The Village Early Music Ensemble is a group of men and women singers plus recorders led by Marketa Ebert. Our music comes from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance, a time when people not only sang and played instruments to amuse themselves (this being the time before radio, TV, or YouTube), but who also wrote a lot of their own music.
The singers meet the every Thursday of the month at 2:00 pm (the rehearsal location varies). For more information or if you are interested in joining us, please contact Marketa Ebert. Contact Marketa at earlymusic@riderwoodlife.com.
Our Next Concerts
- Thursday June 18 at 7:30pm
- Saturday, June 20 at 3pm
Recordings of Previous Concerts
- In Sweet Rejoicing – January 8, 2026
- Renaissance Revels – June 26, 2025
- A Feast of Holiday Music – December 28, 2024
- Madrigal Madness! Songs of Happiness and Heartbreak – July 11, 2024
- Meet the Village Early Music Ensemble (Promo July 2024)
- Wassail – A Twelfth Night Celebration – January 18, 2024
- Grand Tour of Renaissance Europe – July 6, 2023
- Noel: A Feast of Holiday Music – January, 2023.
- Village Early Music Ensemble Summer 2022 concert: All In a Garden Green: Concert of festive Renaissance music July 6, 2022
- Village Early Music Ensemble Winter 2021-2022 concert “Star in the East: A Twelfth Night Concert” – February 19. 2022
- Village Early Music Ensemble Winter Concert – January 10, 2020
- Village Early Music Ensemble Summer Concert – January 9, 2019
- Marketa Ebert’s YouTube channel with all the Village Early Music Ensemble videos.
Village Early Music Ensemble
Sopranos: Melanie Abercrombie, Ruth Andrasco, Maud Clarke, Alice Drew, Colleen Hope, Patti Iglarsh, Mary Kay Johnsen, Lise Nau, Beverly McGaughy, Kathy Simmonse
Altos: Harriet Breslow, Susan Damme, Mary Anne Espenshade, Vicky Harden, Jane Larrick, Jo Paoletti, Claudia Tornblom, Janina Traxler, Andrea Twomey, Mina Wuchenich, Elaine Wunderlich
Tenors: Aref Dajani, Jim Paoletti, Drew Riggs, Eric Schwartz, Daniel Sober
Basses: Peter Asche, Jerry Breslow, Roger Chen, David Goldberger, Alan Mayers
Recorders: David Ebert, Marketa Ebert, Anne Erickson, Mary Anne Espenshade, Margie Odle, Eric Schwartz, Marge Weissberg
Guitar and bass violin: Allen Minton
Altos: Harriet Breslow, Susan Damme, Mary Anne Espenshade, Vicky Harden, Jane Larrick, Jo Paoletti, Claudia Tornblom, Janina Traxler, Andrea Twomey, Mina Wuchenich, Elaine Wunderlich
Tenors: Aref Dajani, Jim Paoletti, Drew Riggs, Eric Schwartz, Daniel Sober
Basses: Peter Asche, Jerry Breslow, Roger Chen, David Goldberger, Alan Mayers
Recorders: David Ebert, Marketa Ebert, Anne Erickson, Mary Anne Espenshade, Margie Odle, Eric Schwartz, Marge Weissberg
Guitar and bass violin: Allen Minton
Keyboards and theorbo: Peter Asche
Percussion: Eric Schwartz
Violin: Lise Nau
If you are interested in joining the Village Early Music Ensemble or have questions, please send email to earlymusic@riderwoodlife.com.