About Me: Magnificat is an ensemble of voices and instruments that specializes in music of the 17th century.
Favorite composers: Claudio Monteverdi, Heinrich Schütz, Marc-Antoine Charpentier, Dietrich Buxtehude, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, Francesca Caccini, Henry Purcell, Alessandro Grandi, Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Cavalli, Alessandro Stradella, Arcangelo Corelli, Giovanni Antonio Rugatti, Alessandro Scarlatti, Giovanni Rovetta, Biagio Marini, Dario Castello, Giovanni Gabrieli, Jacopo Peri.
Favorite piece of music: Well, this season, Francesca Caccini's La Liberazione di Ruggiero, Chiara Margarita Cozzolani's Messa a 4 and sevral motets, everything by Alessandro Grandi, and Claudio Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610)
Favorite artist: Catherine Webster, Jennifer Ellis Kampani, Laura Heimes, Jennifer Paulino, Kristen Dubenion-Smith, José Lemos, Christopher LeCluyse, Paul Elliott, Alan Bennett, Scott Whitaker, Daniel Hutchings, Peter Becker, Hugh Davies, Rob Diggins, Jolianne von Einem, David Wilson, Louise Carslake, Annette Bauer, John Dornenburg, David Tayler, Hanneke van Proosdij, Katherine Heater, The Whole Noyse, and The Carter Family Marionettes
Favorite recording: Chiara Margarita Cozzolani's Vespro della Beate Vergine and Messa Paschale
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Favorite pre/post concert hangout: Dominique's kitchen (at least after Berkeley shows!)
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Personal Website: magnificatbaroque.com
Favorite Websites: blog.magnificatbaroque.com
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	1: Monteverdi - Si dolce è'l tormento - Catherine Webster, soprano; David Tayler, theorbo