Sunday, November 22, 2026
7:00 PM
On WCRB In Concert with the Boston Early Music Festival, the American chamber ensemble ACRONYM and the Canadian early music group Constantinople showcase the music of J.S. Bach, Omar Khayyam, and the Holy Roman Empire.
ACRONYM
Edwin Huizinga, violin
Adriane Post, violin
Johanna Novom, violin
Chloe Fedor & Beth Wenstrom, violin & viola
Cynthia Black, viola
Loren Ludwig, viola da gamba
Kivie Cahn-Lipman, viola da gamba & lirone
Paul Dwyer, violoncello
Doug Balliett, violone
Daniel Swenberg, theorbo & Baroque guitar
Elliot Figg, harpsichord & organ
Constantinople
Kiya Tabassian, setar, voice & director
Didem Basar, kanun
Neva Özgen, kemenche
Tineke Steenbrink, organ
Johanna Rose, viola da gamba
Tanya LaPerrière, Baroque violin & viola d’amore
Michel Angers, theorbo
Patrick Graham, percussion
Antonio BERTALI Sonata a8 in A minor
Giovanni PRIULI Canzona a8 in E minor
J.S. BACH Ach, dass nicht die letzte Stunde, BWV 439
Omar KHAYAM Hengame sabouh ey saname farokh pey, RK 178
Giovanni VALENTINI Sonata a5 in G minor
BERTALI Sonata a6 in E minor
BACH Bist du bei mir’, BWV 508
BACH Warum betrübst du dich, BWV 516
KHAYAM Robaiyat-e Khayam: Asrare azal ra na to daniyo na man
Holy Roman Emperor LEOPOLD I Ciacona di S.M.C. in G major
Johann Heinrich SCHMELZER Sonata a5 in D minor
BACH Selig Ist Der Mann, BWV 57: Ich ende behende
KHAYAM Robaiyat-e Khayam: Yaran-e movafegh hame az dast shodand, RK 95
BACH Ich lege mich in diese Wunden
BACH Wie freudig ist mein Herz
ANONYMOUS [Balletti] a9 in F major (modern premiere)
Heinrich Franz BIBER The Battle of Vienna in G minor (arr. Andreas Anton Schmelzer)
ANONYMOUS Sonata Jucunda a5 in D minor
This broadcast was recorded in two-parts on June 9th and 13th, 2025, at NEC's Jordan Hall and Emmanuel Church respectively.
Learn about upcoming collaborations between ACRONYM and the Boston Early Music Festival.