Linda Lee Jones & Elizabeth Van Os, sopranos; Eric S. Brenner, countertenor; Todd Frizzell & David Vanderwal, tenors; Steven Hrycelak, bass. Renaissance love songs from the passionate, sexy, and silly to the ribald by Lassus, Marenzio, Monteverdi, Dowland, Morely, Wilbye, Josquin, Le Jeune, de Sermisy, Jannequin, Jacob Handl and more. Since 1969, the internationally acclaimed vocal sextet The Western Wind has devoted itself to the special beauty and variety of a cappella music. The ensemble's repertoire reveals its diverse background: from Renaissance motets to Fifties rock 'n' roll, from medieval carols to Duke Ellington, from complex works by avant-garde composers to the simplest folk melodies.
New York City, NY; NYC