Passion and Repose: A 17th Century Musical Extravaganza!
The mythic figure of Orpheus - who moved men, beasts, woods, and rocks with the music of his lyre - is considered the patron saint of all musicians. When Claudio Monteverdi wrote his opera "L'Orfeo: in 1607, he introduced a completely new style of music which influenced generations of composers after him. La Gente D'Orfeo (The People of Orpheus) was formed in 2001 to play the chamber music repertoire of 17th century Italy, the time when Monteverdi's new style began to flourish in the works of other composers as well. La Gente's newest program, Passion and Repose includes works by Frescrobaldi, Biber, Sweelinck, Buchner, Rovetta, Weckmann,Marini, Rosenmüller, and Cima.