Harmonia Early Music
A look at three settings of the Venus and Adonis story by composers Henry Desmarest, John Blow, and Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco.
Photo: Cornelis van Haarlem
An early 17th-century painting of Venus and Adonis by Cornelis van Haarlem (Musée des Beaux-Arts).
This week’s edition features three settings of the Venus and Adonis story by composers Henry Desmarest (Naïve), John Blow (HMC), and Tomás de Torrejón y Velasco (K617).
Bernard Gordillo was born in Managua, Nicaragua, and raised in New Orleans. He holds degrees from Centenary College of Louisiana, the Early Music Institute at Indiana University, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London). Bernard also writes and hosts the Harmonia Early Music Podcast.
Angela Mariani, a early music performer and scholar who has hosted Harmonia Early Music since 1991. Learn more »
Janelle Davis is an early music performer and co-host of the weekly Harmonia Early Music Podcast. Learn more »
Wendy Gillespie is a music professor at IU and co-host of the weekly Harmonia Early Music Podcast. Learn more »
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