Piffaro, The Renaissance Band
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www.piffaro.org Piffaro \'pif-fa-ro\ n [Italian, 16th c.] 1. a pipe 2. a wind instrument from the shawm family 3. the nation's finest Renaissance wind band.
Sometimes we still think about this moment🥹
We're so excited to welcome back Jonatan Alvarado (lute, guitar, vocalist), an internationally acclaimed early music specialist, to join us for our upcoming concert!
We have a fantastic team of guests for this one and we'll be sharing a little more about them this week.
Join us for the concert: piffaro.org/eagle-and-empire-music-of-colonial-mexico/
🎥 Torello Productions
04/16/2026
The music of colonial Mexico comes to us in pieces — preserved in cathedral archives and private collections, some of it inaccessible.
What we have tells a story of musical influence moving both ways, to some extent. While subservient to the Western musical forms and music-making taught to them, Indigenous musicians of Mexico still shaped those sounds into something very new, so that the breadth of what we call Renaissance music is not confined to Europe alone.
What remains is music made by real people navigating a complicated world: sacred works, dance-driven pieces, and local traditions. Join us this May 8-12 to hear it live!
🎟️ Grab your tickets: piffaro.org/eagle-and-empire-music-of-colonial-mexico/
One more day to stream! Catch Ferrara: Splendor of the Renaissance before it disappears 4/7 at 11:59 PM.✨
Stream the concert: piffaro.org/ferrara-splendor-of-the-renaissance/
We've got your weekend plans right here! Streaming for Ferrara: Splendor of the Renaissance starts today✨
Stream the full concert: piffaro.org/ferrara-splendor-of-the-renaissance/
Excerpt from Calami sonum ferentes, Cipriano de Rore (1515-1565)
🎥 Torello Productions
03/13/2026
We can't wait to see you all this weekend! 😍
Ferrara: Splendor of the Renaissance
Mar 13 — Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse
Mar 14 — Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
Mar 15 — Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington
Streaming Mar 27–Apr 9
🎟️Tickets: https://www.piffaro.org/ferrara-splendor-of-the-renaissance/
03/11/2026
So much music in Philly this weekend! 😍Thanks for the shoutout WRTI!
Piffaro evokes 15th-century Italy; Marc-André Hamelin plays Liszt This week's offerings on the classical concert scene promise something for every taste and every age.
Music like this once filled the court of Ferrara, where the d’Este family gathered some of the most exciting musicians of the Renaissance. In just a few days, we’ll bring that world to life again with shawms, sackbuts, dulcians, and recorders.
Ferrara: Splendor of the Renaissance
Mar 13 — Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse
Mar 14 — Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
Mar 15 — Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington
Streaming Mar 27–Apr 9
🎟️Tickets: https://www.piffaro.org/ferrara-splendor-of-the-renaissance/
03/03/2026
We are just two weeks out from Ferrara: Splendor of the Renaissance✨
Come in from the cold and warm up in one of our beautiful venues, and enjoy an evening of lush music, history, and reflection.
Mar 13, 7:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse
Mar 14, 7:30 PM – Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
Mar 15, 3:00 PM – Christ Church Christiana Hundred, Wilmington
Mar 27–Apr 9 | Streaming online
🔗piffaro.org/ferrara-splendor-of-the-renaissance/
03/02/2026
Our recent performance of Tools of the Trade will be featured on WWFM The Classical Network today, March 2 at 8 PM, with a rebroadcast on March 7 at 2 PM.
Settle in and listen from wherever you are.
If you enjoy what you hear, we would love to welcome you in person March 13-15, for our next concert.
Listen: wwfm.org
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