Southern Oregon University- Baltimore Consort

“The Baltimore Consort is one of the best period instrument ensembles around…distinguished by the absolute joyous mastery of their instruments to the degree that they can improvise at will…” Times Union, NY

Chamber Music Concerts (CMC) presents the Baltimore Consort early music ensemble on Friday, January 30th at 7:30pm at the Southern Oregon University Music Recital Hall, 450 S Mountain Ave, Ashland, OR. Purchase tickets at ChamberMusicConcerts.org or call 541-552-6154.

Founded in 1980, the Baltimore Consort has toured the U.S. and abroad, and often performs on such syndicated radio broadcasts as St. Paul Sunday, Performance Today, Harmonia and the CBC’s OnStage.

The “rambunctious sextet” (Washington Post), known for their lively renditions of Renaissance tunes, presents “The Food of Love: Songs, Dance and Fancies for Shakespeare.” This program features their core repertory — music of the Elizabethan era — with songs and consort music from Shakespeare’s plays. Ethereal soprano Danielle Svonavec performs some of the greatest hits from the Bard’s songbook, such as It Was a Lover and his Lass, Where the Bee Sucks, Full Fathom Five, and The Willow Song. The Consort instrumentalists play sparkling arrangements of dances and consort music with their exquisite consort of instruments: lute, cittern, viols, and flute.

Tickets are $49/59, with $5 tickets available for full-time students, $10 tickets for SOU employees, and $5 tickets for Oregon Trail Card holders. Purchase online at ChamberMusicConcerts.org or by calling 541-552-6154. Don’t miss the pre-concert lecture at 6:30pm.