Acclaimed Ensemble Chaconne to Perform Music of Shakespeare's Plays in New York and New Jersey

BOSTON - Oct. 1, 2016 - PRLog -- The illustrious Ensemble Chaconne (Peter H. Bloom, renaissance flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, renaissance lute) with Burcu Gulec, mezzo-soprano, performs music from Shakespeare plays as part of the worldwide celebration in 2016, marking the 400^th anniversary of Shakespeare's death.  Ensemble Chaconne will offer its acclaimed concert, Measure for Measure: The Music of Shakespeare's Plays October 5, 2016 at 8:00 pm at Drew University in Madison NJ; and October 6, 2016 at 7:30 pm at LeMoyne College in Syracuse NY.

Ensemble Chaconne's Music of Shakespeare's Plays has been called "the perfect Elizabethan evening" (The Portland Press Herald).  The concert offers a fascinating mix of love songs, comic antics, madness, and tragedy, with selections from As You Like It, Henry V, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and other plays (music by Robert Johnson, Thomas Morley, William Corkine, and other composers of Shakespeare's times).  Ensemble Chaconne concertizes internationally and has been hailed for "vitality and character…style and verve" (MusicWeb International).

The group's CD, Measure for Measure: The Music of Shakespeare's Plays (Americas Musicworks label) has been called "a must have" (Alabama Public Radio), "impressive" (Early Music, UK) and "a rich musical experience" (The Concord Monitor).  Learn more at     http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ensemblechaconne

Founded in 1985 and now celebrating its 31st season, Ensemble Chaconne concertizes widely, with tours in England, Ontario and across the United States. The group has performed at the National Gallery in London, the Edison Theatre in St. Louis, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Florida, the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, the Royal Shakespeare Company's residency at Davidson College, Jordan Hall in Boston, the National Meeting of the Shakespeare Association of America, and other venues.   Read more about Ensemble Chaconne here:   http://www.americasmusicworks.com/ensemble-chaconne.html

Among the many selections in Measure for Measure: The Music of Shakespeare's Plays are "The Willow Song" sung by Desdemona in Othello; "It Was a Lover and His Lasse" (As You Like It); "O Mistress Mine" (Twelfth Night); "Hark, Hark! The Lark" (Cymbeline); "Take O Take Those Lips Away" (Measure for Measure); "Full Fathom Five" (The Tempest), "Go from My Window" from Ophelia's mad scene in Hamlet; and "Greensleeves," the famous ballad tune (quoted in The Merry Wives of Windsor).

Ensemble Chaconne is managed exclusively by Americas Musicworks, Rebecca DeLamotte, Managing Director, telephone:  617-776-8778. Email: delamotte-amw at comcast dot net or visit americasmusicworks dot com