Arcadia Players - New England's Period Instrument Ensemble
Arcadia Players embraces
historical performance practice to illuminate and invigorate the great Western heritage of vocal and instrumental music. |
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Charpentier's Midnight Mass for Christmas
Saturday, December 16, 2023, 7:30pm Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA Arcadia Players and Cantabile Vocal Ensemble, Andrew Arceci, director Soloists: Hailey Fuqua, soprano Jennifer Ashe, soprano Christina English, mezzo-soprano Zachary Fisher, tenor Giovanni Spanu, baritone Marc-Antoine Charpentier was one of the most important composers of the French Baroque. His glorious Messe de minuit pour Noël from 1694 is based on traditional French carols and makes for a joyous holiday celebration. Special guest performers: the Amherst Regional High School Chorale, Todd Fruth conducting, singing seasonal music. Arcadia Players announces Artistic Director’s Departure in Spring 2024
Arcadia Players announces the departure of Artistic Director Andrew Arceci at the end of the coming 2023-2024 concert season. Mr. Arceci’s departure comes as his commitments in Europe have increased considerably over the past few years. He is performing more and more frequently abroad, and his family is now based in Italy. Given these changes, Arceci and the Arcadia Players Board have agreed that the long-term relationship they had hoped to establish is not sustainable. However, the Board is very pleased that he will be directing the upcoming 2023-2024 season, which will offer 5 concerts, including a special summer program in August and a holiday celebration in December. Details will be announced soon. Andrew Arceci came to Arcadia Players after an extensive search launched shortly before the pandemic. A multi-instrumentalist who has performed on viol, violone, and bass throughout North America, Europe, and Asia, Andrew also directs the Winchendon Music Festival in Winchendon, Massachusetts. His first Arcadia Players season included well-received inaugural concerts in April and October of 2022, along with last December’s engaging Messiah. The Arcadia Players Board thanks Andrew for his work on behalf of the organization and wishes him well. 
Artistic Director Andrew Arceci
Andrew Arceci is a well-known performer, teacher, composer, and scholar who has appeared with Arcadia Players playing viola da gamba, violone, and double bass. He holds degrees from the Peabody Conservatory, The Juilliard School, and the University of Oxford. He directed the Collegium Musicum at Wellesley College from 2015-2020, and since 2016, has led the Winchendon Music Festival in Winchendon, Massachusetts. He succeeds Ian Watson, who led Arcadia Players for 15 years, departing after the 2018 concert season. 
We’re sad to announce the passing of our friend, colleague and long-time Arcadia Players board member, Arthur F. Kinney.
A world-renowned scholar, editor, author and pedagogue, Arthur taught at UMass Amherst for 50 years and in 1998 established the Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies which now bears his name. From the beginning he envisioned the Center as a gathering place filled with music, dance and gardens as well as books and scholarly talks. To that end, he partnered with our founder Margaret Irwin-Brandon for Arcadia Players to be the 'Artists in Residence" at the Center, where over the years we have co-presented musical programs (Meg played at the Center several times, and kept her virginal there for spontaneous concerts) and have also taken advantage of the beautiful facility for Board meetings. When Arthur became frail in recent years, he opened his home to us for meetings so that he could still take part in our work, and he insisted on attending Arcadia Players concerts even though confined to a wheelchair. He was a loyal and generous member of the Arcadia Players family, and we will miss his creativity, his wit, and his presence in our midst. Arcadia Players mourns the passing of distinguished American artist Robert Cumming, who died on December 16th in California from the effects of Parkinson’s Disease. A close friend of Arcadia Players’ founding Artistic Director Margaret Irwin-Brandon, Robert created the Arcadia Players tree logo and designed the organization’s sandwich board, early posters, stationery, and publicity materials, as well as photographing Arcadia concerts and events. The recipient of numerous awards and the subject of one-man shows at some of America’s most distinguished art museums, Robert created work that will endure as a testament to his genius as a sculptor, painter, photographer, and printmaker. We remember, with affection and thanks, his long-time support as a good friend of Arcadia Players.
https://www.palmspringslife.com/robert-cumming-artist/ Click Here for a Message from the PresidentArcadia Players is being as careful as possible during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Arcadia Players’ 2023-2024 concert season is made possible through the support of our patrons and donors,
by our media sponsor New England Public Media, and by the Cultural Councils of Amherst, Hadley, Northampton, and South Hadley,
local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Arcadia Players is Ensemble-in-Residence at the Arthur F. Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies.
by our media sponsor New England Public Media, and by the Cultural Councils of Amherst, Hadley, Northampton, and South Hadley,
local agencies supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Arcadia Players is Ensemble-in-Residence at the Arthur F. Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies.
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Arcadia Players
New England's Period Instrument Ensemble
160 Main St. Suite 27
Northampton, MA 01060
413 586-8742 (413 58-MUSIC)
New England's Period Instrument Ensemble
160 Main St. Suite 27
Northampton, MA 01060
413 586-8742 (413 58-MUSIC)
