Airs de Cour: Court Songs of 17th-c. France

Musica Maestrale makes their SoHIP debut with a program of music highlighting the charming courtly songs of 17th-century France. Dating from the reigns of the French kings Louis XIII (“the Just”) and XIV (“the Sun King”), these pieces were primarily meant for private consumption by the nobility, and they display a tender, intimate side of early- to mid-Baroque music. Airs by Moulinié, Lambert, Guedron and their contemporaries, as well as instrumental solos by Ballard, de Visée, and others express sentiments of loss, longing, and heartbreak—still very relatable subjects to us today, who are separated from the original intended audience through time and social status.

Musica Maestrale:
Barbara Allen Hill, soprano
Dan Meyers, recorders, Renaissance flute
Hideki Yamaya, Renaissance lute, theorbo

Flexible ticket pricing; choose the amount that works best for you:
"Hildegard" $35 - for those able to give extra support
"Cecilia" $25 - our regular ticket price
"Isabella" $15 - for anyone in financial need
Card to Culture $5 - for EBT & WIC cardholders (limit 2 per cardholder; show your card at the door)

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Lincoln Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

Also July 15 in Lincoln and July 16 in Andover www.sohipboston.org

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