Please join Wildwood Consort and soprano Melanie Downie Robinson for an all-Buxtehude program of cantatas and instrumental works on Sunday April 28th at 3:00 PM. St. Aidans Episcopal Church, 17405 NE Glisan. Tickets at (503) 866-5572.
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Monteverdi’s Selva Morale e Spirituale
Thanks to all who attended our Friday Jan. 25 Monteverdi concert. A review of the event is available here.
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Claudio Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale
“Thank you for a beautiful concert of Monteverdi. Lewis & Clark College was pleased to host you; my students and I were dazzled by the performance. Your expressive musicianship brought humor and poignancy to the music.” Katherine FitzGibbon, DMA, Lewis … Continue reading
Welcome to the website of Wildwood Consort!
Wildwood Consort, founded in 2008, is a chamber ensemble specializing in music of the renaissance and baroque for mixed instruments and voices. We create programs depicting vital cultural and historical themes, each illustrated by a selection of rarely performed musical works.
We invite you to join our mail list and visit frequently for announcements of upcoming concerts.
New Boësset video
The latest addition to our video page is Anthoine de Boësset’s Porquoy doux rossignol. The next video project will be Joseph Bodin de Boismortier’s Le Printemps.
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Whence the name Wildwood Consort?
In 2008 when Wildwood Consort was founded, several of its members lived in the vicinity of Portland’s Wildwood Trail. We are now more geographically diverse, but Wildwood Consort still rehearses weekly on NW Aspen Ave., a short walk down the trail from this spot.
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O’er the Hills and Far Away: Music of 18th Century Scotland
“I never was so thrilled to be Scottish as I was tonight – beautiful music, joyfully and skillfully played! Now, if there was only room for dancing!” Stonehenge Studios concert-goer, March 2012
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Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Master of the Cantate Française
“What a joy to hear these masterworks of early vocal and chamber music repertoire with such a talented and sensitive team of musicians.” Ethan Sperry, DMA, Portland State University, January 2012 “The Wildwood Consort’s performance at the University of … Continue reading
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To Pleasure! To Pastoral Delights!
“We are floating on a beautiful cloud of sound! Thank you! Stonehenge Studios concert-goer, April 2011
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G.F. Handel: German Arias and Flute Sonatas
“What a wonderful concert! I received positive feedback from everyone I spoke with, from the warm, intimate sound of the ensemble as a whole, to the technical precision, stage presence, and elegant phrasing of each musician. The concert was a … Continue reading