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Mar. 18 - 27: Lorelei Ensemble Announces 'This Tyrant, Love' Tour to MA, NY, NC, TN, and TX

February 7, 2022 | By Katy Salomon
Account Director, Morahan Arts and Media

 

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 Katy Salomon | Morahan Arts and Media
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Lorelei Ensemble Announces This Tyrant, Love Tour

Program Features Works by David Lang, Caroline Shaw, Björk, and Laura
Mvula, Plus Music by Luzzaschi, Monteverdi, Rossi, Piccinini, and Strozzi 

Mar. 18: Longy School of Music of Bard College | Cambridge, MA
Mar. 21: Eastman School of Music | Rochester, NY 
Mar. 24: Duke University | Durham, NC
Mar. 25: The Episcopal Church of the Ascension | Knoxville, TN
Mar. 27: Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church | Dallas, TX

“stunning precision of harmony, intonation, and… spectacular virtuosity”
– Gramophone Magazine

www.loreleiensemble.com

Cambridge, MA (February 7, 2022) — From March 18-27, 2022, the groundbreaking Lorelei Ensemble, led by Artistic Director Beth Willer, embarks on a tour of This Tyrant, Love, marking the ensemble’s triumphant return to live performance. This Tyrant, Love’s program is a journey through ancient and modern tales of love and longing, told via Lorelei Ensemble’s impeccable treble voices and accompanied by noted lutenist Kevin Payne. Each performance will feature virtuosic 17th century madrigals alongside striking modern works.

The tour will include stops at venues in five cities in the U.S., including Longy School of Music of Bard College in Cambridge, MA on Friday, March 18, 2022 at 8:00pmEastman School of Music in Rochester, NY on Monday, March 21 at 7:30pm with a masterclass on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 1:30pmDuke University in Durham, NC on Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 8:00pmThe Episcopal Church of the Ascension in Knoxville, TN on Friday, March 25, 2022 at 7:30pm; and Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Dallas, TX on Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 7:00pm.

The program begins with Luzzasco Luzzaschi’s Troppo ben può, followed by Claudio Monteverdi’s Ardo e scoprir, ahi lasso, io non ardiscoLuigi Rossi’s Disperate speranze, “Passacaglia” from Intavolatura di Liuto by Alessandro Piccinini, and Barbara Strozzi’s Le Tre Grazie a Venere. The shift to modern compositions begins with Solstice by Icelandic performance-artist Björk, Pulitzer-Prize winning composer Caroline Shaw’s Dolce Cantavi and British songwriter Laura Mvula’s She. After intermission, the program closes with selections from David Lang’s love fail, a meditation on the timelessness of love that weaves together details from retellings of Tristan and Isolde.

Lorelei Ensemble released a recording of Lang’s love fail in 2020 on Cantaloupe Records. Met with widespread critical acclaim, the album was named one of The Boston Globe’s “recordings that helped us through 2020” and described as “a work that channels poignancy through harmonic and melodic clarity” (The Road to Sound) and “a triumph on every level” (An Earful). Listen to and watch excerpts from Lorelei Ensemble’s love fail.


Program Information
This Tyrant, Love Tour
March 18 to 27, 2022
Learn More:
 https://www.loreleiensemble.com/2021-22

Friday, March 18, 2022 at 8:00pm
Longy School of Music of Bard College | 27 Garden St | Cambridge, MA 
Tickets:
 $20-$50
Link: https://www.loreleiensemble.com/ttl-longy

Monday, March 21, 2022 at 7:30pm Performance
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 1:30pm Master Class
Eastman School of Music, Kilbourn Hall | 26 Gibbs St | Rochester, NY
Tickets:
 $32-$45
Link: https://www.esm.rochester.edu/theatre/events/lorelei-ensemble/

Thursday, March 24, 2022 at 8:00pm
Duke University, Baldwin Auditorium | 1336 Campus Dr | Durham, NC
Tickets:
 $35 General admission, $10 Duke students
Link: https://dukeperformances.duke.edu/events/lorelei-ensemble/

Friday, March 25, 2022 at 7:30pm
The Episcopal Church of the Ascension | 800 S. Northshore Dr | Knoxville, TN 
Tickets:
 $30
Link: https://www.knoxvilleascension.org/music/foma/

Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 7:00pm
Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church | 8011 Douglas Ave | Dallas, TX 
Tickets:
 Free, RSVP required
Link: https://www.saintmichael.org/blog/saint-michael-presents-concert-lorelei-ensemble/

Program:
LUZZASCO LUZZASCHI (1545-1607) – Troppo ben può
CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI (1567-1643) – Ardo e scoprir, ahi lasso, io non ardisco
LUIGI ROSSI (1597-1653) – Disperate speranze
ALESSANDRO PICCININI (1566-1638) – “Passacaglia” from Intavolatura di Liuto
BARBARA STROZZI (1619-1677) – Le Tre Grazie a Venere
BJÖRK (b. 1965) – Solstice
CAROLINE SHAW (b. 1982) – Dolce Cantavi
LAURA MVULA (b. 1986) (arr. Voss/Rudoi) – She

**Intermission**

DAVID LANG (b. 1957) – Selections from love fail

Lorelei Ensemble
     Beth Willer, Artistic Director
     Corrine Byrne, soprano
     Michele Kennedy, soprano
     Arwen Myers, soprano
     Sonja Tengblad, soprano
     Dianna Grabowski, mezzo-soprano
     Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano
     Stephanie Kacoyanis, alto
     Clara Osowski, alto
Kevin Payne, lute


About Lorelei Ensemble
Heralded for its “full-bodied and radiant sound” (The New York Times) and “stunning precision of harmony, intonation, and… spectacular virtuosity” (Gramophone Magazine), Lorelei Ensemble is recognized across the globe for its bold and inventive programs that champion the extraordinary flexibility and virtuosity of the human voice. Led by founder and artistic director Beth Willer, Lorelei has established an inspiring mission, curating culturally-relevant and artistically audacious programs that stretch and challenge the expectations of artists and audiences alike. Recognized for its rich and diverse vocal palette, the ensemble is celebrated for its compelling delivery of Willer's “exact, smooth, and stylish” programming. (The Boston Globe).

Lorelei Ensemble is creating a living repertoire for a living audience, working with today’s leading composers to commission more than 60 new works that expand and deepen the repertoire of sounds, timbres, words and stories that women use to reflect and challenge our world. This new repertoire for women’s and treble voices demands fierce flexibility and openness from each artist and listener, allowing unparalleled music making that is born from the unique position of power and cultural influence that women hold. Collaborating composers include David Lang, Julia Wolfe, George Benjamin, Kati Agócs, Lisa Bielawa, Kareem Roustom, Jessica Meyer, Christopher Cerrone, Sungji Hong, Reiko Yamada, Peter Gilbert, Scott Ordway, James Kallembach, John Supko, and many more. Current projects and commissions include Julia Wolfe’s Her Story, celebrating the Ratification of the 19th Amendment and the First Vote for American Women; Christopher Cerrone’s Beaufort Scales, a cautionary tale in the era of climate change; and Ayanna Woods’ Look Up, inspired by the themes and imagery in NK Jemisin’s Cloud Dragon Skies.

Recordings document and preserve the work of Lorelei and its collaborators for future artists and audiences. On the New Focus, Sono Luminus, Cantaloupe, and BMOP Sound labels, Lorelei has recorded the music of living composers Kati Agócs, Peter Gilbert, James Kallembach, David Lang, Jessica Meyer, and Scott Ordway, as well as historical repertoires from William Billings, Guillaume Du Fay, Alfred Schnittke, Toru Takemitsu, the Turin Codex and the Codex Calixtinus. Recent releases include David Lang’s love fail (Cantaloupe 2020), described as “a work that channels poignancy through harmonic and melodic clarity” (The Road to Sound) and Impermanence (Sono Luminus 2018), about which WQXR raved, ”Utterly gorgeous...The group’s…probing interpretations of works both ancient and modern makes for instantly affecting listening.” In 2022, Lorelei Ensemble will release a recording of James Kallembach’s Antigone: The Writings of Sophie Scholl on New Focus Recordings.

Lorelei Ensemble maintains a robust national touring schedule, including recent collaborations with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Modern Orchestra Project, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, A Far Cry, and Cantus, and performances at celebrated venues across the country, including Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tanglewood Music Center, Boston's Symphony Hall, Trinity Church Wall Street, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts. Performances in future seasons are planned with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, and Nashville Symphony Orchestra.

Committed to education, Lorelei is empowering young artists to be our next creative leaders through its work with rising performers and composers at children’s choirs, high schools, and colleges and universities across the country. Cultivating both individual and collaborative artistry, Lorelei helps young artists hone their skills to become flexible, perceptive, and open-minded musicians. Past residencies include work with ensembles and composers at Harvard University, Yale University, Duke University, Bucknell University, University of Iowa, Cornell University, Luther College, Vassar College, Macalester College, Mount Holyoke  College, Connecticut College, Hillsdale College, Keene State College, Gordon College, the  Pennsylvania Girlchoir, and the Connecticut Children’s Chorus.

Founded in Boston in 2007, Lorelei Ensemble’s artists are based across the United States and maintain active performing and teaching schedules. Learn more at www.loreleiensemble.com.

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