Silentwoods Collective presents "Sicilian Fables & Legends of the South"

Silentwoods Collective dives into the passionate and fiery music of Southern Italy, a region rich in Greek and Arab cultural heritage. Rituals of the early modern and pre-Christian eras reveal not only antiquity’s aesthetic influences in the area but also functional relations. Evolving and mutating with each passing generation, one example of such relationships is the lore surrounding the tarantella, a genre descending from ancient times. A reaction to emotional and or physical trauma, this program traces the lineage of the tarantella’s vigorous energy through the centuries to the ecstatic rituals involving music and dance surrounding the orphic and bacchic cults of antiquity. As the musicians explore these and other stories and rituals of Southern Italy, they feature gems of a seldom performed and understudied repertoire–works by Scarlatti, Coya, Caresana, Giulio de Ruvo, Provenzale, and more.

Silentwoods Collective:
Carley DeFranco, soprano
Danilo Bonina & Nelli Herskovitz-Jabotinsky, violins
Andrew Koutroubas, cello
John McKean, harpsichord
Luce Burrell, 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 8 in Lincoln and July 10 in Boston www.sohipboston.org
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