About

Sacred Monsters is a collaboration between soprano Kyle Leigh Carney and lutenist Cameron Welke dedicated to connecting the stories of the Renaissance and Baroque song repertoire with the lived experiences of their audiences today. The ensemble's name is derived from the 18th century term "monstre sacré," used by the French to describe those larger-than-life performers whose eccentricities fueled their performing lives and kept their audiences engaged in their work. Sacred Monsters take inspiration from the duality inherent to their name and aim to bring out both the sacred and the monstrous within Renaissance and Baroque music, inviting their audiences to enter with them into the sublime and grotesque world of 17th- and 18th-century music.

Music

Sample Program:

Sfogava con le stelle (Caccini)
Ohime chio cado (Monteverdi)
Voglio di vita (Monteverdi)
Si dolce e’l tormento (Monteverdi)

The peaceful western wind (Campion)
Fain would I wed (Campion)
Never weather-beaten Saile (Campion)

Can she excuse my wrongs (Dowland)
Flow my tears (Dowland)
Earl of Essex Galliard (Dowland)
Come again (Dowland)

Videos

Past groupmuses (3)

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  Sacred Monsters on Q St.

  Friday, Jun 21, 2019 7:00 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Shaw, Washington DC
  • Composers: Monteverdi, Caccini, Campion, Dowland
  • Instruments: Voice, lute/theorbo
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened almost 5 years ago

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  Sacred Monsters: Early Music for Voice and Plucked Instruments

  Sunday, Jun 16, 2019 7:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Glen, Baltimore
  • Composers: Caccini, Monteverdi, Campion, Dowland
  • Instruments: Voice and Lute/Theorbo
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened almost 5 years ago

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  Lisa's second groupmuse

  Saturday, Mar 30, 2019 7:30 PM EDT

  • Neighborhood: Petworth, Washington
  • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

  Happened about 5 years ago