Book Tempesta

Vocal and instrumental works by Francesca Caccini, Isabella Leonarda, Agata Cantora della Pietà and Anna Bon, plus music by Vivaldi and Porpora for named women of the Venetian Ospedali, the network of orphanages that churned out top-tier female musicians on an unprecedented scale.

This program premieres during the 2025/26 season and will tour to Italy in Spring 2026.

For mezzo-soprano, recorder/flute, 2 violins, cello and theorbo.

Experience music that is rich, deep, wicked, jaunty, impish, profound, hard-rocking and so much more, played by the group about which Time Out New York wrote: “…should make New Yorkers envy Philadelphia for its sparkling baroque ensemble, Tempesta di Mare.”

• Sonata V, BWV 529 — alto recorder, violin, viola, continuo
• Sonata IV, BWV 528 — lute, harpsichord
• Sonata I, BWV 525 — alto recorder, violin, cello, harpsichord
• Sonata III, BWV 527 — flauto traverso, viola da gamba, lute, harpsichord
• Sonata II, BWV 526 — 2 violins, cello, lute
• Sonata VI, BWV 530 — sixth flute, 2 violins, continuo

6 musicians: recorder, two violins/viola, lute, cello/gamba, harpsichord

“The concert provided another example of the scholarship, musical imagination, and performing skill that supports the best early music performances.” — Broad Street Review, June, 2011