Nine Notes that Shook the World Ronn McFarlane & Mindy Rosenfeld

• 1 Grays Inn - My Lord Willoughby's Welcome Home, P. 66 04:20
• 2 Brando di Cales - Passo e mezzo 04:26
• 3 My Lady Carey’s Dompe [c. 1520] - Lady Wynkfield's Rownde 03:01
• 4 Rondeau dans Zaide 04:34
• 5 I. Adagio 01:56
• 6 II. Allegro 02:43
• 7 III. Adagio 02:00
• 8 IV. Bourree anglaise 01:12
• 9 V. Minuetto 01:24
• 10 III. Andante 03:55
• 11 Airs for the Summer - The Thistle 04:59
• 12 Airs for the Winter - The Laurel 04:06
• 13 Dorrington Lads - Yeil, Yeil - A Wife of My Ain (Scotland) 08:13
• 14 Passemeze 04:24
• 15 I. Prelude - Lentement 02:15
• 16 II. Allemande - Moderement 01:45
• 17 III. Rondeau 'Les Charites' - Gracieusement 03:07
• 18 IV. 'L'Emerveillee' - Gaiment 00:45
• 19 V. Gavotte 01:53
• 20 VI. Menuet 01:24
• 21 Minuetto and Variations 04:08
• 22 Sitting in the Stern of a Boat 07:06
• 23 Branles de village 02:07
• Total Runtime 01:15:43

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GRAMMY®-nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane is joined by flutist Mindy Rosenfeld to create the latest release from Sono Luminus, Nine Notes that Shook the World. Explained by Mindy Rosenfeld, “This recording is a gathering of some of our favorites, a musical feast. A wide cross section of styles, both ‘folk and fyne,’ evocative and expressive of the variety and intensity of human feelings, from sparky, joyful fun to deeper meditative inner reflection, these timeless tunes from past centuries still touch us in ways words cannot, stirring our life energy.”

GRAMMY®-nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane strives to bring the lute – the most popular instrument of the Renaissance – into today’s musical mainstream and make it accessible to a wider audience. Born in West Virginia, Ronn spent his early years in Maryland. At thirteen, upon hearing “Wipeout” by the Surfaris, he fell wildly in love with music and taught himself to play on a “cranky sixteen-dollar steel-string guitar.” Ronn kept at it, playing blues and rock music on the electric guitar while studying classical guitar. Recently, Ronn has been engaged in composing new music for the lute, building on the tradition of the lutenist/composers of past centuries. His original compositions are the focus of his solo CD, Indigo Road (DSL-90701), which received a GRAMMY® Award Nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2009. His CD release, One Morning (DSL-92111), features “Ayreheart,” a new ensemble brought together to perform Ronn’s new music.

Fluent in the music of several eras, Mindy Rosenfeld is a founding member of the highly respected Baltimore Consort, with whom she tours extensively, and since 1989, of San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (“the nation’s premier early music ensemble”—The New York Times), where she has performed under director Nicholas McGegan and guest conductors William Christie, Jordi Savall, Gustav Leonhardt, Andrew Parrott, Andrew Manze, Bernard Labadie and Trevor Pinnock. As a colleague of Ronn McFarlane, she has performed in the trio Gut, Wind and Wire, and in the band Ayreheart. The mother of five boys, with a BM in Flute Performance from the Peabody Conservatory (Baltimore) and an MM in Modern and Baroque Flute Performance from San Francisco Conservatory, Mindy divides her time between performing, touring, teaching, dancing, her family, and their garden.

"Ronn McFarlane and Mindy Rosenfeld…join forces on this splendid recording of many different styles of early music scored for renaissance and baroque lutes, Celtis flutes, fifes, harp and bagpipe. It is a long…program, a gentle, delightful excursion into the past. Some of the performances are of an improvised nature, and of course all are impeccably played." (Robert Benson, ClassicalCDReview.com)

"Righteous renaissance music to be sure, the McFarlane/Rosenfeld duo really delivers the goods. Even if you think that you know this music…hearing the mighty bagpipes in the final cut will change your perspective. Fanciers of the lute and other historic instruments will get their money’s worth here, particularly with the high quality of musicianship on display. Highly recommended." (Lawrence D. Devoe, Blu-ray Definition.com)

Ronn McFarlane, lute
Mindy Rosenfeld, flute

Mindy Rosenfeld
Fluent in the music of several eras, Mindy Rosenfeld is a founding member of the highly respected Baltimore Consort, with whom she tours extensively, and since 1989, of San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra (“the nation’s premier early music ensemble”—New York Times), where she has performed under director Nicholas McGegan and guest conductors William Christie, Jordi Savall, Gustav Leonhardt, Andrew Parrott, Andrew Manze, Bernard Labadie and Trevor Pinnock; recorded extensively; and appeared in Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, the Berkeley Early Music Festival, BBC Proms (Royal Albert Hall), Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) and both Carnegie and Disney Halls.

Mindy is Principal Flutist and soloist with both the Symphony of the Redwoods (California) and the Mendocino Music Festival (California). As a guest artist, Mindy has performed with American Bach Soloists (San Francisco), Apollo'sFire (Cleveland), Musica Angelica (Los Angeles), San Diego Bach Collegium, Catacoustic (Cinncinnati), Portland’s Trinity Consort, Magnificat (San Francisco), the San Jose Symphonic Choir, San Francisco Bach Choir, Golden Gate Men’s Choir, Santa Rosa Symphony, Ukiah Symphony (as soloist), Modesto Symphony and numerous other Bay Area ensembles.

The mother of five boys, with a BA in Flute Performance from the Peabody Conservatory (Baltimore) and an MA in Modern and Baroque Flute Performance from San Francisco Conservatory, Mindy divides her time between performing, touring, teaching, dancing, her family, and their garden.

Ronn McFarlane
Grammy-nominated lutenist, strives to bring the lute into the musical mainstream and make it accessible to a wider audience.

Born in West Virginia, Ronn spent his early years in Maryland. At thirteen, upon hearing “Wipeout” by the Surfaris, he fell wildly in love with music and taught himself to play on a "cranky sixteen-dollar steel-string guitar.” Ronn kept at it, playing blues and rock music on the electric guitar while studying classical guitar. He graduated with honors from Shenandoah Conservatory and continued guitar studies at Peabody Conservatory before turning his full attention and energy to the lute in 1978. The following year, Mr. McFarlane began to perform solo recitals on the lute and became a member of the Baltimore Consort. Since then, he has toured throughout the United States, Canada and Europe with the Baltimore Consort and as a soloist.

McFarlane was a faculty member of the Peabody Conservatory from 1984 to 1995, teaching lute and lute-related subjects. In 1996, Mr. McFarlane was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Music from Shenandoah Conservatory for his achievements in bringing the lute and its music to the world. He has over 25 recordings on the Dorian label, including solo albums, lute songs, recordings with the Baltimore Consort, and Blame Not My Lute, a collection of Elizabethan lute music and poetry, with spoken word by Robert Aubry Davis.

Recently, Ronn has been engaged in composing new music for the lute, building on the tradition of the lutenist/composers of past centuries. His original compositions are the focus of his solo CD, Indigo Road, which received a Grammy Award Nomination for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2009. His newest CD release, One Morning, features "Ayreheart," a new ensemble brought together to perform Ronn's new music.

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