Boson Early Music Fesival Boson Early Music Fesival

SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 2023

8PM | NEC’s Jordan Hall, Boston

Chiaroscuro Quartet

SHADES OF MINOR: BEETHOVEN, SCHUBERT, AND MENDELSSOHN

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,

We are delighted to welcome back the acclaimed musicians of Quicksilver, under the inspired direction of violinists Robert Mealy and Julie Andrijeski. Tonight’s program of Viennese Baroque masterworks, titled “Early Moderns: The (very) First Viennese School,” explores the rich chamber music repertoire that developed and flourished in the vibrant artistic climate of 17th-century Imperial Vienna under the Hapsburg emperors, including Ferdinand III and Leopold I, both composers in their own right, and includes works by Schmeltzer, Bertali, Kerll, Legrenzi, Rosenmüller, Fux, and Oswald.

We hope you will join us as our 2022–2023 Season continues on Saturday, March 25 at NEC’s Jordan Hall, when we present the celebrated Chiaroscuro Quartet in their eagerly anticipated BEMF début. April marks the début of the Austrian-based Ensemble Castor in an all-Vivaldi program featuring radiant mezzo-soprano Mireille Lebel and esteemed violin virtuoso Rodolfo Richter. Our Season is brought to a satisfying close with the luminous voices of Stile Antico in a program celebrating the 400th anniversary of the death of William Byrd. And, of course, we look forward to seeing you at our remarkable weeklong 22nd biennial Boston Early Music Festival— A Celebration of Women—which takes place June 4 to 11, 2023.

We are also excited to share the enclosed early announcement of our 2023–2024 Boston Early Music Festival 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.

Thank you for attending tonight’s performance by Quicksilver, and please accept our best wishes for a music-filled month of March as we head into Spring!

Kathleen Fay Executive Director