Schedule
LIBE's 54th Annual Concert Season (2023-2024)
LIBE presents ANIMA in "CHIAROSCURO"
Nov 2 @ 3 pm & Nov 3 @ 7pm
Chiaroscuro was a hit in Greenport; we extend this to our other venues
Chiaroscuro -- strong contrast of dark and light --
is not only a technique in baroque art but also in baroque music, as well as in life.
Anima presents works by Purcell, Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, and others
to captivate with contrast the shades and emotions of human life.
Anima: Beth Anne Hatton, soprano,
Vita Wallace, violin,
Motomi Igarashi, viola da gamba and lirone,
Christa Patton, baroque harp
with guest artist Margo Andrea, mezzo soprano
LIBE's 2024 Summer Concerts in Greenport!
Concerts take place at
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
768 Main Street, Greenport NY 11914
All Welcome- these are not ticketed events.
Voluntary donations online and at the door.
Please see our donate page
LIBE presents ANIMA in "CHIAROSCURO"
Friday, August 30th @ 7pm
Chiaroscuro -- strong contrast of dark and light --
is not only a technique in baroque art but also in baroque music, as well as in life.
Anima presents works by Purcell, Frescobaldi, Monteverdi, and others
to captivate with contrast the shades and emotions of human life.
Anima: Beth Anne Hatton, soprano,
Vita Wallace, violin,
Motomi Igarashi, viola da gamba and lirone,
Christa Patton, baroque harp
with guest artist Margo Andrea, mezzo soprano
*LIBE presents ALBA CONSORT in "Romance of the Rose*
Sunday, September 15 @ 4pm
Romance of the Rose: Songs of Love and Wonderment Over the Caucasus to the Sea...
Early music from Europe's Mediterranean and the Near East on original instruments,
and featuring "Four Persian Mystic Poems" by Reza Vali composed for ALBA Consort.
ALBA Consort: Margo Andrea ~ mezzo soprano, vielle, percussion
Rex Benincasa ~ percussion, tenor, psaltery
Jason Priset ~ lute, guitars, vihuela
Carlo Valte ~ oud
and special guest Karen Lindquist ~ harp
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
768 Main Street, Greenport NY 11914
Romance of the Rose with ALBA Consort
also performed Thursday, September 19, 7pm
at Opera America's Marc Scorca Hall
National Opera Center
330 Seventh Avenue, 7th fl. New York, NY 10001
Tickets to Sept. 19: $30 general admission, $25 seniors, $15 students, children free
Tickets available online and at the door. Space for this event is limited!
STAY TUNED FOR OUR FALL AND WINTER CONCERTS
LIBE's Annual Bach Concert!
Saturday, April 27 2024 7pm
St. James Episcopal Church
490 North Country Road. St. James, NY 11780
Sunday, April 28 2024 3pm
Christ Church, Oyster Bay
61 East Main Street. Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Tickets Online and at the Door
The Magic of Bach - Program
Trio Sonata in C Major
BWV 1037
I. Adagio
II. Alla breve
III. Largo
IV. Gigue
Trio in G major
Larghetto Cantabile
Allegro
Poco Adagio
Presto
1. Aria from Cantata Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
Organ Trio Sonata
no. 6 in G major, BWV 530
Vivace
Lento
Allegro
Orchestral Suite in G minor, BWV 1070 (aka Suite no. 5)
Larghetto
Torneo
Aria
Menuetto
Capriccio
From Cantata Gott soll allein mein Herze Haben, BWV 169
5. Aria Stirb in mir
6. Recitative
7. Choral
Long Island Baroque Ensemble presents
Matriarchs of Music - Women Composers of Early Music
In celebration of Women's History Month
Performing works by Hildegard von Bingen, Ann Bolelyn, Isabella de' Medici,
the Caccini sisters-Francesca and Settimia, and others.
Sunday, March 3 2024 4:30pm
Peconic Landing - Auditorium in the Main Building
1500 Brecknock Rd, Greenport, NY 11944
Sunday, March 10, 2024 2pm
Islip Arts Council Concert Series
Carriage House of Bayard Cutting Arboretum
440 Montauk Highway Great River, NY 11739
Margo Andrea - Mezzo Soprano, Strings and Christa Patton - Early Harps
These concerts are free of charge.
We encourage you to make a donation to LIBE
LIBE's 53rd Annual Concert Season (2022-2023)
LONG ISLAND BAROQUE ENSEMBLE'S 2023 Annual
HOLIDAY CONCERT! December 8, 9, 10
PEACE ON EARTH
Songs of Hope, Joy and Wonderment
Friday, December 8 @7pm
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
768 Main Street, Greenport NY 11914
All Welcome- this is not a ticketed event.
Space is limited.
Voluntary donations online and at the door.
Saturday, December 9 @ 7 pm
St. James Episcopal Church
490 North Country Road. St. James, NY 11780
Tickets online and at the door.
Sunday, December 10, 2023, 3 pm
Christ Church, Oyster Bay
61 East Main Street. Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Tickets online and at the door.
Every year since 1970, LIBE has presented early music for the holidays,
celebrating Christmas, Chanukah and Solstice traditions
with Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque melodies from around the world
in original languages.
Celebrate these holidays with the traditional music of your heritage,
and of your friends and neighbors in our Long Island Community.
Viva Italia!
Early Music of Italy
Saturday, October 7 @ 7 pm
St. James Episcopal Church
490 North Country Road. St. James, NY 11780
Sunday, October 8, 2023, 3 pm
Christ Church, Oyster Bay
61 East Main Street. Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Church of the Holy Trinity &
Long Island Baroque Ensemble present
Music of the Spheres
with
ALBA CONSORT
PROGRAM
Sì dolce è il tormento
Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Fenice Fu
Jacopo da Bologna (1340-1386)
Ricercar 91, Ostinato vo seguire
Francesco da Milano (1497-1543), Bartolomeo Tromboncino (1470-1535)
Bashraf Huseyni
Sultan Korkut of Anatolia (1467-1513)
Fantasia I
Luis de Milan (c. 1500-c. 1561)
En vous amer
Cypriot Ballad #23 of Turino Manuscript (14th c), Anonymous
Ayu Haas aqi
Traditional Arabic, 15th century Andalucia. Poem by Ibn Zuhr (1094-1162)
Mia Irmana Fremosa
#3 from: Siete Canciones de Amigo, Martin Codex (fl.1230) Gallecia
Ricercar 84
da Milano
Tre Douce Dame
Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377)
La belle se siet
Guillaume DuFay (1397?-1474)
Bashraf Nawa
Emir iHaj (1500s), Egypt
Los Bilbilicos
Traditional Iberian Sephardic
Zorongo
Traditional Andalusian dance, text by Federico García Lorca (1898-1936)
A la una yo naci
Traditional Iberian Sephardic (1500s)
Margo Andrea: mezzo-soprano, vielle
Rex Benincasa: percussion, tenor, psaltery, hurdy gurdy
Jason Priset: lute, guitar, vihuela
Carlo Valte: oud
ALBA Consort creates unique musical journeys with performances throughout the US -
from the New York Philharmonic’s New World Initiative to “University of Chicago Presents” - performing ancient music of wonderment and delight from Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus and beyond…
Saturday, August 26 @ 5pm
Church of the Holy Trinity, 768 Main Street, Greenport
All Welcome!
LIBE's 53rd Annual Spring Concert
The Long Island Baroque Ensemble
presents
ALBA Consort's
"Romance of the Rose"
Songs of Love and Wonderment
Saturday, June 17 @ 7pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
754 Montauk Highway, Islip, New York 11751
&
Sunday, June 18 @ 3pm
Christ Church
61 East Main Street. Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Early music from Europe's Mediterranean
and the Near East on original instruments,
and featuring the Long Island Premiere of
"Four Persian Mystic Poems"
by Reza Vali composed for ALBA Consort.
LIBE's 53rd Annual Bach Celebration
Saturday, March 25th @7pm
The Chapel of St, Mark's Episcopal Church
754 Montauk Highway, Islip NY 11751
Sunday, March 26th @3pm
Christ Church
61 East Main St., Oyster Bay NY 11771
"Peace on Earth"
Join our Celebrated Singers
with Parthenia Viol Consort
for Music of the Season.
Saturday, December 10 @ 7pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
754 Montauk Highway, Islip, New York 11751
&
Sunday, December 11 @ 3pm
Christ Church
61 East Main Street. Oyster Bay, NY 11771
Tickets: $35 General/$30 Seniors/$15 Students
Online and at the door.
Post Morrow Foundation has graciously invited
LIBE to present ALBA Consort's “Serenissima”
Sunday, September 18 @ 3pm
Post Morrow FOUNDATION
16 Bay Road, Brookhaven, NY 11719
All Welcome! Outdoors. Rain or Shine. Limited chairs, bring one or a blanket!
Suggested tax deductible donation: $40*
(online or at the door)
*A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Post-Morrow Foundation
Church of the Holy Trinity
&
Long Island Baroque Ensemble
present
ALBA CONSORT’s “Serenissima”
Music from the Maritime Republic of Venice
In the Maritime Village of Greenport
Sunday, July 17th, 2022 at 5pm
ALBA Consort serenades with song and instrumental dances
from the Republic of Venice (697-1797 AD): Sail from Venice to Greece,
to Cyprus, North Africa and beyond
Church of the Holy Trinity, 768 Main Street, Greenport
All Welcome! Suggested Donation $30
STABAT MATER
by
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi
for soprano and mezzo soloists
and baroque chamber orchestra
April 23 & April 24, 2022
April 23, 7pm
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
754 Main St, Islip, NY 11751
April 24, 4pm
Cathedral of the Incarnation
50 Cathedral Ave, Garden City, NY 11530
Tickets: $30 available online and at the door.
(If this is a hardship, PLEASE COME and give what you can,
LIBE wishes to make live music accessible to all!)
The Long Island Baroque Ensemble's
POP UP CONCERTS This Weekend!
March 19 & 20, 2022
~ The Muse in the Mirror ~
Women Composers and Patrons
to Celebrate Women's History Month.
Saturday, March 19, 5pm
Church of the Holy Trinity
768 Main St. Greenport, NY 11944
Sunday, March 20, 3pm
United Methodist Church of Bellport
185 S Country Rd, Bellport, NY 11713
Margo Andrea ~ Mezzo-soprano
Jason Priset ~ Lute, Baroque Guitar
Composers include Hildegard von Bingen, Comtessa de Dia, Francesca Caccini, Barbara Strozzi, and Anne Boleyn
Suggested Donation: $25
LIBE lights the 2021 Holiday Season with Early Music in
A Crown Of Stars!
performed by ALBA Consort and baritone Peter Becker
Sunday, December 5th @3pm
Christ Church
61 East Main St. Oyster Bay NY 11771
(please provide proof of vaccination for this performance)
Sunday, December 12 @3pm
Bellport United Methodist Church
185 South Country Rd, Bellport NY 11713
Sunday, January 9, 2022 @3pm
Suffern Methodist Church
18 Parkside Drive, Suffern, NY 10901
This concert is our gift to YOU!
LIBE celebrates over 50 years of bringing Holiday Music to our community.
We are accepting donations both online and at the door.
Please be generous! Only with your support are these concerts possible.
A Crown of Stars! Suggested Donation: $25
ALBA CONSORT
Margo Andrea ~ Artistic Director, Mezzo Soprano, Vielle
Carlo Valte ~ Oud
Rex Benincasa ~ Percussion, Voice, Hurdy Gurdy, Psaltery
Jason Priset ~ Lute, Theorbo, Guitar
with Peter Becker ~ Baritone
