A Pilgrim's Solace:

Songs of the Renaissance and Baroque periods

Music by Dowland, Marenzio, and Molinaro

Friday, January 15, 2027 at 7:30pm
First Church Cambridge, 11 Garden Street, Cambridge
presented by CSEM
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Saturday, January 16, 2027 at 4:00pm
Village Church in Weston, 130 Newton Street, Weston
presented by CSEM
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Sunday, January 17, 2027 at 4:00pm
St. John’s Episcopal Church, 705 Hale Street, Beverly Farms
A co-presentation with the St. John’s Concert Series
presented by CSEM
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Fri, Jan 22, 2027 at 7pm
Ashfield Community Hall, Ashfield MA
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Saturday, January 23, 2027 at 7:30pm
Asbury Hall at Trinity United Methodist Church, Springfield MA 
presented by Bing Productions
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Sophie Michaux, voice
Adam Simon, bass, baritone
and Dani Zanuttini-Frank, lute

A Pilgrim’s Solace presents songs by John Dowland and lute solos by his Italian contemporaries. The program evokes Dowland’s travels in Italy, and his conflicted identity as a Catholic Englishman at a time of political and religious upheaval. Dowland’s songs express the sorrowful longing so characteristic of his work, and perhaps reflective of his spiritual difficulties. The lute solos include works by the Italian lutenist Simone Molinaro, who Dowland likely met in his travels, and intabulated madrigals of Marenzio, who Dowland idolized but was never able to meet. Our program offers a window into the cross-currents at this critical moment in history, as the Renaissance turns to the Baroque. ​