Calliope (Renaissance band)

Calliope
Calliope
Origin	New York City
Genres	Renaissance music, modern music
Labels	Nonesuch, Summit
Members	Lucy Bardo; Lawrence Benz; Allan Dean; Ben Harms;

Calliope is a New York City-based band which plays Renaissance music and modern music using early musical instruments, such as the sackbut, shawm, viol, and the hurdy-gurdy.[1]

Calliope won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975.[2][3] The band performed at the 1977 U.S. Presidential inauguration[4] 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,[5] 1982); Calliope Festival (Nonesuch, 1984); and Diversions (Summit, 1990). The band recorded Peter Schickele's composition Bestiary in 1984.

Members

Lucy Bardo – viola, vielle, rebec
Lawrence Benz – sackbut, lute, recorder, crumhorn
Allan Dean – cornetto, sackbut, recorder, crumhorn
Ben Harms – viol, pipe, tabor, recorder, crumhorn, percussion

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References

Page, Tim (15 November 1983). "Schickele's 'Bestiary' With Calliope Band". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
"Calliope To Offer Concert". Reading Eagle. 1977-07-31. p. 68. They won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975.
"The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation - Previous Winners". The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
Library of Congress recording record
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)

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[Page-1] Page, Tim (15 November 1983). "Schickele's 'Bestiary' With Calliope Band". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

[2] "Calliope To Offer Concert". Reading Eagle. 1977-07-31. p. 68. They won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975.

[3] "The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation - Previous Winners". The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Inc. Archived from the original on 11 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2014.

[4] Library of Congress recording record

[5] 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)