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Quicksilver

ROBERT MEALY & JULIE ANDRIJESKI, Directors

EARLY MODERNS: THE (VERY) FIRST VIENNESE SCHOOL

SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 2023

8PM | First Church in Cambridge, Congregational

Ensemble Castor

MIREILLE LEBEL, mezzo-soprano

RODOLFO RICHTER, Leader

VIVALDI: FORCES OF NATURE—LOVE OF NATURE

FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 2023

8PM | St. Paul Church, Cambridge

Stile Antico

ENGLAND’S NIGHTINGALE: MUSIC OF WILLIAM BYRD

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Dear Friends,

Tonight, we are thrilled to welcome the virtuoso instrumentalists of Chiaroscuro Quartet in their eagerly anticipated BEMF début. Praised for their innovative approach to Classical chamber music performed on gut strings with historical bows, the quartet’s unique sound has been described in the Observer as “a shock to the ears of the best kind.” Their program, “Shades of Minor,” focuses on string quartets by Beethoven, Schubert, and Mendelssohn from a seventeen-year period in the early 1800s, all composed in minor keys and displaying deeply contrasting elements, characters, and affects.

We hope you will join us in April for the final two concerts of our 2022–2023 Season. The Austrian-based Ensemble Castor makes their BEMF début on Saturday, April 22, at First Church in Cambridge, with an all-Vivaldi program featuring radiant mezzo-soprano Mireille Lebel and esteemed violin virtuoso Rodolfo Richter. Our Season is brought to a satisfying close six days later on Friday, April 28, at St. Paul Church in Cambridge, with the luminous voices of Britain’s Stile Antico in a program titled “England’s Nightingale,” commemorating the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd.

We look forward to seeing you at our 22nd biennial Boston Early Music Festival—A Celebration of Women—which takes place June 4 to 11, 2023. Join us for an inspiring week honoring women in music from the present day and past centuries. Subscriptions and single tickets are now on sale, and a full brochure with in-depth descriptions of the week’s operas, concerts, and other events will be available very shortly.

We are also excited to share the enclosed early announcement of our 2023–2024 Season. A comprehensive brochure with in-depth descriptions of the concert offerings will be available this summer. Please visit BEMF.org for the latest updates and information.