Black Tulip is a multinational ensemble featuring Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano (the Netherlands), Mirja Lorenz, recorders (Germany), Phillip W. Serna, violas da gamba (US), and Joel Spears, lutes and theorbo (US). Interdisciplinary by nature, Black Tulip’s innovative outside-of-the-box programming immerses audiences in vivid and dynamic multi-media experiences. Black Tulip often combines dramatic cantatas and songs for solo voice and obbligato instruments with virtuosic instrumental works for recorders, viols, lutes and theorbo alongside history lectures incorporating projected artwork to depict the complex cultural lives of composers and their 17th- and 18th-century audiences. continue reading…
Upcoming Concerts
CHAMBER MUSIC ON THE FOX & RENDEZVOUS ARTS PRESENT BLACK TULIP‘S ‘COURT, CONVENT, & STAGE: Redefining the Early Modern Woman‘
Chamber Music on the Fox & Rendezvous Arts present Black Tulip‘s ‘Court, Convent & Stage: Redefining the Early Modern Woman,’ celebrating the exceptional artistry of Francesca Caccini, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Isabella Leonarda, Barbara Strozzi & others!
Chamber Music on the Fox
New England Congregational Church, Aurora, IL
Sunday, January 7, 2024 2:30PM
First Congregational Church of Dundee, West Dundee, IL
Monday, January 8, 2024 7:30PM
Rendezvous Arts
Dixon Stage Left, Dixon, IL
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 6:30PM
John & Nancy Hughes Theater, Edward F. Gorton Community Center, Lake Forest, IL
Friday, February 23, 2024 3:00PM
Artifact Events, Chicago, IL
Sunday, February 25, 2024 3:00PM