Wildwood Consort

Dieterich Buxtehude: Master of Lübeck

admin — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:34:58 +0000

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.

Monteverdi’s Selva Morale e Spirituale

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:15:39 +0000

Thanks to all who attended our Friday Jan. 25 Monteverdi concert. A review of the event is available here.

Claudio Monteverdi: Selva Morale e Spirituale

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:48:59 +0000

“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 & Clark College, January 2013

“It was a wonderful concert last night. There was a feeling of reaching back in time and witnessing the music as a person present in the 1600′s. What shined most was the art and agility of the all the singers and instrumentalists.”

Agnes Flanagan Chapel concert-goer, January 2013

Welcome to the website of Wildwood Consort!

admin — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 18:20:14 +0000

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 … Continue reading →

New Boësset video

admin — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:26:46 +0000

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.

Whence the name Wildwood Consort?

admin — Thu, 31 May 2012 22:55:27 +0000

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.

O’er the Hills and Far Away: Music of 18th Century Scotland

admin — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:55:40 +0000

“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

Louis-Nicolas Clérambault: Master of the Cantate Française

admin — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:46:38 +0000

“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 Portland was polished and engaging. These chamber musicians explored the intricacies of the French Baroque music of Clérambault with authority and charm in an intimate and collegial style. It was especially exciting to hear repertoire that is rarely performed.”

Michael Connolly, DMA, University of Portland, September 2011

To Pleasure! To Pastoral Delights!

admin — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:36:54 +0000

“We are floating on a beautiful cloud of sound! Thank you!

Stonehenge Studios concert-goer, April 2011

G.F. Handel: German Arias and Flute Sonatas

admin — Mon, 28 May 2012 00:27:53 +0000

“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 →