This season’s performers were chosen competitively by jury and are among the finest early music artists and ensembles from the New York area and beyond.
Today:
ALBA performs secular songs of joy, lamentation and wonder – for mezzo-soprano, vielle, lute, Spanish guitar, oud, and percussion. The program offers a rich palate of Middle Eastern and European love songs including romantic French virelai, lively Spanish villancico, and Italian devotional songs of divine mystery.
Performers:
Margo Gezairlian Grib, mezzo-soprano, Vielle
Christopher Morongiello, lute, guitarra Espaňola
Carlo Valte, oud
Rex Benincasa, percussion, voice
New York City, NY; NYC