To commemorate 25 years in existence, the chamber choir Musica Spei has released a poignant collection of Renaissance-era Christmas songs.
Musica Spei
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Early musick for an eager publick
When Deborah Fox first decided to study lute in Rochester in the 1980’s, she had a tough time of it and ended up studying privately. Fast forward a couple of decades or so, and Deborah Fox is pleasantly surprised to find herself not only a busy professional lutenist, but also the director of a very […]
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Renaissance treasures
“At first the men were accustomed to donning masks, mimicking the ladies who customarily went about masked during the celebration of the first of May. And thus adopting the custom of the ladies and youths, they donned costumes and sang dance songs.” That’s from an account of mid-15th-century Florence, published by A.F. Grazzini. When he […]
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Reader Feedback 6.18.03
Paying food’s costs I congratulate you on publishing “Slapping the Hands that Feed Us: Migrant Farm Workers Fight for Basic Rights,” by Joseph Sorrentino. The article presents an honest picture of the realities of farm workers in New York State. While noting farmer resistance to improving the legal and financial status of farm workers, Sorrentino […]
