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DUO SERAPHIM
Mignarda (Ron Andrico & Donna Stewart)
EnsAmble Ad-Hoc (José Luis Posada & Francy Acosta) Friday, December 28th, 2012 at 7:30pm
St. Alban Episcopal Church
2555 Euclid Heights Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, OH 44106. Admission $15 at the door

A very special concert of music for voices and lutes will be performed in the intimate St. Alban Episcopal Church sanctuary as two internationally-known ensembles with a Cleveland connection join forces. Mignarda (Donna Stewart and Ron Andrico) will be joined by EnsAmble Ad-Hoc (Francy Acosta and José Luis Posada) to present music that dates from the 15th through the 17th centuries.

Ithaca, NY-based Mignarda will present 15th and 16th century music for Christmas and Epiphany by English, Spanish and German composers, and Chicago-based EnsAmble Ad-Hoc will feature Spanish music of 16th and 17th centuries drawn from their program, Angeles del zielo. The musicians will combine for the music of Tomás Luis de Victoria.


More information at www.mignarda.com

ABOUT MIGNARDA

Donna Stewart & Ron Andrico
Mignarda, well-known to Cleveland audiences, is one of the few professional lute song duos in the US. Dedicated to music of the 16th century, Mignarda's engaging approach has set a new standard for interpretation, authenticity and musicianship. Based in rural upstate NY, Mignarda performs throughout the US with an international audience for their 8 critically-acclaimed recordings and a growing series of editions of historical music for voice and lute. Mignarda's CD, Divine Amarillis, received the 2009 JPF Best Classical Vocal Album Award, and the duo maintain an active schedule in touring, recording and teaching. In additon to live performances, their music has gained international exposure through radio and television broadcast.

Mignarda specialize in performing music that resides in the grey zone between folk and art music, with interpretations that follow the renaissance ideal of 'moving the passions' of the listener. As Mignarda approach their 10-year anniversary, they are poised to release their 9th CD, music from John Dowland's A Pilgrimes Solace.

ABOUT ENSAMBLE AD-HOC

Francy Acosta (soprano) and José Luis Posada (lute & Baroque guitar), originally from Bogotá, Colombia and currently based in the Chicago area, specialize in Italian and Spanish music of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Performances have taken them from Bogotá, Colombia, to Mexico and across the US. Among their impressive roster of credentials, Francy and José Luis both hold advanced degrees from Case Western Reserve, with a concentration in Early Music.

Both active teachers as well as performers, Francy currently serves as adjunct faculty for the University of Chicago Graham School of General Studies, and José Luis, who also performs traditional Colombian music, was recently commissioned to create arrangements of traditional music for the Colombian Symphony Orchestra.

For more information about EnsAmble Ad-Hoc, visit their web site at ensambleadhoc.com/

CONTACT:
Ron Andrico or Donna Stewart
lutesongs@mignarda.com
www.mignarda.com