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Welcome to our 15th Anniversary Season!
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H I G H L I G H T S:
- Four thrilling Subscription Programs in September, December, March, & April (details below!!)
- The release of TWO new CDs: The Highland Lassie and Noel, Noel
- Two FREE pop-up performances of our beloved Highland Lassie program in November
- Special Event: harpsichordist Mark Edwards takes on Bach's enigmatic Goldberg Variations in February
- SalonEra continues for a 4th Season - more details coming soon!
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Season Subscriptions and single tickets will go on sale August 15th!
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2023-24 Subscription Programs:
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September 29-30th: The Pow’r of Musick
A landmark collaboration celebrating music’s ability to uplift, thrill, & inspire
LD opens its season with a special collaboration featuring Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble, an all-star assembly of vocalists from across North America that celebrates racial, ethnic, and gender diversity through artistic residencies and educational outreach. This program features beloved choral works by English composer Henry Purcell and compelling new music by living composers Jonathan Woody, Sydney Guillaume, and Caroline Shaw. Performances will take place at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Cuyahoga Community College. These concerts will also feature singers from Cleveland School of the Arts who will work intensively with KVE and LD musicians in the lead-up to performances.
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Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble
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 December 20-22, 2023: Noel, Noel
The “best concert of the holiday season” returns!
Special guest soprano Amanda Powell joins Les Délices for a musical journey from darkness to light and from hope to joy featuring favorite carols and festive baroque music by Praetorius, Merula, Buxtehude, and others. Performances will be held in three unique sacred spaces in Akron, Rocky River, and Cleveland Heights.
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“I love how Les Délices’ audiences trust us to introduce them to performers and composers they weren’t aware of previously. I think it’s what keeps the experience fresh and exciting – not only for our audiences but also for our collaborating artists. We really delight in discovery and are interested in creating programs that get people thinking differently about music, culture, and history.”
- Artistic Director Debra Nagy
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March 8-10, 2024: Song of Orpheus
French Baroque music inspired by the Orpheus myth
Featuring bass-baritone Jonathan Woody and “luminous” mezzo-soprano Sophie Michaux in her LD debut, the singers will recount the story of Orpheus’ descent to the underworld, his charming of Hades, and his attempt to bring Eurydice back to the land of the living in rarely-heard cantatas by Jean-Philippe Rameau and Philippe Courbois. Concerts will be held at Knight State, Akron; Inlet Dance at Pivot Center for the Arts, Cleveland; and West Shore Unitarian Church in Rocky River. Projected English supertitles will be part of every performance.
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Jonathan Woody and Sophie Michaux
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 April 12-14, 2024: Seasons Transformed
Vivaldi's Four Seasons as you've never heard them before!
Vivaldi’s classic works are daringly reimagined by flute, oboe, bassoon, a pair of violins, and continuo along with a world-premiere concerto-pastiche inspired by Summer. Featuring flutist Joseph Monticello and bassoonist Clay Zeller-Townson in their LD debuts. Performances will be at Knight State, Akron; Disciples Christian Church, Cleveland Heights; and West Shore Unitarian Church in Rocky River.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Subscription packages and single tickets will go on sale August 15th! And remember: in addition to our 4 subscription programs, LD will perform FREE pop-up concerts, regional & national tours, and special concerts including Bach's Goldberg Variations throughout the season! PLUS, details of SalonEra's landmark 4th season are still to come! To keep up with the latest news, follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
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"Our 15th anniversary season is absolutely jam-packed with fascinating programs that are guaranteed to delight long time LD patrons and new audiences alike. We are branching out in some creative directions, exploring new collaborations, formats and venues, and it’s going to be a lot of fun!" - Executive Director Laura Potter
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Exec. Dir. Laura Potter addresses the crowd at our June 2023 Benefit
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