To celebrate the anniversary of John Dowland, lutenist to Queen Elizabeth the First and the greatest English song writer until Purcell and Britten, The Boston Camerata presents a program of airs, dances, hymns, and fantasies, for voices and instruments. With British lute virtuoso Nigel North.

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Farewell Unkind: Songs and Dances by John Dowland | Boston Camerata | Artistic Partner

Longy School of Music of Bard College

The second San Diego debut of the season will be Ensemble La Morra, with a guest appearance by one of the great living lutenists, Nigel North. The ensemble will present a program of songs and instrumental music composed or circulating in Italy around the turn of fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, shining a light on the richly musical Italy of the time of Leonardo da Vinci.

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St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church

La Morra's recordings on the Ramée record label have become icons for lovers of late Medieval and Renaissance music. In this special one-night-only event, the Switzerland-based sensations bring us a program full of the gorgeous harmonies of the Italian Renaissance, including pieces by Francesco Canova da Milano, Don Michele Pesenti, and even a piece by Giovanni de’ Medici—or, as he was better known, Pope Leo X!

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First Congregational Church of Berkeley

North concludes the 2026-27 Segovia Classical Guitar Series with a program highlighting Spanish and Italian music for the vihuela, or viola da mano, a 15th-century plucked string instrument related to the lute and a predecessor to the classical guitar. North performs Spanish and Italian music of the Renaissance, including dances, differencias, and fantasias by Francesco da Milano, Luis Milán, Luis de Narváez, and Alonso Mudarra.

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Events

Upcoming events

May 8, 2027

Nigel North, vihuela · Northwestern Bienen School of Music

Past events

Feb 15, 2026

Farewell Unkind: Songs and Dances by John Dowland | Boston Camerata | Artistic Partner · Longy School of Music of Bard College

Mar 2, 2024

La Morra · San Diego Early Music Society

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