NEW DATE: 7HB has rescheduled the date of this concert for Sunday, February 2, 2025 (original date: February 9). Our start time will remain at 3:00 pm.

7HB continues their 2024-2025 season with “The Four Elements: Water.” Explore the movement and mystery of life-giving water through music: gently rolling rivers, tempestuous storms at sea, icy realms, and flowing tears of both joy and sadness.  

This concert will feature solos and arias by mezzo-soprano Matilda Smolij, cellist Dr. Joshua Bermudez, and violinist Lindsey Tootle.

STUFF YOU NEED TO KNOW

When: Sunday, February 2, 2025, 3:00 pm

Where: St. Gertrude Church, 6543 Miami Avenue, Madeira, Ohio 45243

Details:

• This concert is free and open to the public; donations are strongly encouraged and graciously accepted as we rely on donations to continue our operations!

• CHARITY DONATION: Approximately 30% of concert proceeds will be donated to the Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation.

• PARKING: The church has ample and free parking, and the sanctuary is handicap accessible.

• GUIDELINES: Wear whatever you like, from your favorite sweats to your Sunday best! Please, no flash photography. As it is cold and flu season, we ask that you please stay home if you are coughing or feeling unwell.

Running time: Plan for two hours in and out of the doors.

PROGRAM (order/selections subject to change):

Galuppi: Concerto a Quattro in G Minor

Arne: “Thou Soft Flowing Avon”

Caldara: Trio Sonata in E Minor, Op. 1, No. 5

Paxton: Cello Sonata No. 4 - with Dr. Joshua Bermudez, Baroque cello

Arne: “Fresh and Strong the Breeze is Blowing”

Hayes: “As Sapho cross’d the dang-rous Sea”

Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in E-flat Major, Op. 8 No. 5 (RV 253), “Tempesta di Mare” - with Lindsey Tootle, Baroque violin

7HB commences their 2024-2025 season with “The Four Elements: Earth.” Join us for music which evokes pastoral landscapes, warm hearths and windows, swirling leaves, and the repose and stillness which autumn brings. This concert will also feature a lute concerto written by our friend and frequent collaborator Chris Wilke!

CHARITY DONATION:

For this concert, 7HB has chosen to support the Appalachian Helene Response Fund which is providing relief to victims of Hurricane Helene throughout the Appalachian region. 30% of total concert proceeds will be forwarded to the repsonse fund.

STUFF YOU NEED TO KNOW:

When: Sunday, November 17, 2024, 3:00 pm

Where: First Lutheran Church, 1208 Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Details: This venue is the same as our 2023 Spring concert; this concert will take place in the upstairs Gallery and feature the church's stained glass artwork glowing at sundown. Climbing a wide, one-story flight of stairs to access the Gallery will be required. 7HB and church staff will be present for anyone needing assistance.

This concert is free and open to the public; donations are strongly encouraged and graciously accepted.

Ample nearby street and garage parking is available. No major events are scheduled downtown for this date. Full parking info can be found here on the church’s website: https://www.firstlutherancincy.org/directions-and-parking

Wear whatever you like, from your favorite sweats to your Sunday best! Please, no flash photography. Concert running time is estimated at 1.5 hrs; plan for 2 hours total including arriving and post-concert celebration!

PROGRAM

Michel Corrette: Concert Comique No. 25 in G minor

Georg Frideric Handel: Cantate "Figlio d'alte Speranza"

Trad. Appalachian/Strength in Numbers, arr. Lindsey Tootle: "One Winter's Night" (special programming to honor the victims of Hurricane Helene)

John Dowland: "In Darkness Let Me Dwell”

Chris Wilke: Lute Concerto, featuring 7HB’s Chris Wilke!

Don’t miss 7HB’s sizzling season finale “Summer: Four Seasons with Seven Hills” featuring Baroque violinist Parastoo Heidarinejad soloing Vivaldi’s Summer concerto from The Four Seasons!

The feather in our cap for the season will be a performance of Bach’s quadruple harpsichord concerto in A Minor (an arrangement of a four-violin concerto by Vivaldi) performed by our artistic director Dr. Michael Delfin and guest harpsichordists Anastasia Chin, Andrew Nash, and Micaela Schmitz!

DETAILS

When & Where: Sunday, July 14, 2024, 4:00 PM | Trinity Episcopal Church, 326 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 41011

Details: This concert is free and open to the public; donations are encouraged and graciously accepted. 30% of concert proceeds will be donated to a local charity, to be announced shortly. Instructions for parking, arriving, and other concert info will be sent out via email newsletter and on our social media ahead of our concert. Wear whatever you like, from your favorite sweats to your Sunday best! Please, no flash photography.

Running time: We estimate one hour and thirty minutes, including intermission.

PROGRAM:

Johann Adolph Hasse: Symphony in G Minor

J.S. Bach: Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C Major, BWV 1061

Vivaldi: Summer from The Four Seasons - with Parastoo Heidarinejad, Baroque violin

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James Oswald: selections from A Curious Collection of Scots Tunes

J.S. Bach: Concerto for Four Harpsichords in A Minor, BWV 1065 - with Anastasia Chin, Dr. Michael Delfin, Andrew Nash, and Micaela Schmitz, harpsichords

NOTE: This concert was originally scheduled for April 14, 2024. It has been moved to May 19, 2024, at 6:00 pm.

Celebrate the arrival of warmer weather and longer days with 7HB and guest soloist Miranda Zirnbauer as we offer our third of four Four Seasons with Seven Hills installments, featuring Spring from Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons - one of the most beloved and widely recognized pieces of classical music!

We'll be guests of First Lutheran Church Cincinnati, performing in the sunny gallery on church grounds. Our later start time will allow for a golden-hour concert, sure to be a magical experience for all. There will be a reception and refreshments provided.

DETAILS

When: Sunday, May 19, 2024, 6:00 pm

Where: First Lutheran Church, 1208 Race Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202.

Running time: We estimate one hour and thirty minutes, including intermission.

Details: This concert is in the OTR neighborhood; information about easy parking and access to the building will be provided in the days leading up to the concert. This concert is free and open to the public; donations are encouraged and graciously accepted. Up to 30% of concert proceeds will be donated to a local charity, to be announced soon. Wear whatever you like, from your favorite sweats to your Sunday best! Please, no talking, flash photography, or phone use during the concert.

PROGRAM (*subject to changes and additions):

Matthew Locke: Incidental Music from The Tempest, selected movements

H. I. F. Biber: Sonata Representativa

Vivaldi: Spring from The Four Seasons - with Miranda Zirnbauer, soloist

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Stefano Landi: Augellin

G.F. Handel: “Ombra mai fu” from Serse

G.F. Handel: “Se bramate d’amar” from Serse

Schmelzer: Ciaconna in A Major

Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6 No. 4

Hi, 7HB friends & supporters! We are so excited to announce that we will have an ADDITIONAL concert on Sunday, May 19, at 10 am, with a livestream link so you can join from home if you like!🤩

Ahead of our own concert there at 6 pm, 7HB will be featured on First Lutheran’s Sunday service for a mesmerizing performance of Mozart’s Missa Brevis, 7HB’s first major foray into large scale Classical-era repertoire, plus some other fun early music gems thrown in by 7HB for good measure 🎶

Join director Dr. Matthew Moquin-Lee our members Lindsey Tootle (violin) and Josh Bermudez (cello), and friends Andrew Hatfield (violin) and Andrew Nash (harpsichord), and a group of other wonderfully talented local musicians for this performance you don’t want to miss!

Another huge THANK YOU to First Lutheran Church Cincinnati for being such gracious hosts and featuring so much of not only their own talent, but more of what 7HB can offer our community 🎻

First Lutheran Church Cincinnati

1208 Race St, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Details: A livestream link will be provided ahead of the concert on First Lutheran’s website here. Free street parking in designated areas until 2 pm.

Join 7HB violinist Lindsey Tootle and 7HB harpsichordist Dr. Michael Delfin as they open Classical Revolution Cincinnati’s March 10 show! Both Lindsey and Michael will offer solo and duet performances from 6:00-6:30 pm.

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DETAILS

WHEN: Sunday, March 10, 2024, 6:00 pm

WHERE: Humble Monk Brewing Company, 1641 Blue Rock Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45233

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PROGRAM

Anonymous: Selections from the Susanne von Soldt Manuscript (pub. 1599)

Matteis: Passaggio Rotto (1685)

Handel: Violin Sonata in D Minor, HWV 359a (c. 1724)

Walsh: Selection from Preludes and Voluntarys for the Violin (pub. 1705)

D’Angelbert and Scarlatti: solos for harpsichord (17th/18th centuries)

Schmelzer: Ciaccona in A (1669)

KICK OFF CINCINNATI EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH 7HB AT OUR WINTER CONCERT!

Escape the cold and join 7HB to kick off Cincinnati Early Music Festival for our enchanting winter concert!

Our second concert of the season will feature music which evokes the scenes and moods of winter: frost, icy winds, falling snow, and desolate landscapes. But winter is not always so bleak - we have also experienced the joy of playing in the snow, huddling around warm fires, and time spent around hearths and tables with loved ones. Experience these scenes and feelings - and more - through the lens of baroque music, performed on period instruments.

7HB’s own Lindsey Tootle will perform Antonio Vivaldi’s Winter from The Four Seasons. Also enjoy selections by masters Corelli, Bach, and Purcell, a cello caprice by little-known composer Dall’Abaco - and One Winter’s Night, a frosty folk tune arranged by Lindsey for baroque ensemble.

30% of donations we receive associated with this concert will benefit Lighthouse Youth Services, as 7HB’s wish is for more children and families in Cincinnati to have warm homes and hearths this winter. You may find more information about LYS on their website; they’ll also be present at our concert, and you’re also welcome to contribute to them directly. 

DETAILS

When: Sunday, February 4, 2024, 3:00 pm

Where: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church: 7701 Kenwood Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio 45236

Running time: We estimate one hour and thirty minutes, including intermission.

Details: This concert is free and open to the public; donations are encouraged and graciously accepted. 30% of concert proceeds will be donated to Lighthouse Youth Services. Wear whatever you like, from your favorite sweats to your Sunday best! Please, no flash photography.

PROGRAM (subject to changes)

M. C. F. Dall’Abaco: Caprice No. 1 for cello in C Minor
Arcangelo Corelli: Trio Sonata in C Minor, Op. 2 No. 3
Antonio Vivaldi: Winter from The Four Seasons - with Lindsey Tootle, baroque violin

Intermission (10 minutes)

Edgar Meyer: “One Winter's Night,” arranged for baroque ensmble
Henry Purcell: Music for a While
J.S. Bach: vocal selections from St. Matthew Passion
Arcangelo Corelli: Concerto Grosso in C Minor, Op. 6 No. 3

Join 7HB and guest soloist Andrew Hatfield for 7HB’s season-opening Four Seasons with Seven Hills concert! Enjoy music inspired by bountiful harvests and cool, crisp autumn nights.

In line with the concert’s theme, and with the holiday season quickly approaching, 7HB will be donating a portion of concert proceeds to Queen City Kitchen, a longstanding Cincinnati soup kitchen whose members work tirelessly to alleviate hunger, and extend kindness and hospitality to the Cincinnati community. Their website can be found here: https://www.queencitykitchen.org/

When: Saturday, November 4, 2023, 7:00 pm

Where: Knox Presbyterian Church: 3400 Michigan Ave. Cincinnati, Ohio, 45208

Details: Concert is free and open to the public; donations are encouraged and graciously accepted. We estimate the concert running time at one hour and fifteen minutes, including a brief intermission.

Program:

• Uccellini: Aria Sopra La Bergamesca

• Westhoff: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, “Campane”

• Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, “Autumn” - with Andrew Hatfield, Baroque violin

• Biber: Harmonia Artificioso-ariosa, Partia VII in C Minor, C. 68: VII. Arietta variata

• Vivaldi: Double Violin Concerto in A Major, RV 519