Chamber Recital: Margaret Carpenter Haigh and William Simms

Sunday, November 6, 2022

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The Sunday Recital Series is free and open to the public. Usually starting at approximately 5:15pm, it follows the 4pm service on most Sundays during the academic term. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited during the performance.

Today we welcome Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano, with William Simms playing theorbo and lute.

In darkness let me dwell	John Dowland (1563-1626)
Fantasia P6	John Dowland (1563-1626)
Come, heavy sleep	John Dowland (1563-1626)
Nor com’st thou yet (Hero’s Lament to Leander)	Nicholas Lanier (1588-1666)
Lagrime mie	Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677)
Passacaglia from Libro Quarto d’Intavolatura di chitarrone	Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger (c. 1580-1651)
Lamento di Zaida moro	Luigi Rossi (c. 1597-1653)
Corrente IV from Intavolatura di liuto e di chitarrone	Alessandro Piccinini (1566-1638)
Voglio di vita uscir	Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)

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About the Artists

Margaret Carpenter Haigh

Praised as “fiery, wild, and dangerous” (Classical Voice North Carolina) with “a talent for character portrayal” (Chicago Classical Review), soprano Margaret Carpenter Haigh captivates audiences with her “flawless intonation” and “perfect vocalism” (CNVC). Recent solo highlights include the American premiere of Huang Ruo’s 12-voice work of vocal-theatre and puppetry Book of Mountains & Seas; Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with the choirs of Trinity Wall Street and Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue; and performances and a recording of Handel’s Israel in Egypt with GRAMMY©-winning Apollo’s Fire. Past engagements of note include Bach’s Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen with Arizona MusicFest; a newly choreographed ballet performance of Del Tredici’s virtuosic and whimsical masterwork An Alice Symphony with Portland Symphony and Ballet in Maine; performing Couperin’s Leçons de Ténèbres in the Easter at King’s Concert Series in King’s College Chapel, Cambridge; and tours to Israel, Germany, and France under the baton of Timothy Brown with University of Cambridge choirs.

A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Margaret holds degrees from Case Western Reserve University; University of Cambridge, where she was a Gates Cambridge Scholar; and University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Recent scholarship includes work on physical gesture in the madrigal repertory of the concerto delle donne in late sixteenth-century Ferrara. Margaret is an avid knitter, yogi, runner, and hiker, and she enjoys experimental cooking and mixing craft cocktails with her husband Nicolas and beloved kitties, who gladly participate when allowed. She is a member of The Choir of Trinity Wall Street. More at www.margaretcarpenterhaigh.com.

William Simms

William is an active performer of early music. Equally adept on lute, theorbo, and baroque guitar, he appears regularly with Apollo’s Fire, The Washington Bach Consort, Ensemble Vermillian, IndyBaroque, The Thirteen, and Three Notch’d Road. He has performed numerous operas, cantatas, and oratorios with such ensembles as The Washington National Opera, The Cleveland Opera, Opera Lafayette, and American Opera Theatre. Venues include The National Cathedral, The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, The Library of Congress, The Corcoran Gallery, The Kennedy Center and The Barns at Wolftrap. He has toured and recorded with The Baltimore Consort as well as with Apollo’s Fire. He performed on the GRAMMY©-winning Songs of Orpheus with Apollo’s Fire and Karim Sulayman. His recording with Ronn McFarlane, Two Lutes, was the CD pick of the week on WETA in Washington DC in 2012. Mr. Simms received a Bachelor of Music from The College of Wooster and a Master of Music from Peabody Conservatory. He serves on the faculties of Mount St. Mary’s University and Hood College, and is the founder and director of the Hood College Early Music Ensemble. He has recorded for the Dorian, Centaur, Naxos and Eclectra labels.

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Chamber Recital: Margaret Carpenter Haigh and William Simms

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