Piffaro, the Renaissance wind band will perform with two of New York City’s most eminent vocal ensembles in October and December. Concerts take place in Philadelphia, Wilmington, and New York City and will be filmed to stream online. For tickets and information, visit piffaro.org.
Triomphi
- October 11 – Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral
- October 12 – Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
- October 13 – Christ Church Christiana Hundred (DE)
- October 18 – St Paul Cathedral at Columbia University
- November 1–14 – Streaming online
Support for these concerts is provided by the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation.
In October, Piffaro will collaborate with TENET Vocal Artists and projection designer Camilla Tassi to mark the 650th anniversary of Francesco Petrarch’s death with a multimedia interpretation of his Triumphs. Petrarch, the “father of humanism” and the most influential poet of the Italian Renaissance, grappled with fundamental themes of human experience – Love and Death, Fame and Time, the consolation of Eternity. The program will draw upon the artists and composers inspired by Petrarch’s texts, running the gamut of 16th century Italian musical styles. Projections of text and art will transform the architecture of the historic churches hosting the concerts.
“I am very excited to be working with TENET,” says Piffaro artistic director, Priscilla Herreid. “There are many excellent vocal ensembles that perform a lot of different genres, but Jolle has spent many years studying Renaissance music and working with other singers who speak that musical language. It’s a really good fit for Piffaro, and for this program in particular.”
Watch James Reese sing Mentre che io canto: https://youtu.be/5b2uPv4qzxE
Nova! Nova!
- December 20 – Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square
- December 21 – Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
- December 22 – Westminster Presbyterian Church (DE)
- January 3–16 – Streaming online
Two-time Grammy-nominated male vocal ensemble New York Polyphony will join Piffaro for a concert of English music for the Christmas season. The selections will span centuries: the Worcester Fragments, music from Tudor choirbooks, carols like There is no rose and Green groweth the holly, and two new pieces written for New York Polyphony by Andrew Smith. “This music is so ethereal that it sounds timeless,” says Herreid. “When NYP proposed the idea of an English Christmas program, I was immediately on board. These four guys are wonderful, and their approach to this particular repertoire is so beautiful.”
