra, viol, recorders, percussion)

A Tale of Two Centuries
Music from England, France, Italy, Scotland, and Spain performed by The Peabody Consort.

Mark Cudek, director
Olivia Castor, harp
Teresa Deskur, recorders
Mira Fu-En Huang, soprano
Niccolo Seligmann, bass viol, lira da braccio, vielle
Sarah Shodja, recorders
Cameron Welke, lute and guitar

Program:

I. Circa 1500

Prelude
Tant que vivray (1528)
Basse dance: La Magdalena
Tordion “Quand je bois le vin claret”

Pierre Attaingnant (1494–1552) Claudin de Sermisy (ca.1490–1562) Pierre Attaingnant

Bicinia: Jouissance vous donneray Chanson: Jouissance vous donneray Basse dance: Joussance vous donneray

Anonymous
Claudin de Sermisy
Sermisy/Thoinot Arbeau (1519-1595)

Jay prins amours (1504) Adieu mes amours (1501) Recercar (1509)
De tous biens plaine (1501)

Hayne van Ghizeghem (ca. 1445–1472) Josquin des Prez (1445–1521) Francesco Spinaccino (fl. 1507)
Hayne van Ghizeghem/Josquin des Prez

Ricercar (1505)
Su, su, leva alzale ciglia (1517) Un cavalier de Spagna (1526) Calata alla Spagnola / Piva (1508)

Marco Dall’Aquila (1480–1554) Bartolomeo Tromboncino (1470–1535) Francesco Patavino (1478–1556) Joanambrosio Dalza (fl. 1508)

II. Circa 1600

A Fancy
English Nightingale
La Rossignoll (1617)
Full fathom Five
Howell’s Delight

John Dowland (1563–1626) Anon./Jacob van Eyck (1590–1657)
Anonymous
Robert Johnson (ca.1583–1633) Anonymous

Intermission

Alace, I ly alon
Joy to the personne
Doun in yon banke
Scot’s tune (Liv’s March)

Anonymous, Skene MS (ca. 1617)

Cesses martels (1610)
Branles de Village (1614)
Aux plaisirs, aux délices bergères

Pierre Guedron (ca.1570–ca.1620) Robert Ballard (ca. 1572–after 1650) Pierre Guedron

Sinfonia
Ricercar
Cor mio, deh non languire Bergamesca

Salamone Rossi (1570–1630) Anonymous
Salamone Rossi
Salamone Rossi

III. In Praise of Folie

Les folies d'Espagne (excerpts)
Yo soy la locura (La Folie)
Folías echa para mi Señora Doña Tarolilla

Marin Marais (1656–1728)
Henry du Bailly
Andrea Falconieri (ca.1585–1656)

Sunday, June 25, 2023

2:30pm - 3:30pm: An Extraordinary Innovation: Virtuosic Women in the Italian Courts

An Extraordinary Innovation: Virtuosic Women in the Italian Courts

Musica Spira presents music of women performers and composers of the 17th century.

Paula Maust, harpsichord; Grace Srinivasan, soprano; Julie Bosworth, soprano; Crossley Hawn, soprano

Program:

Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
Le Tre Grazie a Venere (1644), poetry by Giulio Strozzi
Lagrime Mie (1659), poetry by Pietro Delfino

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Si come crescon (1584)
Il mio martir (1584)
Qual si può dir (1584)
Quel sguardo sdegnosetto (1632)

Francesca Caccini (1587-after 1641)
Selections from La liberazione di Ruggiero (1625), libretto by Ferdinando Saracinelli
1. Fa non meno
2. O bei pensieri
3. Qui si può
Io veggio i campi (1618)

Luzzasco Luzzaschi (1545-1607)
Occhi del pianto mio (1601)
T’amo mia vita (1601), poetry by Giovanni Battista Guarini
Troppo ben può (1601), poetry by Giovanni Battista Guarini

Luigi Rossi (c.1597-1653)
Fan Battaglia

Friday, July 7, 2023

7:30pm - 8:30pm: Montreal's Flûte Alors!

A JM Canada coproduction with Flûte Alors!

Saturday, July 8, 2023

11:00am - 12:00pm: (FREE Family Concert) Recorders on the Run

Flûte Alors! presents “Recorders on the Run”

A JM Canada coproduction with Flûte Alors!

Sunday, July 9, 2023

2:30pm - 3:30pm: Deep River: American Spirituals My Mother Taught Me

Michael Walker and Alchymy Viols present “Deep River: American Spirituals My Mother Taught Me”

Friday, July 21, 2023

7:30pm - 10:00pm: Sex, Drugs, and Madrigals

Location: Indiana History Center

Les Canards Chantants presents “Sex, Drugs, and Madrigals”

A wild and theatrical ride through the extremes of style, drama, humor and emotion in the late Italian madrigal: music by Willaert, Marenzio, Gabrieli, Palestrina, Banchieri, Croce, d’India, Schütz, Gesualdo, Valentini, and of course, Monteverdi.

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Sunday, July 23, 2023

2:30pm - 5:000pm: Vivaldi's Four Nations Concertos

Vivaldi’s Four Nations Concertos Presented by Montreal’s Mattias Maute (with chamber orchestra).

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Date: April 30 - July 23, 2023

Location: Indiana History Center, 450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204.

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