Calliope (band) explained

Calliope
Origin:	New York City
Genre:	Renaissance music, modern music
Label:	Nonesuch, Summit
Current Members:	Lucy Bardo Lawrence Benz Allan Dean Ben Harms

Calliope is a New York City-based band which plays Renaissance music and modern music using early musical instruments, such as the sackbut, shawm, viol, and the hurdy-gurdy.^[1]

Calliope won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975.^{[2] [3]} The band performed at the 1977 U.S. Presidential inauguration^[4] and later contributed to the soundtrack for R O Blechman's 1978 PBS holiday special Simple Gifts.

The band released three albums: Calliope Dances: A Renaissance Revel (Nonesuch,^[5] 1982); Calliope Festival (Nonesuch, 1984); and Diversions (Summit, 1990). The band recorded Peter Schickele's composition Bestiary in 1984.

Members

• Lucy Bardo – viola, vielle, rebec
• Lawrence Benz – sackbut, lute, recorder, crumhorn
• Allan Dean – cornetto, sackbut, recorder, crumhorn
• Ben Harms – viol, pipe, tabor, recorder, crumhorn, percussion

Notes and References

1. Web site: Page. Tim. Schickele's 'Bestiary' With Calliope Band. The New York Times. 15 November 2017. 15 November 1983.
2. News: Calliope To Offer Concert. Reading Eagle. 1977-07-31. 68. "They won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975.".
3. Web site: The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation - Previous Winners. The Walter W. Naumburg Foundation, Inc. 17 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20111211185444/http://www.naumburg.org/previous-winners.php. 11 December 2011. dead.
4. http://lccn.loc.gov/98701355 Library of Congress recording record
5. News: Johnson. Lawrence B.. Classical Delights Bid For Holiday Green. The Milwaukee Sentinel. 1982-12-24. 17. "Digital stereo sound provides Calliope with a rewarding balance between spaciousness and detail (Nonesuch)".