Founders’ Finale
Celebrate our Artistic Directors’ Final Season
In Person & Online!
- Proof of vaccination, identification, and properly-fitted masks are required for in-person attendance at this time.
- More COVID protocols at piffaro.org/safety.
In the 2021/2022 Season we celebrate Joan Kimball & Bob Wiemken and the dream they brought to life forty years ago (read about their retirement & Piffaro’s future here). Expect the deep scholarship married to engaging programming that audiences have come to love; superb guest artists; and dozens of renaissance instruments played with prowess by our six incomparable musicians.
Each concert will be premiered live in Philadelphia & Wilmington, observing the most current COVID safety protocols. A video version of the same program will be available for viewing online. Given the ongoing uncertainties, all in-person ticket buyers will receive complimentary access to the video concert as well.
Season subscribers are invited to participate in Subscriber Talks with special guests on Zoom before each concert and will receive periodic treats in their inboxes throughout the year!
Advance ticket sales only – there will be no door sales.
A New Sun Rises
In person October 8-10, 2021
Online October 16-26
w/ vocal ensemble, Variant 6, Kiri Tollaksen, cornetto
featuring a world premiere by composer Kile Smith
Let us celebrate new suns and guiding stars as we sail forth into a new season, heartened by the transcendent music of the past and a luminous world premiere from composer Kile Smith. From 16th c. settings of A solis ortus cardine (From the point of the rising sun) to Smith’s new setting of Ave maris stella (Hail, star of the sea) for renaissance instruments and voices, this is music that lights our way through the darkness and offers hope for a new day ahead.
Support provided by The Presser Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts
Let the Holidays Resound!
In person December 10-12, 2021
Online December 18-28
with Clara Rottsolk, soprano and Jason McStoots, tenor
December is a month of music like no other! Decorate your holiday season with the best of the best from our four decades of concerts celebrating Christmas, Hannukah and Solstice traditions in Renaissance Europe.
Support provided by the Paul M. Angell Family Foundation
Advance ticket sales only – there will be no door sales.
Music from Austrian Court & Countryside
In person March 11-13, 2022
Online March 19-29
We are devastated to share this news with you: due to unforeseen circumstances, our March concerts scheduled for March 11-13, 2022 will not take place.
We are exploring our options. For our subscribers and concert ticket holders, we will be in touch as soon as possible with additional information.
with Matthew Glandorf, organ
Austrian cities and towns resounded with music in the 16th century: from little known masters of forms sacred and secular to the famed Heinrich Isaac, and preeminent composers of the illustrious court of Archduke Ferdinand II. As a special treat, Matthew Glandorf rekindles the spirit of celebrated organist and improviser Paul Hofhaimer.
The Musical Legacy of Charles V:
The Spanish-Flemish Connection
In person May 13-15, 2022
Online May 21-31
with Daniel Swenberg, lute
The famed traveling musical establishments of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V included a star-studded roster of composers: Jakob Obrecht, Alexander Agricola, Heinrich Isaac, Josquin des Prez in the Low Countries; Christóbal de Morales, Mateo Flecha, Francisco Guerrero, Antonio de Cabezon in Spain. They interacted to produce an international language of Renaissance polyphony, a musical legacy of legendary proportions.
VENUES
All locations are handicap accessible. Call 215-235-8469 to arrange accommodations.
Fridays in Philadelphia
All concerts at Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 23 South 38th Street, Philadelphia
Concerts begin at 7:30 Eastern
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Saturdays in Chestnut Hill
All concerts at Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia
Concerts begin at 7:30 Eastern
Free parking behind church and in neighborhood
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Sundays in Wilmington
Concerts begin at 3:00 Eastern
Oct 10: Sts Andrew & Matthew, 719 North Shipley Street, Wilmington
Free parking at street meters, nearby lots
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Dec 12, March 13, May 15: Christ Church Christiana Hundred, 505 Buck Road, Wilmington
Free parking at church
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