GREEN MOUNTAIN PROJECT PRESS GREEN MOUNTAIN PROJECT ”to judge from the capacity crowd and the Named for the English translation of enthusiastic reception, the tradition is taking root as “Monteverdi”, the Green Mountain Project offered a sequel to the glut of pre-Christmas “Messiah” their inaugural performance of Monteverdi’s performances… playful, thoughtful and surprisingly Vespers of 1610 on January 3, 2010 to great acclaim. The project’s tremendous success in personal” The New York Times NYC led to annual performances, two recordings, and newly created programs for the “the Green Mountain’s broadly conceived all star cast. interpretation, equal parts reverence and rapture” The Boston Globe We aim to spread the joy of this great project by extending its reach in 2020, as we celebrate a decade of performances. “For a year so young, this performance has already set the bar for all subsequent concerts so terribly, Click here to visit the TENET Vocal terribly high I fear all may pale by comparison.” The Artists Channel on Youtube to see and Boston Musical Intelligencer hear our live Green Mountain Project performances. “Green Mountain Project has done everything right, paying careful, historically informed attention to Our All Star cast of singers and instrumentalists have been part of this decade-long tradition pitch, transposition, tempi, number of performers, which will come to a close in January 2020 with and tuning.” The Arts Fuse performances in New York City and Venice, Italy. “[The Green Mountain Project's] Vespers were not so much a point-to-point journey, but a great, grand RECORDINGS construction to be inhabited and explored.” The Boston Globe “What came through consistently, in a seamless procession of solemn antiphons, ravishing solos, intricately wound polyphony, buoyant instrumental work and artfully dispersed ensembles, was an intense commitment to bringing Monteverdi’s masterwork to life.” The New York Times www.tenet.nyc DARK HORSE CONSORT DARK HORSE CONSORT Stile Antico, Praised for its “rare, mixture of lyricism Stile Moderno and movement” (New York Times) Composition in Italy at the turn of the 17th century was in the midst of a vast upheav- The ensemble Dark Horse Consort is ded- al that would forever change the sound icated to unearthing the majestic late re- of music. The older style of equal voiced naissance and early baroque repertoire for polyphonic writing (stile antico) was quick- brass instruments. Inspired by the bronze ly being usurped by the newer and more horse statues in Venice’s famed St. Mark’s virtuosic style that emphasized distinct Basilica, the ensemble attempts to recre- melody lines accompanied by bass ate the glorious sounds of composers such continuo (stile moderno). as Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Monteverdi and Heinrich Schütz. “A purity of tone and perfection in tun- Stile Antico, Stile Moderno features mad- rigals, ricercars and canzoni of Andrea and ing that must be heard to be believed” Giovanni Gabrieli and Giaches de Wert as (San Francisco Early Music) well as virtuosic early baroque sonatas and canzoni of Claudio Merulo, Giovanni Picchi Dark Horse often expands to include vo- and Giovanni Battista Riccio. calists and strings, which when combined recreates the rapturous kaleidoscope that was the sound of the early 17th century instrumental ensemble. Listen Here http://www.darkhorseconsort.org UNO+ONE TENET Vocal Artists TOURING JOLLE GREENLEAF MOLLY QUINN PROGRAMS Preëminent New York City-based early music UNO + ONE: Italia Nostra ensemble TENET Vocal Artists has won acclaim for Fiery, passionate, inventive, intimate. These words aptly its innovative programming, virtuosic singing, and command of repertoire that spans the Middle Ages describe the music and poetry of the 17th-century. to the present day. Rich, eloquent poetry is the foundation for the songs set by Claudio Monteverdi and his contemporaries, and In UNO + ONE, the dynamic duo of Jolle Greenleaf is therefore the central focus of this courtly music and Molly Quinn join forces to explore the wealth of program. powerful, poetry-rich, and musically moving music composed for two equal voices to the great delight Sacred and Divine of NYC area audiences. Together, the singers have Henry Purcell is perhaps the most celebrated and toured extensively throughout the United States, Central America, and Scandanavia, sharing their beloved English composer of his day. Greenleaf and infectious love of music of early baroque repertoire Quinn offer a selection of heart-warming renditions of with today’s audiences. his songs and duets, highlighting all aspects of love, loss, comedy, and spirituality. TENET Vocal Artists performs in a wide variety of venues including Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Couperin’s Leçons de Ténèbres Museum of Art, Festival Casals de Puerto Rico, Music composed for Holy Week was a long-standing Berkshire Bach Festival, Columbia University, tradition during the baroque, and the wealth of Connecticut Early Music Festival, and many Universities and sacred spaces throughout the exquisite choices is staggering. Among the best known United States an, Latin America, and Europe. is François Couperin’s stunning Leçons de Tenebres for two voices accompanied by viola da gamba, theorbo, TENET’s UNO + ONE: and chamber organ and offered in full for this program. Italia Nostra, released on AVIE Records, features PRESS sopranos Jolle Greenleaf “With such well-matched voices, duets can seem and Molly Quinn, almost Jungian, with a particularly emotion dissected violinists Robert Mealy and Daniel Lee, lutenists into different shades by the two voices.” GRAMOPHONE Hank Heijink and Daniel Swenberg, and “Jolle Greenleaf and Molly Quinn meld their twin voices harpsichordist Avi Stein. sympathetically” CLASSICAL EAR LISTEN HERE www.tenet.nyc.