Letters

A Special Spring Gift from Suzi Digby!

Stella is the latest from our friend Suzi Digby with her Ora Singers. Inspired both by the beautiful early Medieval hymn to the Virgin Mary, likening her to the star that guides sailors on the ocean, and the glorious Marian settings by the Renaissance Spaniard Tomás Luis de Victoria, it is also reflective of Suzi’s […]

Monteverdi: Awakening from sleep into sunlight

We have followed Rinaldo Alessandrini since his first recordings and performances, and it has been quite an experience having chance to share his observations with everyone on Millennium of Music these last months. Even though he has recorded Claudio Monteverdi’s works (including some pieces multiple times), he began a new look at the composer […]

A Free Medieval Christmas Special For You

Note: Don’t miss your FREE SHOW below! In the humble broadcast building that was the original home of the Dumont television facility outside of Washington, D.C., the fledgling Millennium of Music program was housed in what had become the WETA Radio broadcast studio. The year was 1980, and already the Boston Camerata had many Vox […]

New Trial Offer: Refer a Friend, Receive a Free Album

Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of working with Washington. D.C.-based pianist Haskell Small as a collaborator and co-performer. Our various narrator/piano work includes everything from R-rated Erik Satie (!) to the many performances of the original version of Poulenc’s setting of Babar the Elephant, leading finally to the happy recording of Fairy Tales […]