Various Composers - A Passing Fancy (Sonnambula)

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1. Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre - Céphale et Procris: Overture
2. Richard Dering - Fantasias for 5 Viols: No. 6, VdGS No. 2
3. Salomone Rossi - Sinfonie et gagliarde, Libro 1: No. 25, Gagliarda detta La Norsina
4. Leonora Duarte - Sinfonia No. 5 in D Minor
5. Alfonso Ferrabosco - In Nomine à 5, VdGS No. 1
6. Salomone Rossi - Sinfonie et gagliarde, Libro 1: No. 24, Sinfonia a 5
7. William Byrd - The Bells, BK 38
8. Salomone Rossi - Elohim Hashivenu (Psalm 80)
9. Leonora Duarte - Sinfonia No. 4 in. G Minor
10. William Byrd - My Lady Nevell’s Ground, BK 57
11. Richard Dering - Fantasias for 5 Viols: No. 4, VdGS No. 1
12. Leonora Duarte - Sinfonia No. 7 in D Minor (Keyboard Transcription by James Kennerley)
13. Salomone Rossi - Varie sonate, sinfonie, gagliarde, brandi, e corrente, Libro 4: Sonata No. 11 detta La Scatola
14. Enric De Paris - Mi querer tanto vos quiere

Sonnambula

    Jude Ziliak, violin

    Toma Iliev, violin

    Elizabeth Weinfield, tenor viol & direction

    Amy Domingues, tenor viol

    Matt Zucker, bass viol

    James Kennerley, harpsichord & tenor

Date: 2025

Label: AVIE Records

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Beauty in a Moment of Chaos is the AVIE debut of Sonnambula, a New York City-based early music ensemble. The album explores how artistic beauty thrived amid the upheaval of 16th- and 17th-century Europe, when many composers concealed their identities for social, religious, or political reasons. Blending northern and southern European styles, the program features works by figures such as William Byrd, Richard Dering, Leonora Duarte, Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Alfonso Ferrabosco the elder, and Salomone Rossi—artists whose diverse backgrounds and experiences reflect resilience and creativity in an age of disruption and transformation.

Sonnambula is a New York–based, historically informed ensemble centered on the lush sound of the viol, praised by The New Yorker as “remarkable” and “superb.” Known for reviving forgotten early music, the group has performed at major venues including Alice Tully Hall, The Frick Collection, and the Indianapolis Early Music Festival. As Ensemble in Residence at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2018–2019), they created site-specific programs at The Cloisters. Their acclaimed debut album features the complete works of 17th-century composer Leonora Duarte. Deeply committed to education, Sonnambula conducts masterclasses, lectures, and collaborations with institutions like Princeton University and The Hispanic Society of America.

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