Orpheus and Cupid February 10, 2007

ORPHEUS & CUPID-free-will offering

At the core of the ensemble is the duo of singer Donna Stewart and lutenist Ron Andrico. One of the few professional lutesong duos in the United States, their unique and immediate sound blends respect for authenticity with solid musicianship and a flair for improvisation. Their fresh and engaging approach imparts the immediacy of folk music to renaissance music.


The Mignarda Duo is delighted to return once again to the Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus to present a concert of music by Elizabethan composer and lute virtuoso, John Dowland (Orpheus Anglicus), and his successor to the title, Henry Purcell (Orpheus Britannicus).

Dowland, well-known as a master of melancholy music, also composed several brilliant love songs, some of which will be performed in our special concert program in honor of Valentine's Day. The program will also feature a personal selection of later 17th-century songs by Henry Purcell.

Official Website: http://mignarda.com/concerts.html