EXILE highlights Jewish music as it shifted and melded with traditions in early modern Europe. EXILE takes as its starting point the rich musical cultures fostered by Jews in early modern Italy and their points of contact with non-Jewish traditions. From there, we touch on the influences of Italian, German, and English music and Jewish culture, highlighting Jewish musicians, the non-Jewish composers they influenced, and composers who inspired innovations in Jewish composition. The purpose of this project is to highlight the mutual influences of the early modern European Jewish experience – to break down preconceptions of Jewish music and culture and explore the implications of diaspora on Jewish artistic legacy.

EXILE is closely tied with the forthcoming book Music and Jewish Culture in Early Modern Italy, co-edited by Lynette Bowring, Rebecca Cypess, and Liza Malamut. As explained by Dr. Cypess, the book “demonstrates that musical culture was fluid and shared between Jews and non-Jews, and that this shared cultural space involved complexities of identity and meaning.” The concert will feature Incantare’s core ensemble with four singer specialists, as well as special guests and author contributors Dongmyung Ahn on violin and Rebecca Cypess on organ and harpsichord. The concert will contain narration and commentary on the music.

EXILE seeks to break boundaries between previously estranged musical genres, expanding the canon of classical chamber music and drawing attention to the effects of marginalization and external circumstances on the legacy of music and art. To further this cause, our concerts will be free and open to the public, welcoming all audiences throughout the New Jersey and New York metropolitan areas. The concerts will be held at the Center for Jewish History in New York, NY, and at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.

With special guests

Jolle Greenleaf, soprano
Clara Osowski, mezzo-soprano
Garrett Eucker, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass
Dongmyung Ahn, violin
Rebecca Cypess, harpsichord and organ

ADMISSION: FREE (Reservations and COVID protocols HERE)

EXILE is proudly presented in partnership with the American Society for Jewish Music, the Jewish Music Forum, and Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Department of Music, and Department of Italian. EXILE is also supported by a Polyphonic Grant from the Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Development.

EXILE highlights Jewish music as it shifted and melded with traditions in early modern Europe. EXILE takes as its starting point the rich musical cultures fostered by Jews in early modern Italy and their points of contact with non-Jewish traditions. From there, we touch on the influences of Italian, German, and English music and Jewish culture, highlighting Jewish musicians, the non-Jewish composers they influenced, and composers who inspired innovations in Jewish composition. The purpose of this project is to highlight the mutual influences of the early modern European Jewish experience – to break down preconceptions of Jewish music and culture and explore the implications of diaspora on Jewish artistic legacy.

EXILE is closely tied with the forthcoming book Music and Jewish Culture in Early Modern Italy, co-edited by Lynette Bowring, Rebecca Cypess, and Liza Malamut. As explained by Dr. Cypess, the book “demonstrates that musical culture was fluid and shared between Jews and non-Jews, and that this shared cultural space involved complexities of identity and meaning.” The concert will feature Incantare’s core ensemble with four singer specialists, as well as special guests and author contributors Dongmyung Ahn on violin and Rebecca Cypess on organ and harpsichord. The concert will contain narration and commentary on the music.

EXILE seeks to break boundaries between previously estranged musical genres, expanding the canon of classical chamber music and drawing attention to the effects of marginalization and external circumstances on the legacy of music and art. To further this cause, our concerts will be free and open to the public, welcoming all audiences throughout the New Jersey and New York metropolitan areas. The concerts will be held at the Center for Jewish History in New York, NY, and at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ.

With special guests

Jolle Greenleaf, soprano
Clara Osowski, mezzo-soprano
Garrett Eucker, tenor
Jonathan Woody, bass
Dongmyung Ahn, violin
Rebecca Cypess, harpsichord and organ

ADMISSION: FREE (first come first served, more information including COVID protocols HERE)

EXILE is proudly presented in partnership with the American Society for Jewish Music, the Jewish Music Forum, and Rutgers University's Mason Gross School of the Arts, Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, Department of Music, and Department of Italian. EXILE is also supported by a Polyphonic Grant from the Paul R. Judy Center for Innovation and Development.

Music of Renaissance Venice with voices and instruments.

Music of Renaissance Venice with voices and instruments.

Incantare presents a specially-conceived program of music from worlds both old and new. Our story begins in sixteenth-century Florida and expands to Spanish territories throughout the Americas. Performing sonorous polyphony, upbeat villancicos, and stately dances from Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, and the Iberian Peninsula, we respectfully explore the shared musical communities in North America and beyond.

Presented as part of the Florida State University Housewright Virtuoso Series.

EXILE highlights Jewish music as it shifted and melded with traditions in early modern Europe. EXILE takes as its starting point the rich musical cultures fostered by Jews in early modern Italy and their points of contact with non-Jewish traditions. From there, we touch on the influences of Italian, German, and English music and Jewish culture, highlighting Jewish musicians, the non-Jewish composers they influenced, and composers who inspired innovations in Jewish composition. The program features instrumental and vocal works by Salamone Rossi, Claudio Monteverdi, Thomas Lupo, Mutio Effrem, and many more.

Featuring special guest and Minnesota native Clara Osowski, mezzo-soprano.

The program will be followed by a post-concert Q & A for all who are interested.

This projected is supported by a Rimon Minnesota Jewish Arts Council Grant.

TICKETS

Incantare is committed to providing a safe and comfortable experience for all musicians and audience members, and we are working with our venues and presenters to make sure this happens. While the situation will continue to evolve throughout the season, our concert at Beth El Synagogue will require attendees to be vaccinated, with masks worn. Our artists will also be vaccinated and tested prior to the event for the safety and comfort of our audience members, performers, and venue staff. The generous venue size will allow for physical distancing between audience members and the musicians.

Incantare joins Chatham Baroque to celebrate the return of early music to the live concert stage. Revel in the rich sounds of strings, sackbuts (early trombones), and a continuo team of violone, theorbo, and organ. This celebratory concert of 16th- and 17th-century music features sumptuous canzonas and sonatas by Gabrielli, Fontana, Merulo, Rosenmüller and others.

Chatham Baroque
Andrew Fouts violin
Scott Pauley theorbo, archlute
Patricia Halverson viola da gamba, violone

Incantare
Ben David Aronson, Garrett Lahr, Liza Malumut sackbut
Alice Culin-Ellison, Cynthia Black violin, viola
Naomi Gregory chamber organ

TICKETS

Incantare is committed to providing a safe and comfortable experience for all musicians and audience members, and we are working with our venues and presenters to make sure this happens. While the situation will continue to evolve throughout the season, our first concert with Chatham Baroque will require in-person attendees to be vaccinated, with masks worn. Chatham Baroque will also release an on-demand video of the concert for those who cannot attend in person (as well as for in-person attendees who wish to see the concert again!).

Incantare joins Chatham Baroque to celebrate the return of early music to the live concert stage. Revel in the rich sounds of strings, sackbuts (early trombones), and a continuo team of violone, theorbo, and organ. This celebratory concert of 16th- and 17th-century music features sumptuous canzonas and sonatas by Gabrielli, Fontana, Merulo, Rosenmüller and others.

Chatham Baroque
Andrew Fouts violin
Scott Pauley theorbo, archlute
Patricia Halverson viola da gamba, violone

Incantare
Ben David Aronson, Garrett Lahr, Liza Malumut sackbut
Alice Culin-Ellison, Cynthia Black violin, viola
Naomi Gregory chamber organ

TICKETS

Incantare is committed to providing a safe and comfortable experience for all musicians and audience members, and we are working with our venues and presenters to make sure this happens. While the situation will continue to evolve throughout the season, our first concert with Chatham Baroque will require in-person attendees to be vaccinated, with masks worn. Chatham Baroque will also release an on-demand video of the concert for those who cannot attend in person (as well as for in-person attendees who wish to see the concert again!).

Join Pegasus Early Music and Incantare for Exile and Connection: Stories of Jewish Musicians and their Contemporaries in Early Modern Europe.

Following the expulsion of the Jewish population from the Iberian peninsula in the fifteenth century, Jewish musicians resettled in various regions throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. Our story takes as its starting point the rich musical cultures fostered by Jews in early modern Italy and their points of contact with non-Jewish traditions. From there, we touch on the influences of Italian, German, and English music and Jewish culture, highlighting Jewish musicians, the non-Jewish composers they influenced, and composers who inspired innovations in Jewish composition.

Featuring co-artistic director Liza Malamut, musicologist Rebecca Cypess, and music of Rossi, Bassano, Lanier, Farina, Buonamente, and others performed by Incantare. More information about how to attend this online event can be found on the Pegasus website here.

Join Pegasus Early Music and Incantare for Exile and Connection: Stories of Jewish Musicians and their Contemporaries in Early Modern Europe.

Following the expulsion of the Jewish population from the Iberian peninsula in the fifteenth century, Jewish musicians resettled in various regions throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia. Our story takes as its starting point the rich musical cultures fostered by Jews in early modern Italy and their points of contact with non-Jewish traditions. From there, we touch on the influences of Italian, German, and English music and Jewish culture, highlighting Jewish musicians, the non-Jewish composers they influenced, and composers who inspired innovations in Jewish composition.

Featuring co-artistic director Liza Malamut, musicologist Rebecca Cypess, and music of Rossi, Bassano, Lanier, Farina, Buonamente, and others performed by Incantare. More information about how to attend this online event can be found on the Pegasus website here.

Incantare is excited to bring you Session 6 of INCANTARE TALKS:

What’s Not On the Page? Making Music Come Alive

Music has the power to draw us in, transporting us from everyday realities to the sublime. But how exactly does this happen? For our sixth session of INCANTARE TALKS, we discuss the process of bringing music to life using “off-the-page” techniques such as ornamentation, improvisation, orchestration, stylistic phrasing, tempo, and other techniques. We will also feature a special segment with Naomi that finally answers the question, “What is the organist doing back there?!”

We look forward to seeing you in our live Zoom audience or on YouTube on April 25!

INCANTARE TALKS: Session 6, "What’s Not On the Page?"
Date: April 25, 2021
Time: 4 PM EST
Place: Zoom*

*For admission to our live Zoom audience and to participate in the discussion, you can RSVP by April 24, 2021 by emailing us at info@incantaremusic.com.

If you have specific questions you'd like to contribute to the discussion, please include them in the body of the email.

You can also watch our livestream via YouTube. Links will be posted on our Facebook page, Instagram feed, and website when available.

(Want to ask a question but can't be in the live audience? No problem! Simply email us at the address above by April 24, 2021. You can also ask questions by posting them on our Facebook wall.)

Admission to the Zoom audience and streams are free, though we welcome contributions. Proceeds will benefit our postponed EXILE concert and the 2021-2022 season.

(Psst: Need a refresher? Read on!)

What is INCANTARE TALKS?

INCANTARE TALKS is a new series of live monthly Zoom sessions inspired by YOU. The past two years of performances, masterclasses, presentations, and workshops has given us the opportunity to get to know our audiences throughout the country, and we have been inspired by a wealth of wonderful questions. However, while we love these traditional means of musical connection, it's rare that we actually get to sit down with our audience and chat at length.

INCANTARE TALKS gives us the opportunity to do just that! Join us for interactive discussions about music, violins, sackbuts, historical performance, music history, and what we do! We’ll chat, play some music videos, answer your questions, and maybe even tell some interesting gig stories. Sessions are approximately 50 minutes in length. Join us monthly as part of our live Zoom audience or tune in on Youtube to follow along. We can't wait to see you in April!

Incantare is excited to bring you Session 5 of INCANTARE TALKS:

The Process! Creating a Concert from Start to Finish

Have you ever wondered how your favorite ensembles come up with concerts that have you hanging on the edge of your seat? Join us for the fifth installment of our monthly series to find out! From initial concepts and ideas to researching history and music, from combining and arranging pieces to telling a unique and compelling musical story, we'll give you an insider's look at what it takes to produce one of our programs. We look forward to seeing you there!

INCANTARE TALKS: Session 5, "The Process: Creating a Concert from Start to Finish"
Date: March 21, 2021
Time: 4 PM EST
Place: Zoom*

*For admission to our live Zoom audience and to participate in the discussion, you can RSVP by March 20, 2021 by emailing us at info@incantaremusic.com.

If you have specific questions you'd like to contribute to the discussion, please include them in the body of the email.

You can also watch our livestream via YouTube. Links will be posted on our Facebook page, Instagram feed, and website when available.

(Want to ask a question but can't be in the live audience? No problem! Simply email us at the address above by March 20, 2021. You can also ask questions by posting them on our Facebook wall.)

Admission to the Zoom audience and streams are free, though we welcome contributions. Proceeds will benefit our postponed EXILE concert and the 2021-2022 season.

(Psst: Need a refresher? Read on!)

What is INCANTARE TALKS?

INCANTARE TALKS is a new series of live monthly Zoom sessions inspired by YOU. The past two years of performances, masterclasses, presentations, and workshops has given us the opportunity to get to know our audiences throughout the country, and we have been inspired by a wealth of wonderful questions. However, while we love these traditional means of musical connection, it's rare that we actually get to sit down with our audience and chat at length.

INCANTARE TALKS gives us the opportunity to do just that! Join us for interactive discussions about music, violins, sackbuts, historical performance, music history, and what we do! We’ll chat, play some music videos, answer your questions, and maybe even tell some interesting gig stories. Sessions are approximately 50 minutes in length. Join us monthly as part of our live Zoom audience or tune in on Youtube to follow along. We can't wait to see you in March!

Incantare is excited to bring you Session 4 of INCANTARE TALKS this coming Sunday! Please join us for a special Valentine's Day anniversary edition in celebration of our last live performance - and the future live performances to come! Presenting:

Life as a Touring Musician

Can you believe it has been exactly one year since Incantare played together in upstate New York? We are celebrating this Sunday with funny anecdotes, musical memories, and nightmares about airline travel with instruments. Please join us for a fun conversation about what touring life is like for us as we eagerly await a return to our lives as traveling musicians!

We especially encourage you to attend our live Zoom audience for this talk. Get involved, bring your questions, bring a snack or a drink, and enjoy! Do YOU have a gig story to tell?

INCANTARE TALKS: Session 4, "Life as a Touring Musician"
Date: February 14, 2021
Time: 4 PM EST
Place: Zoom*

*For admission to our live Zoom audience and to participate in the discussion, you can RSVP by February 13, 2021 by emailing us at info@incantaremusic.com.

If you have specific questions you'd like to contribute to the discussion, please include them in the body of the email.

You can also watch our livestream via YouTube. Links will be posted on our Facebook page, Instagram feed, and website when available.

(Want to ask a question but can't be in the live audience? No problem! Simply email us at the address above by February 13, 2021. You can also ask questions by posting them on our Facebook wall.)

Admission to the Zoom audience and streams are free, though we welcome contributions. Proceeds will benefit our postponed EXILE concert and the 2021-2022 season.

(Psst: Need a refresher? Read on!)

What is INCANTARE TALKS?

INCANTARE TALKS is a new series of live monthly Zoom sessions inspired by YOU. The past two years of performances, masterclasses, presentations, and workshops has given us the opportunity to get to know our audiences throughout the country, and we have been inspired by a wealth of wonderful questions. However, while we love these traditional means of musical connection, it's rare that we actually get to sit down with our audience and chat at length.

INCANTARE TALKS gives us the opportunity to do just that! Join us for interactive discussions about music, violins, sackbuts, historical performance, music history, and what we do! We’ll chat, play some music videos, answer your questions, and maybe even tell some interesting gig stories. Sessions are approximately 50 minutes in length. Join us monthly as part of our live Zoom audience or tune in on Youtube to follow along. We can't wait to see you this coming Sunday!

Incantare is excited to bring you Session 3 of INCANTARE TALKS this January! Introducing our newest topic, inspired by your questions and feedback:

All About the Instruments!

Incantare is an ensemble of violins and sackbuts with continuo. This is an unusual combination, and for our third session, we're going to take a deep dive into the instruments themselves. What makes a sackbut a sackbut? What exactly is a Baroque violin? What does it mean that we play with "continuo"? Where did we find our instruments, who makes them, what pitch(es) do they play in, and what's the difference between our instruments and modern instruments? Why does our specific combination of instruments work so well together?

Join us for our third installment of INCANTARE TALKS, where we answer these questions and many more!

INCANTARE TALKS: Session 3, "All About the Instruments!"
Date: January 24, 2021
Time: 4 PM EST
Place: Zoom*

*For admission to our live Zoom audience and to participate in the discussion, you can RSVP by January 23, 2021 by emailing us at info@incantaremusic.com.

If you have specific questions you'd like to contribute to the discussion, please include them in the body of the email.

You can also watch our livestream via YouTube. Links will be posted on our Facebook page, Instagram feed, and website when available.

(Want to ask a question but can't be in the live audience? No problem! Simply email us at the address above by January 23, 2021. You can also ask questions by posting them on our Facebook wall.)

Admission to the Zoom audience and streams are free, though we welcome contributions. Proceeds will benefit our postponed EXILE concert and the 2021-2022 season.

(Psst: Need a refresher? Read on!)

What is INCANTARE TALKS?

INCANTARE TALKS is a new series of live monthly Zoom sessions inspired by YOU. The past two years of performances, masterclasses, presentations, and workshops has given us the opportunity to get to know our audiences throughout the country, and we have been inspired by a wealth of wonderful questions. However, while we love these traditional means of musical connection, it's rare that we actually get to sit down with our audience and chat at length.

INCANTARE TALKS gives us the opportunity to do just that! Join us for interactive discussions about music, violins, sackbuts, historical performance, music history, and what we do! We’ll chat, play some music videos, answer your questions, and maybe even tell some interesting gig stories. Sessions are approximately 50 minutes in length. Join us monthly as part of our live Zoom audience or tune in on Youtube to follow along. We can't wait to see you in January!

Incantare is excited to bring you Session 2 of INCANTARE TALKS this December! Introducing our newest topic, inspired by your questions and feedback:

What is HIP? Historical Performance in a Post-Modern World

Incantare uses historically informed performance (HIP) to make our concerts unique. But what exactly is historical performance? How do we apply this practice to our ensemble of violins, sackbuts, and continuo? Why and how is HIP relevant in today’s classical music scene, and why is this important in a societal context? Join us for our second installment of INCANTARE TALKS, where we answer these questions and even more that you didn’t know you had! 

INCANTARE TALKS: Session 2, "What is HIP?"
Date: December 13, 2020
Time: 4 PM ET
Place: Zoom*

*For admission to our live Zoom audience and to participate in the discussion, you can RSVP by December 12, 2020 by emailing us at info@incantaremusic.com.

If you have specific questions you'd like to contribute to the discussion, please include them in the body of the email. 

You can also watch our livestream via YouTube. Links will be posted on our Facebook page, Instagram feed, and website when available.

(Want to ask a question but can't be in the live audience? No problem! Simply email us at the address above by December 12. You can also ask questions by posting them on our Facebook wall.)

Admission to the Zoom audience and streams are free, though we welcome contributions. Proceeds will benefit our postponed EXILE concert and the 2021-2022 season.

(Psst: Need a refresher? Read on!)

What is INCANTARE TALKS?

INCANTARE TALKS a new series of live monthly Zoom sessions inspired by YOU. The past two years of performances, masterclasses, presentations, and workshops has given us the opportunity to get to know our audiences throughout the country, and we have been inspired by a wealth of wonderful questions. However, while we love these traditional means of musical connection, it's rare that we actually get to sit down with our audience and chat at length.

INCANTARE TALKS gives us the opportunity to do just that! Join us for interactive discussions about music, violins, sackbuts, historical performance, music history, and what we do! We’ll chat, play some music videos, answer your questions, and maybe even tell some interesting gig stories. Sessions are approximately 50 minutes in length. Join us monthly as part of our live Zoom audience or tune in on Youtube to follow along. We can't wait to see you in December!

INCANTARE TALKS are live, audience-participatory sessions where we talk about music, violins, sackbuts, historical performance, music history, and what we do! We’ll chat, play some videos, answer your questions, and maybe even tell some interesting gig stories. Sessions are 40 minutes in length with 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Join us monthly as part of our live Zoom audience or tune in on Facebook or Youtube to follow along.

Session 1, “The Origin Story,” is exactly what it sounds like — the story of our ensemble! How did the group form? How do we decide what kind of music to play? How do we rehearse, make programs, and perform? Where did we all come from and why do sackbuts, violins, and continuo make such a great combination?*

For admission to our live Zoom audience, please RSVP by emailing us at info@incantaremusic.com before 9 AM ET, Sunday, November 1st.

To access the YouTube Livestream, please click the link below. This will take you to our YouTube Channel. ***At exactly 4:00 EST, our live video will appear on-screen at this link, and you can click it to watch.***

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdkg8HrpWzVVPtyQ2TvSArQ

Admission to the Zoom audience and streams are free, though we welcome contributions. Proceeds will benefit our postponed broadcast of EXILE and the 2021-2022 season.

*Why is Alice holding a trombone in this photo!? You’ll have to tune in to find out!