Past Events

The Fayrfax Ensemble presented their annual Christmas concert, In dulci jubilo, on Friday, December 7, 2007, at Grace Episcopal Church. The concert included works for up to six voices and featured the Trinity Recorder Consort.

The Fayrfax Ensemble presented Smoky Speculation on Sunday, May 6, 2007, at Grace Episcopal Church. The concert featured sacred and secular music by Machaut, Ciconia, Dufay, Solage, and Palestrina.

The Fayrfax Ensemble's Christmas program for 2006, O magnum mysterium, was held Friday, December 1, at Grace Episcopal Church in Madison.

Nowell!, the Fayrfax Ensemble’s Christmas program for 2005 was held Friday, December 2, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Madison.

As part of Covenant Presbyterian Church's organ recital series, The Fayrfax Ensemble presented War and Peace on April 24, 2005. The group was joined by organists Jean Boehler and Douglas McNeel in works by Byrd, Janequin, Alain, Vierne, and others.

In December 2004, the group gave two performances of Nova!, an evening of Advent and Christmas music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Works included 15th-century English carols, Catalan music from the 16th century, and motets by Byrd and Hassler.

In the spring of 2004, The Fayrfax Ensemble presented The Contenance Angloise/The English Countenance,” featuring English composers of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, including John Dunstable, Walter Frye, William Byrd, and Robert Fayrfax. Special guest artist: Jean Boehler, organist.

April 25, 2004
St. James Catholic Church, 1128 St. James Court, Madison, WI.

In December 2003, the Fayrfax Ensemble performed Gaudete!, an evening of Advent and Christmas music from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Works included 15th-century English carols, Catalan music from the 16th century, and motets by Josquin and Victoria.

December 5, 2003
Grace Episcopal Church, 116 W. Washington Ave., Madison, WI.

The ensemble’s first public performance was Love Songs of the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.”

October 10, 2003
Noon Musicale
First Unitarian Meeting House, 900 University Bay Drive, Madison, WI.