At the beginning of the eighteenth century, the transverse flute became extremely poplar in the German lands where the recorder had previously been the fashionable instrument of choice, and though it's quite likely that flute and recorder were often played together, very few works specifically designating these two timbres surive. The pieces written for flute and recorder by Prowo and Quantz both sensitively accent the playing qualities of each instrument, comparing old and new instrumentation as well as antique and galant ideas. Each of these works refers in its own way to Corelli's sonatas, so we round out the program with our own adaptations of Corelli and Telemann's Sonata Corellisante.

Vincent Lauzer (recorder), Joanna Marsden (baroque flute), Camille Paquette-Roy (baroque cello), Matthew Hall (harpsichord)

The lively flames of friendship and music are rekindled after 30 years by Nanneke, Anne and Mariken, through the interpretation of the splendid music of Antoine Forqueray. Taste, strength and variety are characteristic of this virtuosic, intense, deep music full of surprises.

Nanneke Schaap (viola da gamba), Anne Legêne (viola da gamba), Mariken Palmboom (harpsichord), Jeremy Beckett (narration)

Seven Times Salt is very pleased to mark our 10th anniversary this year. To celebrate, we've chosen to return to our original repertoire - the consort music of England's Golden Age. Queen Elizabeth I's reign from 1558-1603 saw a time of relative peace, numerous voyages of discovery, triumph over the Spanish Armada, and an outpouring of music, poetry and plays. We will present new arrangements and restorations of works from the Cambridge Consort Books of 1595, as well as music of the Elizabethan court and theater, ballads of city life and maritime adventure, and high-spirited catches and country dances.

Karen Burciaga (violin & tenor viol), Daniel Meyers (recorder, flute, bagpipes & percussion), Joshua Schreiber Shalem (viola da gamba), Matthew Wright (lute & cittern), with guests Elise Groves (soprano) and Michael Barrett (tenor & recorder)

Zefiro sings sacred and secular music by the pre-eminent composers of the Elizabethan era, featuring the fabulous Magnificat of Robert White, as well as works by Byrd, Tallis, Weelkes, Morely and others. The tremendous religious upheavals of the Elizabethan Age influenced some of the finest music writen for the Anglican church, from Mass ordinaries to psalmody, Magnificat, and other liturgical texts. Several of these same composers wrote for the musical life of the court as well, often in praise of Queen Bess herself.

Ruth Berry (mezzo-soprano), Cory MacLean (mezzo-soprano), Joel McCoy (tenor), Jonathan Moore (bass), Sarah Moyer (soprano), Catherine Stein (alto), Timothy Whipple (bass), Jonathan Wiening (tenor)