PROGRAM
Phantasm
Viol Victorious: In its heyday, the viol's wide familiarity and affecting voice-like timbres captivated generations of composers and performers. This week on Saint Paul Sunday, Phantasm, the extraordinary viol quartet from England, draws from this broad yet often-overlooked tradition a stirring program of airs, fancies, and fantasies—music as beguiling today as it was four centuries ago.
MUSIC PLAYED IN THE PROGRAM
- John Jenkins: Fantasy No. 2
- John Jenkins: "An Ayre"
- John Jenkins: "An Almaine"
- John Jenkins: Fantasy No. 3
- Orlando Gibbons: "Pavan for Lord Salisbury"
- Orlando Gibbons: "Peascod Time"
- Richard Mico: Fancy No. 14
- Richard Mico: Fancy No. 18
- Henry Purcell: Fantazia 4
- Henry Purcell: Fantazia 12
- Henry Purcell: Fantazia 5
MIXED COMPANY
POSTED BY CHRIS DANFORTH ON OCTOBER 15, 2006
Fall Phantasy
As a member of the Saint Paul Sunday staff, I have the delightful task of auditioning the week's show before it's broadcast. This week's undertaking was to attend to a Phastasm. As the temperature dropped and the leaves changed color, I found myself thinking of the 70's horror film by the same name, now a cult classic. Having never heard the ensemble Phantasm's music before, I wondered if I was in for a scary ghost tale from our resident bard, Bill McGlaughlin. I powered up my CD player and put on my headphones prepared for anything. It was a splendid listening experience—more like a soundtrack to the French film Tous les matins du monde than a horror movie. (more)
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Artist profile: Phantasm
