Money, Misery, Music: French Chansons

“Again I’m penniless,
which gives me great distress.
If only this were rare
I wouldn’t have a care!”

Money – and the lack of it! – is a theme that echoes down the centuries. The ARTEK Singers perform chansons and intabulations by Josquin, Sermisy, Susato, Castro, Certon, Jacotin, and more. Singers Phillip Cheah, Richard Pittsinger, Andrew Fuchs, and Peter Becker will be accompanied by Grant Herreid on lute and Gwendolyn Toth on virginal. A special bonus performance for our audiences!

ARTEK will be joined by The New York Waytes, a Renaissance wind band who follow the centuries-old tradition of town waytes, or watchpersons who are also virtuoso wind players. Banding together in musical celebration, with vibrance and life they bring grand architectures of sound and precious sonic gems of the renaissance into the 21st century.