Get ready for a fun and fascinating chat focused on 18th century music from Scotland with Debra Nagy and David McGuinness (researcher and director of Scotland’s Concerto Caledonia) exploring dance band bass lines, the legacy of Robert Burns, and much more.
Czech music scholar Martin Nedbal explores how 18th century Bohemian composers subtly incorporated folk tunes and inflections of their homeland despite cultural suppression under Hapsburg rule in this audio-only episode featuring live performances from Les Délices’ October program Bohemian Rhapsody.
Lions and tigers and bears! Oh my! LD Artistic Director Debra Nagy and cellist Rebecca Landell share Baroque music inspired by the animal kingdom in this audio-only episode featuring recent live performances of music by Biber, Pasquini, and others.
Nicaragua’s awe-inspiring volcanoes and vast caldera lakes have inspired countless myths and legends. We focus on the Legend of the Masaya Lagoon in this audio-only episode featuring live performances from Les Délices’ February program La Diosa and excerpts from a new commission by Nicaraguan-American composer Gilda Lyons.
The lines separating earthly desire from holy rapture become blurry in this audio-only episode featuring music by Handel from Les Délices’ April program Starstruck featuring Hannah De Priest.
