William Simms – Past Concerts
William Simms is an active performer of early music. Equally adept on lute, theorbo, and baroque guitar, he appears regularly with Apollo's Fire, The Bach Sinfonia, The Washington Bach Consort, Ensemble Vermillian, and Harmonious Blacksmith. 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. 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.
Peabody Renaissance Ensemble: The Secret Music at Tordesillas; Music for Joan the Mad
For Mark Cudek's last concerts as director of the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble the group will present "The Secret Music at Tordesillas; Mus…
Free
Peabody Renaissance Ensemble: The Secret Music at Tordesillas; Music for Joan the Mad
For Mark Cudek's last concerts as director of the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble the group will present "The Secret Music at Tordesillas; Mus…
Free
Winchendon Music Festival: Hideki Yamaya & William Simms, Renaissance lutes
Thomas Robinson — Selected works
John Dowland — Selected works
John Danyel — Selected works
Free
- Newer events
- Older events