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Tribute to Barbara Thornton, Schwann 1999

Schwann 1999Hers was a voice of the wine-dark sea, a voice of the old roses, deep red and richly cented, in every real sense a voice of the blood. “Voice of the Blood” was one of the many titles in the breathtaking legacy of Barbara Thornton, co-founder with her partner Benjamin Bagby of the Sequentia […]

Liner Notes: Blame Not My Lute

Blame Not My Lute: Elizabethan Lute Music & Poetry Ronn McFarlane, lute Robert Aubry Davis, spoken word In the liner notes for this tribute to the lute, Millennium of Music host Robert Aubry Davis writes about lute-inspired Elizabethan and Jacobean poetry and theater. ON SALE NOW! CDs are $12, plus shipping and handling. To […]

Liner Notes: The Utrecht Festival of Music

The Utrecht Festival of Music Millennium of Music host Robert Aubry Davis reflects on the rich history and legacy of the annual Utrecht Music Festival, The Netherlands There were settlements in Utrecht before the Romans came; the land begins to rise out of the fens here where the river divides, and even the fiercest […]

Liner Notes: Millennium of Music CD, Volume 2

Millennium of Music host Robert Aubry Davis writes a meditation on Christmas to accompany a selection of some of the program’s most beloved holiday music: He is Coming! 1. MARC-ANTOINE CHARPENTIER: Antiennes “O” de l’Avent: Troisiéme O: Oradix Jesse Les Arts Florissants/William Christie 2:22. 2. ANON.: Communion for Advent: Beata viscera (Sarum rite) Anonymous 4 […]