Tastes of the Mediterranean

Renaissance music of Spain and Italy offers a variety of tastes and flavors—from rustic to courtly to the sublime. Tuneful and lyric Spanish villançicos and Italian frottole express a wide range of emotions about food, drink, loss, and, of course, love. Instrumental works include lively dances and diminutions from Italy and some of the great wind band repertoire from Spain.  With soprano and wind ensemble Piffaro, The Renaissance Band.                   

In conjunction with the Folger exhibition and the institution-wide project Before Farm to Table: Foodways and Early Modern Culture.