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Newberry Consort explores the unique music of the Medici court
By Katherine Buzard Tue Feb 22, 2022 at 1:32 pm Newberry Consort performed Friday night at St. Michael’s Church. Photo: Chris Stavrou [Editor’s Note: Technical issues prevented this review from being posted last weekend.] The Newberry Consort presented a program...
Meet the Organetto, the Original Laptop
by Kyle MacMillan, February 14, 2022 Catalina Vicens working the bellows on an organetto Attend a few organ recitals in a church or concert hall and you’ll know that the instruments can vary widely in size — from behemoths with several thousand pipes to moveable,...
New Christmas album uncovers the rich tradition of early Mexican classical music
Texas Public Radio | By Barry Brake Published December 5, 2021 at 6:46 PM CST https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s188/audio/2021/12/classical-connections-mexican-christmas-12-2-21.mp3 The Americas have a rich history in classical music. One of the more intriguing trends of the...
CD Review: Ensembles Evoke Wonders of Mexican Christmas
by Karen Cook, November 29, 2021 EnsAmble Ad-Hoc was created in Bogotá, Colombia, by José Luis Posada, lute and baroque guitar, and Francy Acosta, soprano. A Mexican Christmas. The Newberry Consort and EnsAmble Ad-Hoc. Navona NV6375. In 17th-century Mexico, the...
Check out our Behindthescenes Zoom Presentations
Reconstructing the Lienas Vespers with Ellen Hargis Ebony and Ivory - Keyboards with Charlie Metz The Visual Element; Creating a Graphic Context for Music with Shawn Keener...
Spring 2021 News from the Directors
With optimism in the air, we are happy to be closing out the current season and getting ready for the next! We had a very busy winter producing our Mexican Christmas video debut, 30-some newly-created videos from our audio archives, and our Behind the Scenes...
Behind the Scenes with The Newberry Consort – 2021
Announcing new FREE online early music offerings! As we move into a new year (goodbye, 2020!) and look forward to live performances this fall, we’ll continue to bring you videos by the fabulous Shawn Keener featuring live audio from past concerts and recorded...
Winter Festival 2020
Announcing the Newberry Consort’s Winter Festival - free online early music events for your holiday season! As winter sets in, we at the Newberry Consort are preparing a slate of digital releases to warm your hearts from Thanksgiving through the New Year! You can...
September 3, 2020
Special Announcement about #NCGreatPerformances #NCGreatPerformances Since the beginning of May, the Newberry Consort has released weekly installments of #NCGreatPerformances, high-quality excerpts from the ensemble’s rich archives with graphics designed by...
July 22, 2020
A 2020-21 Season Update The Newberry Consort artistic leadership and board have been closely monitoring the ever-evolving COVID-19 pandemic and attendant policies. Today, we announce our plans to postpone our intended 2020-21 concerts to the 2021-2022 season. This...
June 15, 2020
A message to our audience Given the current status of COVID-19 restrictions and the continued uncertainty of when artistic performances may safely resume, and in light of the planning needs of our artistic directors, artists, and audience, the Newberry Consort...
June 3, 2020
A Message to our Audience We hope that you are all navigating these unprecedented times safely and securely. Although we could not bring you our last program of the 2019-2020 season due to the COVID-19 health crisis, we are busy at home planning wonderful programs...