MATCHLESS & UNMATCHED
" Some day, I hope this work will make me famous...". When Telemann wrote this in 1732 it was an unexpected comment: he was already famous.
Artist Spotlight: Kately Towsley
Tempesta di Mare commissioned Kately Towsley to create the lead artwork for our 2023-24 Season. Catch up with Kately in a conversation she had with our Coordinator of Production and Administration, Sarah Giampietro: What made.
A river, a king, A Water Music
A sweet story circulated about Water Music during George Frideric Handelâs lifetime. Itâs sweet, but unfortunately itâs also not trueâthe dates donât work out. Itâs worth taking a moment to give it a look, though,.
Venice’s Improbable All-Girl baroque Bands
Ah, Venice. The Rialto, the Grand Canal, the Cathedral of San Marco, the piazzas, mists, stones, beaches, veils of golden light, âLa Serenissima.â The city holds a special place in the imagination. In Death in.
Tempesta & Fasch: An Ongoing Affair
2008-2023 | 15-year Anniversary Itâs a relationship thatâs just getting better, and 2023 is its Crystal Anniversary. Fifteen seasons ago, fresh in love with the music of German high baroque master Johann Friedrich Fasch, Tempesta.
Does A Rose With No Name At All Smell As Sweet?
Tempesta di Mare presents Anonymous. For something thatâs nothing, âanonymousâ sure carries a lot of baggage. Literally âwithout a name,â âanonymousâ would seem to be value-neutral. It gets into some shady business, though. âAnonymous tip,â.
Dowland: Master of Melancholy
Excerpt from Anne Schuster Hunter’s blogpost from May 2021 “No hope, nor help there doth remain, but down, down, down I fall” “Sorrow stay”: lyric by anonymous, music by John Dowland (1562 – 1626), John Dowland. Renowned.
Team Tempesta: Season XX Orchestra
“When people play together, they start to speak a common language” Gwyn Roberts Covid-necessities blow up the sound It was a sound she wasnât expecting and it surprised her. Ulrike Shapiro, Tempesta di Mareâs Executive.
Making It Live
“Hearing a piece of music that hasnât spoken in 300 years is really exciting” Gwyn Roberts Those Magic Moments Some of the best times in Tempestaâs 20 years of history were those magic moments when.
A “Thousand-Guilder” Tune?
Why the money title? We puzzled for a while over why Rittlerâs 1000-Guilder Sonata, the second work on this program, has such an enigmatic title. Was it composed for a 1000-guilder commission? Is there a melody called â1000 Guildersâ.