38th Season

The Queen’s Six - Stars and Their Spies: Music, Travel and Espionage in the Renaissance
October 26, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (914 E. Knapp St.)

Returning to Milwaukee after a triumphant debut in 2018, The Queen’s Six live inside the walls of Windsor Castle and perform weekly for the Royal Family. This a capella program presents tales of intrigue from the Elizabethan age, featuring music by Monteverdi, Taverner and Byrd.

 

Anne Azéma & Shira Kammen  - The Man in the Moon: Songs and Tales of Medieval Albion
November 23, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (914 E. Knapp St.)

Leaders in the field of Medieval singing and accompaniment, these two artists present a program of narratives, dramatic monologues, and meditations on life and death, coupled with music from the lighter and lustier side of Medieval Europe. Featuring Anne Azéma (voice and hurdy gurdy) and Shira Kammen (vielle, harp).  There will not be a pre-concert lecture, so doors will open at 4:30.  Parking is available on the street, or in the Lincoln Center of the Arts school parking lot across Marshall. The ramp entrance to the church is located on the east side of the building, through the garden. The approximate program length is 90 minutes, with no intermission.  Purchase tickets

 

Rachel Barton Pine with Trio Settecento & Guests - A Baroque Christmas
Dec 7, 2024, 5:00 p.m. / Dec 8, 2024, 3:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (914 E. Knapp St.)

This delightful program of pastoral Yuletide selections from the Baroque era features the inimitable violinist Rachel Barton Pine, cellist John Mark Rozendaal, and harpsichordist David Schrader in a Christmastime celebration of joy, winter, and spiritual salvation. Includes music of Bach, Handel, and a selection from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons.     Purchase tickets

ModernMedieval Voices - The Living Word: Music of Hildegard
February 8, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Calvary Presbyterian Church (935 W. Wisconsin Ave.)

ModernMedieval Voices is an ensemble of three women founded by Dr. Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek, formerly of Anonymous 4.  This program features some of Hildegard of Bingen’s most ecstatic chants. Included in this program are O Jerusalem and O Viridissima Virga, alongside polyphonic music from the 12th and 13th centuries celebrating the Virgin Mary.     Purchase tickets

 

The Valencia Baryton Project - A Haydn Collective
March 1, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (914 E. Knapp St.)

Founded by Matthew Baker, one of only a handful of baryton performers in the world, this trio ensemble specializes in the music of Franz Joseph Haydn, who composed over 120 works for the baryton during his time as court composer for Prince Esterhazy of Austria. The program includes other 18th-century compositions, along with contemporary works that welcome the baryton into the 21st century.     Purchase tickets
 

Magdalena - Salon: Scenes from a French Landscape 
April 26, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
St. Paul's Episcopal Church (914 E. Knapp St.)

An immersive concert that guides audiences through the varied locales iconic to Renaissance France. This young, emerging ensemble was named as one of Early Music America's 2024 Emerging Artists.  Magdalena embarks on their first North American tour with this premiere performance in Milwaukee!     Purchase tickets

 

All programs and venues subject to change.
Information about pre-concert lectures will be published closer to each concert date.
General seating within each tier.  Tier 1 seats are front and center, Tier 2 seats are behind Tier 1, and Tier 3 seats are the remaining back/side seats.

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