Friday, March 18, 2022 | 8 - 9:30pm
Edward M. Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music of Bard College
27 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA
Dolce Cantavi | Caroline SHAW (b. 1982)
Ardo e scoprir, ahi lasso, io non ardisco | Claudio MONTEVERDI (1567-1643)
Troppo ben può | Luzzascho LUZZASCHI (1545-1607)
Disperate speranze | Luigi ROSSI (1597-1653)
Le Tre Grazie a Venere | Barbara STROZZI (1619-1677)
Solstice | BJÖRK (b. 1965)
She | Laura MVULA (b. 1986)
Selections from love fail | David LANG (b. 1957)
Traverse through ancient and modern tales of love and longing with the impeccable voices of Lorelei Ensemble—featuring virtuosic 17th-century madrigals alongside striking modern works by Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw, Icelandic performance-artist Björk, and British songwriter Laura Mvula. This diverse program also includes selections from David Lang’s love fail, a stirring meditation on the timelessness of love that weaves together details from retellings of the story of Tristan and Isolde.