Ricercar Consort, led by virtuoso gambist Philippe Pierlot and featuring noted soprano Céline Scheen, will explore the Virgin Mary’s sorrow in a moving program of music by Marini, Monteverdi, Cima, Merula, Rossi, Sances, Purcell, Vivaldi and Handel. With Josef Zak and Augustin Lusson on violin, Benoît Vanden Bemden on violone, Daniel Zapico on theorbo, and Paul Goussot on organ, this is a show-stopping performance that you don’t want to miss. This concert will be held at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church on March 4th at 7:30 PM. Tickets and additional information are available on the society’s website.
The San Diego Early Music Society was founded in 1981 to showcase music of the medieval, Baroque, and Renaissance periods. Every year, the Society brings in talent from across the globe to perform on period instruments in venues around the San Diego community. The San Diego Early Music Society can be contacted by phone at (619) 291-8246, by email at sdems@sdems.org, or on their website at sdems.org.
