The revolutionary works of the Seconda pratica led to a new wave of musical expression during the Renaissance. At the forefront of this radical re-imagining of poetry and music were the madrigals of Carlo Gesualdo and Claudio Monteverdi. Hundreds of years later, the haunting poetry of 16th-century master Michelangelo inspired masterpieces by Hugo Wolf and Benjamin Britten.

Dominic Armstrong tenor
Brian Mextorf bass-baritone
Michael Brofman piano

Variant Six:
Rebecca Myers, Jessica Beebe soprano
Elisa Sutherland mezzo-soprano
Daniel Taylor tenor
Steven Eddy baritone
Kevin Payne theorbo
Matt Zucker viola da gamba

Histories III: Renaissance