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Tuesday, October 8, 2013, starting at 8:00 pm, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, 838 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Roqoqoa presents THE QUILISMA CONSORT, the celebrated recorder trio, performing "Polyphonic Favorites" including ballatas, motets, canons, a Gloria and a madrigal by Johanes Ciconia (1370-1412) and selections by Josquin Desprez (1450-1521). Tickets are $10 at the door, and can also be purchased online at brownpapertickets. For more information about THE QUILISMA CONSORT please go to http://www.quilisma.us/ and for the details of the "Tuesday Nights" concert series and directions to the venue please visit www.saintpeterscambridge.org/news-events/announcements/tuesdaynightconcertseries
Melika M. Fitzhugh is a long-standing member of the world music ensemble Urban Myth where she plays many instruments including violin, bass, and percussion. She came to The Quilisma Consort to focus on early music. She has a degree in music composition from Harvard University and is currently pursuing an advanced degree at the Longy School of Music where she was the 2013 winner of both the Longy Orchestral Composition Contest and the Longy Commencement Processional/Recessional Composition Competition.
Lisa Gay founded The Quilisma Consort in 2004 to satisfy her addiction to early music. An avid recorder player and fan of Orlando de Lasso since childhood, she has performed in The Christmas Revels in Cambridge and Chicago, and with ensembles such as Calliope, The Masqued Phoenix Consort, and Ars et Amici. She has studied early music performance with many notable teachers including John Tyson, Aldo Abreu, Tom Zajac, Sheila Beardslee Bosworth, and Leisle Kulbach.
Carolyn Jean Smith received an MA in Early Music from the Longy School. She has performed with Stämbandet, Serendipity, and Cantata á Trois and has studied with Ford Weisberg, Sonja Lindblad, and John Tyson. She has performed in several venues, including the Society for Historically Informed Performance Concert Series, and can be heard on "Nordic Voices", a CD by Stämbandet under the Nordic Sounds label.
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LocationST. PETER'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH (View)
838 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
United States
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| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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