The Four Corners of Europe
Upcoming Performances
Northern Lights
Scandinavian & Nordic
February 17-19, 2023
Dance music & songs of Denmark, North Germany, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, including works by composers John Dowland, Johan Helmich Roman, Edvard Grieg, Johann Schop & Mogens Pedersøn.
Sheila Dietrich, soprano
Benjamin Geier, tenor
Peter Walker, bass, baroque guitar, säckpipa (Swedish bagpipe), seljefløyte (willow flute), & kantele (Finnish psaltery)
Fiona Hughes, baroque violin and alto
Christa Patton, triple harp, recorder, baroque flute
Philip Spray, violone & lirone
- Purchase
Tickets Friday, February 17, 7:30pm, Trinity Episcopal, Staunton - Purchase
Tickets Saturday, February 18, 7:30pm, All Saints Episcopal, Richmond - Purchase
Tickets Sunday, February 19, 4:00pm, Grace Episcopal, Charlottesville (Keswick)
Southern Warmth
Spanish, Croatian, Portuguese & Italian
May 5-7, 2023
From Ivan Mane Jarnović & Ivan Lukačić of Croatia to Italy’s Claudio Monteverdi, Spain’s Tomás Luis de Victoria, & King John IV of Portugal
Addy Sterrett, soprano
Christa Patton, harp
Anne Timberlake, recorders
Fiona Hughes, baroque violin
Benjamin Wyatt, baroque cello
Todd Fickley, pipe organ
- Purchase
Tickets Friday, May 5, 7:30pm, Trinity Episcopal, Staunton - Purchase
Tickets Saturday, May 6, 7:30pm, All Saints Episcopal, Richmond - Purchase
Tickets Sunday, May 7, 4:00pm, Grace Episcopal, Charlottesville (Keswick)
Past Performances
Eastern Exotic
Slavic, Romanian & Hungarian
November 4-6, 2022
Early music of Serbia, Turkey, Greece, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine, including fiery Hungarian Csárdás, elegant chamber music by Ivan Khandoshkin & Maxim Berezovsky, and living Estonian composer Arvo Pärt’s famous “Spiegel im spiegel” arranged for baroque ensemble.
Matvey Lapin, baroque violin
Fiona Hughes, Artistic Director and baroque violin
Christopher Short, bass-baritone
Christa Patton, harp
Jennifer Streeter, harpsichord
Sam Suggs, bass
- Friday, November 4, 7:30pm, Trinity Episcopal, Staunton
- Saturday, November 5, 7:30pm, All Saints Episcopal, Richmond
- Sunday, November 6, 4:00pm, Grace Episcopal, Charlottesville (Keswick)
Western Noël
French, Dutch, British & Belgian
December 2-4, 2022
Music of Advent & Christmas including folk songs, dance suites, & liturgical works by Henry Purcell, Robert de Visée, & Joachim van den Hove
Sheila Dietrich, soprano
Fiona Hughes, baroque violin
Jeremy Ward, baroque cello
Anne Timberlake, recorders
Cameron Welke, lute/theorbo
Jennifer Streeter, harpsichord
- Friday, December 2, 7:30pm, St. John the Evangelist Catholic, Waynesboro
- Saturday, December 3, 4:00pm, Grace Episcopal, Charlottesville (Keswick)
- Sunday, December 4, 7:00pm, presented by Saint Benedict, Richmond (free, donations welcome)
- Monday, December 5, 11:00am, presented by Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Richmond (free, donations welcome)
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