Calliope (Renaissance band)

Calliope is a New York City-based band which plays Renaissance music and modern music using early music instruments.

Calliope won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975.^[1][2] The band performed at the 1977 U.S. Presidential inauguration^[3] 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 Records,^[4] 1982); Calliope Festival (Nonesuch Records, 1984); and Diversions (Summit Records, 1990). The band recorded Peter Schickele's composition Bestiary in 1984

Members:

• Lucy Bardo, viola, vielle, rebec;
• Lawrence Benz, sackbut, lute, recorders, krummhorn;
• Allan Dean, cornetto, sackbut, recorders, krummhorn;
• Ben Harms, percussion, viol, recorders, krummhorn, pipe, tabor

References

1. "Calliope To Offer Concert". Reading Eagle. 1977-07-31. p. 68. They won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975.
2. "The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation - Previous Winners". The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Inc. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
3. Library of Congress recording record
4. 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 79039)