Performances
Upcoming concerts
2022
February 6
Early Music@First
presents
“Musick’s Recreation”
At-Home Viol Playing in Colonial New England
Guest Artists from Boston: Lyracle
Asley Mulcahy, mezzo-soprano
James Perretta, viola da gamba
3:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
6501 Wydown Boulevard
Clayton, MO
$10 -20 at the door
For More Information: 314- 368-0382
earlymusicmo@gmail.com www.facebook.com/EarlyMusicMo/
March 13
Early Music@First
presents
“A Gaelic Summer”
Chicago’s Bach + Beethoven Experience reprise their recent recording
Traditional Songs & Fiddle Tunes from England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland
3:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
6501 Wydown Boulevard
Clayton, MO
$10 -20 at the door
For More Information: 314- 368-0382
earlymusicmo@gmail.com www.facebook.com/EarlyMusicMo/
March 20
The Hope Collective for Early Music
Music for Voice & Violin:
17th-century German Devotional Music
performed by
Todd Borgerding, organ Samuel Breene, baroque violin
Alyson Marzini, soprano Jeffrey Noonan, theorbo
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Wickford, RI
2:00 p.m.
March 22
The Hope Collective for Early Music
Music for Voice & Violin:
17th-century German Devotional Music
performed by
Todd Borgerding, organ Samuel Breene, baroque violin
Alyson Marzini, soprano Jeffrey Noonan, theorbo
Chapel of Mary
Stonehill College
Easton, MA
8:00 p.m.
April 9
Washington University Department of Music
WUSTL MUSIC’s 75th Anniversary Event/Alumni Feature
Looking Back: 17th-century Song & Keyboard Music
Charles Metz, harpsichords Samantha Arten, soprano Jeffrey Noonan, lutes & theorbo
3:00 p.m.
E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall
560 Music Center
560 Trinity Avenue, University City MO
Free Admission—Covid Protocols Apply
Information: (314) 935-5581 or music@wustl.edu
April 24
Early Music@First
presents
Duo D’Amore
Music for Viola d’more by Haydn, Stamitz & Others
William Bauer & Celina Boldrey, viola d’amore, violin & viola
Jeffrey Noonan, theorbo & baroque guitar
3:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
6501 Wydown Boulevard
Clayton, MO
$10 -20 at the door
For More Information: 314- 368-0382
earlymusicmo@gmail.com www.facebook.com/EarlyMusicMo/
Past Performances
2021
January 31
St. Louis Classical Guitar
in cooperation with
Early Music Missouri
presents
A History of the Early Guitar
A Concert & Conversation
with
Dr. Jeffrey Noonan & Kevin Ginty
April 15
Grace Episcopal Church Noon Recital Series
presents
Musicke’s Cordes
“Like the Voice of a Man…”
The Violin in England
Grace Episcopal Church
Providence, RI
October 10
Early Music@First
presents
“I’m Out-of-Fashion Grown…”
The 17th-Century Lute
Neal Shipe & Jeffrey Noonan, lutes
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
November 7
Early Music@First
presents
A Sunday Salon
19th-Century Chamber Music
Celina Boldrey, violin Stephanie Hunt, cello Patrick Rafferty, Baroque & Romantic Guitars
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
Clayton, MO
December 12
Early Music@First
presents
“Mit lieblichen Weisen”
17th-Century German Music for the Season
Arianna Aerie, soprano & Musicke’s Cordes
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
Clayton, MO
2020
February 9
Early Music @ First
presents
Musicke’s Cordes
“Like the Voice of A Man…”
The Violin in England
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
6501 Wydown Boulevard
Clayton, MO
February 23
Musicke’s Cordes
“Like the Voice of a Man…”
The Violin in England
Emily Strong Smith Chamber Music Series
Historic Locust Grove
561 Blankenbaker Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
March 15
Early Music @ First
presents
Hail, Sweet Love! Music of Love & Spring by 17th-century Women Composers
Samantha Arten, soprano
Inés de Erausquin, harpsichord
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
Clayton, MO
2019
February 8
Musicke's Cordes
Music from the Chapels & Courts of Germany
17th-century music for violin by Marini, Biber, Schmelzer & Others
Hamilton House
276 Angell Street
Providence, RI
February 9
Musicke's Cordes
Music from the Chapels & Courts of Germany
17th-century music for violin by Marini, Biber, Schmelzer & Others
Riley-Strauss Boathouse Gallery
75A Richman Lane
Wellfleet, MA
March 3
Early Music @ First
presents
Stephanie Hunt, baroque cello
The Birth of the Cello: A Century of Solo Music for the Cello
Music for the early cello by Bach, Vitali, Gabrielli and others.
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
6501 Wydown Boulevard
Clayton, MO
March 31
Early Music @ First
presents
Musical Meditations for Lent:
Lute & Continuo Songs from the Seventeenth Century
Samantha Arten, soprano
Jeffrey Noonan, lute & theorbo
17th-century devotional music for the season, featuring solo songs by Dowland, Monteverdi, Purcell & Others
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
6501 Wydown Boulevard
Clayton, MO
April 14
Early Music @ First
presents
La Petite Brise
A Little Breeze—Music for Baroque Flute
Chamber Music by Boismortier, Blavet, Quantz and Bononcini
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
6501 Wydown Boulevard
Clayton, MO
May 5
Kansas City Bachathon
J.S. Bach Cantata BWV 131
with
Schola Cantorum & Kansas City Baroque Consortium
Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral
415 West 13th Street
Kansas City, MO
May 11
Musicke’s Cordes
in concert with
The Greybeards
A Musical Grand Tour
Music by Handel, Telemann, LeClair & Others
Goff Hall (Blanding Library)
124 Bay State Road
Rehoboth, MA
May 12
Musicke’s Cordes
in concert with
The Greybeards
A Musical Grand Tour
Music by Handel, Telemann, LeClair & Others
Four Corner Arts Center/The Meeting House
3850 Main Road
Tiverton RI
May 14
La Petite Brise
A Little Breeze: Music for Baroque Flute
Gourmet Dinner & Chamber Concert
Honeywell House Chamber Music Series
Honeywell House
720 North Wabash Street
Wabash, IN
June 21
with
Kansas City Baroque Consortium
The Donne, the Divine & the Dueling
The composer’s Muse of the 17th & 18th century.
Music of Monteverdi, Luzzaschi, Handel and Rameau
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
40th & Main
Kansas City, MO
July 7
Musicke’s Cordes
The Violin in England
Music by Purcell, Locke, Matteis, Vivaldi & Corelli
The Riley-Strauss Boathouse Gallery
75A Richman Lane
Wellfleet MA
July 26
with
Kansas City Baroque Consortium
The Patron Queens
Queen Anne & Queen Christina of Sweden
Music of Corelli, Handel, Purcell and Scarlatti
Village Presbyterian Church
6641 Mission Road
Prairie Village, KS
August 23
with
Kansas City Baroque Consortium
Rising Voices: Women Composers
Music of Francesca Caccini, Élizabeth-Claude Jacquet de la Guerre, Barbara Strozzi,
and the premiere of a new commission from Ingrid Stölzel
St Paul’s Episcopal Church
40th & Main
Kansas City, MO
August 24
La Petite Brise
Colonial French Day: The Music of New France
Performances & Instrument Demonstration
Vincennes Historical Site
Vincennes, IN
September 20
Across the Channel
French & English String Music of the 17th Century
Brandon Christensen (baroque violin), Sarah Biber (viola da gamba) & Jeffrey Noonan (theorbo, lute, baroque guitar) play music from the courts of Louis XIV and Charles II. Works by Marais, de Visee, Morel, Locke and others.
Third Avenue Arts/St. Mark’s Recital Series
St Mark’s Church
910 East Third Avenue
Durango, CO
September 21
Across the Channel
French & English String Music of the 17th Century
United Methodist Church
1200 Old Pecos Trail
Santa Fe NM
September 22
Across the Channel
French & English String Music of the 17th Century
Shumei International Institute
3000 East Dreamway Road
Crestone, CO
September 26
Early Music Missouri & Scenic Regional Library Big Read
present
Songs from Shakespeare’s Day
A lute-song recital featuring music by John Dowland, Thomas Campion, Robert Johnson and others
Jillian Law Grygier, soprano & Jeffrey Noonan, lutes
Scenic Regional Library
Warrenton, MO 63383
October 3
Early Music Missouri & Scenic Regional Library Big Read
present
Songs from Shakespeare’s Day
Scenic Regional Library
St. Clair, MO 63077
October 10
Early Music Missouri & Scenic Regional Library Big Read
present
Songs from Shakespeare’s Day
Pacific, MO 63069
October 13
Early Music @ First
presents
Armonia e Passione
Concerto alla Rustica
Italian music for Baroque string band—Music by Handel, Vivaldi, Marini and others
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
6501 Wydown Boulevard
Clayton, MO
October 14
Old Music/New Ears—Early Music and the Modern Listener
A lecture/demonstration by Dr. Jeffrey Noonan examining the Early Music Movement, Historically Informed Performance and Modern Audiences
Center for the Humanities Monday Noon Series
Gallery 210
University of Missouri-St. Louis Art Gallery
St. Louis, MO 63121
October 21
Early Music Missouri & Scenic Regional Library Big Read
present
Songs from Shakespeare’s Day
Washington Public Library
Washington, MO 63090
November 5
Early Music Missouri & Scenic Regional Library Big Read
present
Scenes and Songs from Shakespeare
A trio of actors presents excerpts from Shakespeare supported by Elizabethan songs and dances for voice, viola da gamba and lute.
with
Jillian Law Grygier-soprano**Stephanie Hunt-viola da gamba**Jeffrey Noonan-lutes
East Central Community College
1964 Prairie Dell Road
Union, MO 63084
November 10
Early Music @ First
presents
Charles Metz, fortepiano
The Dawn of Romanticism
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
6501 Wydown Boulevard
Clayton, MO
November 17
Armonia e Passione
Concerto alla Rustica
Italian music for Baroque string band—Music by Handel, Vivaldi, Marini and others
Emily Strong Smith Chamber Music Series
Historic Locust Grove
561 Blankenbaker Lane
Louisville, KY 40207
December 8
Early Music @ First
presents
Sir Gawain & The Green Knight
A Medieval Tale from King Arthur’s Court
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
6501 Wydown Boulevard
Clayton, MO
2018
February 10
La Petite Brise
Music for Baroque Flute
Bean Blossom Music Series
St. David's Episcopal Church
Bean Blossom, IN
February 11
La Petite Brise
Music for Baroque Flute
Allen County Public Library
900 Library Plaza
Fort Wayne, IN
March 24
Musicke's Cordes
Music from the Chapels & Courts of Germany
17th-century music for violin by Marini, Farina, Schmelzer & Others
TechArtista
4818 Washington Boulevard
St. Louis, MO
March 25
Musicke's Cordes
Music from the Chapels & Courts of Germany
17th-century music for violin by Marini, Farina, Schmelzer & Others
Emily Strong Smith Chamber Music Series
Locust Grove Historic Site, Louisville, KY
April 8
Musicke's Cordes
Music from the Chapels & Courts of Germany
17th-century music for violin by Marini, Farina, Schmelzer & Others
First Baptist Church in America
75 North Main Street
Providence RI
April 15
Music of Love and Devotion from the Thirty Years War
Vocal & Instrumental Music by Monteverdi, Sances, Rosenmueller & Schutz
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Wickford RI
June 15
Shakespeare Goes HIP/OP?
Music & Texts from Shakespeare's England with
Kansas City Baroque Consortium
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
40th & Main, Kansas City MO
August 17
Kansas City Baroque Consortium
The Sun King's Court
French Baroque vocal music by Lully, Rameau and Others
Westport Presbyterian Church
201 Westport Road
Kansas City, MO
September 26
La Petite Brise
Music for Baroque Flute
Chamber Music by Boismortier, Quantz, Bononcini and Others
World Chess Hall of Fame
4652 Maryland Avenue
St. Louis MO
October 19
Musicke's Cordes
Music from the Chapels & Courts of Germany
17th-century music for violin by Marini, Farina, Schmelzer & Others
East Central Community College
Union, MO
October 21
Musicke's Cordes
Music from the Chapels & Courts of Germany
17th-century music for violin by Marini, Farina, Schmelzer & Others
Sundays at 3 Chamber Music Series
River Campus Recital Hall
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, MO
November 10
Musicke's Cordes
Music from the Chapels & Courts of Germany
17th-century music for violin by Marini, Biber, Farina, Schmelzer & Others
Bean Blossom Music Series
St. David's Episcopal Church
Bean Blossom, IN
November 11
Musicke's Cordes
Music from the Chapels & Courts of Germany
17th-century music for violin by Marini, Biber, Schmelzer & Others
Allen County Public Library
900 Library Plaza
Fort Wayne, IN
December 16
Songs of Anticipation & Rejoicing:
Advent Music for Voice and Lute
Samantha Arten, soprano
Jeffrey Noonan, lute & theorbo
17th-century devotional music for the season, featuring solo songs by Dowland, Monteverdi, Purcell & Others
First Congregational Church of St. Louis
6501 Wydown Boulevard
Clayton, MO
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