When Night Falls

In When Night Falls, we’ll take you from the last colors of sunset to the stillness of the early hours. We chose art songs and lullabies for the different ways they evoke that passage. Some linger in the warmth of twilight, while others draw us into the quiet of the night.

The combination of contralto, flute, and guitar lets us explore that change on an intimate scale. Listen for the way the flute and voice trade phrases and how the warmth of the guitar draws us into the lullabies. We hope these songs give you a moment to slow down and enjoy the quiet together.

Music by Giordano, Caccini, Bellini, Fauré, de Falla, Montsalvatge, Porro, and De Curtis.

Risonanze Consort NYC

Alessandra Visentin, contralto

Alessandra Visentin has appeared at Teatro alla Scala, Carnegie Hall, Teatro di San Carlo, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and the Salzburg Festival. She has worked with conductors including Riccardo Muti, Zubin Mehta, and Riccardo Chailly. In 2022, the Italian Academy Foundation recognized her contribution to Italian culture in the United States.

Ginevra Petrucci, flute

Born in Rome, Ginevra Petrucci has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Salle Cortot, and Teatro La Fenice. She is principal flute of the Fort Greene Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra of New York and a founding member of the Rule of Three Trio. She has premiered more than 100 works and founded the Flauto d’Amore Project to build a repertoire for the modern flauto d’amore.

Nilko Andreas, guitar

Colombian classical guitarist, composer, and music director Nilko Andreas made his Carnegie Hall solo debut in 2009 and has performed across three continents. He champions Latin American composers through commissions and premieres and founded Amazonas, a concert series presented at Carnegie Hall that raises awareness of environmental issues. He is also the founder and artistic director of the Latin American Chamber Music Society of New York.

Our program brings together several traditions of song, from Caccini’s early Italian solo song and Bellini’s lyrical writing to Fauré’s French mélodie and the songs of de Falla and Montsalvatge. The lullaby connects this repertoire to an everyday tradition of singing. A melody meant to soothe one person can carry that same intimacy into a room full of listeners.