2024
Sospiri Volanti
Fluttering, warbling, trilling…all the wonderful sounds and songs of the avian world come to live in historic context!
Saturday, October 26 at 7:30pm
Olivet Congregational Church ● 1850 Iglehart, Saint Paul, MN
Sunday, October 27 at 4:30pm
Harriet Alexander Nature Center ● 2520 North Dale St., Roseville, MN
Sospiri di Follia in partnership with The Bakken Museum
We revel in madness with a delightful performance of music to sooth insanity and inspire delight!
Saturday, April 27 at 7:30pm
Olivet Congregational Church ● 1850 Iglehart, Saint Paul, MN
Sunday, April 28 at 4:00pm
The Bakken Museum ● 3537 Zenith Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN
2023
Sospiri di Lamento
Sospiri explores the lament; from humorous complaints to the depths of sorrow.
Friday, Dec. 1st and Saturday, Dec. 2nd at 7:30pm
Olivet Congregational Church ● 1850 Iglehart, Saint Paul, MN
Sospiri della Danza
Sospiri brings dance music front and center with live dancers!
Friday, May 5th at 7:30pm
Olivet Congregational Church ● 1850 Iglehart, Saint Paul, MN
2022
Sospiri del Corpo
Explore the fascinations of the body through early music
Saturday, May 21st at 7:30pm
Olivet Congregational Church ● 1850 Iglehart, Saint Paul, MN
Sunday, May 22nd at 4:00pm
The Art Gallery @ Hennepin Methodist ● 511 Groveland Ave, Minneapolis, MN
2021
Sospiri di Merula
Works by Tarquinio Merula, a revolutionary composer of the early Italian Baroque period.
Sunday, November 14th at 4:00pm
Olivet Congregational Church, 1850 Iglehart, Saint Paul, MN
Sospiri del Celeste in partnership with The Bell Museum
Early music inspired by the stars.
June 24th, 2021 – Virtual premiere.
July 8th, 2021 – Online viewing with the Bell Natural History Museum and planetarium.
2019
Sospiri da Morte
An exploration of 17th century musical expressions of death from around the world.
Friday, October 11 – 7:30pm
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church, St. Paul
Saturday, October 12 – 7:30pm
The Art Gallery @ Hennepin Methodist, Minneapolis
Sospiri di Natale
An exploration of birth and renewal, seicento-style.
Friday, December 6 – 7:30pm
St. Clement’s Episcopal Church, St. Paul
Saturday, December 7 – 7:30pm
The Art Gallery @ Hennepin Methodist, Minneapolis
Sospiri di Primavera
Songs of Spring from the 16th and 17th Century
3:00pm Sunday, March 10th, 2019
St. Clement’s Church
901 Portland Avenue, Saint Paul, MN
2018
Sospiri d’Amore
Love Songs of the Italian Baroque
Thursday, October 4th at 7:30pm, 2018
Summit Center for Arts and Innovation
1524 Summit Ave
Saint Paul, MN 55105