Friday, June 5, 7 PM (Tickets)
Sunday, June 7, 7 PM (Tickets)
On-Demand Video Recording (Tickets)
If you cannot attend our concerts in person, we invite you to enjoy viewing later at your convenience. The June 7 concert will be recorded in high quality for on-demand viewing after the concert. Patreon subscribers and virtual ticket holders will receive a link to the recording, which will be available about a week after the concert.
Concert Program | Texts and Translations
As the final program in Tactus SF's Tenth Anniversary season, the Bay Area choir presents secular songs ranging from pastoral madrigals to earthy warnings about the dangers of love, from John Dowland's sweet and bluesy love songs to Josquin's chirpy homage to the cricket who "sings just for the love of it."
Like the songs of the mythic singer Orpheus, these are songs about love, beauty, nature, and the struggles of human life. Included are madrigals in Italian, settings of popular songs in Spanish and German, and English songs by Dowland—the quadricentennial of whose death is being commemorated in 2026 across the world.
The hour-long program, conducted by Music Director Sven Edward Olbash, features a cappella performances by the full 21-voice choir as well as small-group renditions. Both performances are part of the fringe offerings at the San Francisco Early Music Society's biennial Berkeley Early Music Festival and Exhibition.
Reserve your tickets now at Eventbrite for Tactus SF's "Orpheus with his Lute." And join us afterward for a reception to meet the singers!