"MUSICK FOR SEVERALL FRIENDS: Locke's London"
Matthew Locke was thorny, unpredictable, and obsessed with beauty. So is his music. Wayward Sisters dives into the instrumental music of one of the seventeenth century's genuine mavericks, a man who believed so profoundly in what he thought was right that he dueled -in person and on paper- for most of his life. Along the way we brush up against the music of Locke's more cheerful contemporaries before returning to dwell on the quicksilver shifts and shimmering textures of the master.
About Wayward Sisters:
Wayward Sisters is Beth Wenstrom (baroque violin), Anne Timberlake (recorders), Anna Steinhoff (baroque cello), and John Lenti (theorbo and guitar). In 2011, Wayward Sisters won the Early Music America/Naxos recording competition, and will record their debut CD with Naxos during the 2011-2012 season. Critics have praised Wayward Sisters' "imaginative program and alert, stylish performances," as well as the group's "polished and spirited playing and well-balanced ensemble" (Chicago Classical Review).
Since debuting in 2009, Wayward Sisters has excited and inspired audiences across the United States, including appearing as Emerging Artists on the Newberry Consort's 2010-2011 concert season. Members of Wayward Sisters have studied historical performance at Oberlin Conservatory, Indiana University, and The Juilliard School.
The name "Wayward Sisters" refers not only to Henry Purcell's vivid conjuring of Shakespeare's witches, but to the group members' scattered lives and continuing commitment to making music together.
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