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In the second and final concert of their American and Festival debut, the Sollazzo Ensemble explores the intellectual ferment that was 14th-century Florence, the epicenter of a cultural blossoming that has shaped Italian culture until the present day. Savor sacred and secular works by Francesco Landini, Vincenzo da Rimini, as well as various Florentine composers known only by their first name (Donato, Giovanni, Lorenzo, and Paolo). Don’t miss this rich exploration of the glories of the trecento!

The winners of the prestigious 2015 York Early Music International Young Artists Competition, the Sollazzo Ensemble has become one Europe’s most sought-after medieval ensembles.

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Sollazzo Ensemble: Firenze 1350

First Congregational Church

For the opening concert of our 2022 Festival, we eagerly welcome the Basel-based Sollazzo Ensemble in their long-awaited American and Festival debut.Around 1320, two French treatises revolutionized the music world: Ars Novae Musicae by Jean de Muris, and the collection Ars Nova, attributed to Philippe de Vitry. From these writings sprung a new chapter of Western music: rich and ornate melodies, dense polyphony and novel rhythmic patterns are woven together to form a new expressive tapestry, particularly in sacred music. The winners of the prestigious 2015 York Early Music International Young Artists Competition, they have become one Europe’s most sought-after medieval ensembles.

Sollazzo Ensemble: Cantano gli angeli—Sacred Medieval Music

Saint Mark's Episcopal Church

Discover the luminous world of 13th-century France through an intimate combination of voice and portative organ with vielle and percussion. Spanish ensemble Tasto Solo presents “La Flor en Paradis—The New Musical Art in Europe, 1250-1350” exploring motets, liturgical music, devotional songs, and Medieval secular dances and monodies from major historical sources such as the Codex Las Huelgas and the Montpellier Manuscript. Led by keyboard specialist Guillermo Pérez, Tasto Solo has become an indisputable reference in the early music scene, combining creativity, historical research, and virtuosity in its exploration of Medieval and early Renaissance music.

Soprano

Anne-Kathryn Olsen

Events

Upcoming events

10 - 12 Oct, 2026

Tasto Solo · San Francisco Early Music Society

Past events

Jun 7, 2022

Sollazzo Ensemble: Firenze 1350 · Berkeley Festival & Exhibition

Jun 5, 2022

Sollazzo Ensemble: Cantano gli angeli—Sacred Medieval Music · Berkeley Festival & Exhibition

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