Relic’s newly-curated program, “The Blood of the Rose,” celebrates the rich tradition of Baroque music in 1700s Latin America through an instrumental adaptation of the Venus and Adonis myth.

The Helicon Ensemble | Arcangelo Corelli stands among the most revered figures of the Baroque era. Praised by contemporaries as Orpheus of his age, his legacy shines through this program, which traces his profound influence across Europe.

Música Antiqua Latina, based in Rome, makes its American debut in this concert celebrating the so-called Renaissance quartier in Rome inspired by naturalized Italo-Hispanic artists in Renaissance and Baroque Italy.

ModernMedieval Voices, led by Dr. Jacqueline Horner-Kwiatek (formerly of the world-renowned Anonymous 4), offers this program which features settings of Latin Marian texts as well as selections from the Cantigas de Santa Maria.

Música Temprana makes their long-awaited return to Music Before 1800 in an evening celebrating the diversity of Baroque song throughout Latin America.

The Boston Camerata | Using King Alfonso's magnificent collection of songs to the Virgin Mary as its central element, the Camerata weaves Jewish and Islamic elements around the Christian songs.

Juilliard415 | The orchestra as we know it was an invention of the Baroque. The effect of a large group of instrumentalists doing precisely the same thing at the same time was so striking that many contemporaries commented on its sumptuous and dramatic sound.

Paul O’Dette | Our season closes with music from the sensational, late Renaissance manuscripts recently discovered in Pesaro.