“Zefiro torna“, Claudio Monteverdi | TENET Vocal Artists

“Zefiro torna” by Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643) Claudio Monteverdi’s Madrigals of War and Love April 16, 2016 New York’s Society for Ethical Culture Jolle Greenleaf, soprano Molly Quinn, soprano Reginald Mobley, alto Aaron Sheehan, tenor Jason McStoots, tenor John Taylor Ward, bass Robert Mealy, violin Adriane Post, violin Erin Headley, gamba Doron David Sherwin, cornetto Kiri Tollaksen, cornetto Greg Ingles, trombone Erik Schmalz, trombone Mack Ramsey, trombone Paul O’Dette, theorbo Charlie Weaver, theorbo Hank Heijink, theorbo Maria Christina Cleary, harp Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord Translation: Zephir returns and fills the air with good scents, and warms the waters, and, whispering in the green branches, gets the flowers to dance in the meadow. Phillis and Chloris with a garland of flowers on their head, are singing love songs, while the sweet harmony echoes through the wo