Calliope (Renaissance band)

Calliope is a New York City-based band which plays Renaissance music and modern music using early musical instruments, such as the sackbut, shawm, viol, and the hurdy-gurdy.[1]

Calliope
OriginNew York City
GenresRenaissance music, modern music
LabelsNonesuch, Summit
Members
  • Lucy Bardo
  • Lawrence Benz
  • Allan Dean
  • Ben Harms

Calliope won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975.[2][3] The band performed at the 1977 U.S. Presidential inauguration[4] and later contributed to the soundtrack for R O Blechman's 1978 PBS holiday special Simple Gifts.

The band released three albums: Calliope Dances: A Renaissance Revel (Nonesuch,[5] 1982); Calliope Festival (Nonesuch, 1984); and Diversions (Summit, 1990). The band recorded Peter Schickele's composition Bestiary in 1984.

Members

References
  1. Page, Tim (15 November 1983). "Schickele's 'Bestiary' With Calliope Band". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. "Calliope To Offer Concert". Reading Eagle. 1977-07-31. p. 68. They won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975.
  3. "The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation - Previous Winners". The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  4. Library of Congress recording record
  5. Johnson, Lawrence B. (1982-12-24). "Classical Delights Bid For Holiday Green". The Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 17. Digital stereo sound provides Calliope with a rewarding balance between spaciousness and detail (Nonesuch)


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