Iestyn Davies, countertenor Oliver Wass, Baroque triple lever harp and modern harp

Sunday, October 25, 3pm Recital/Early Music Iestyn Davies, countertenor Oliver Wass, Baroque triple lever harp and modern harp Program: Works by Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Purcell, Handel, Schubert, Debussy, Poulenc, Britten, Beach, and Nico Muhly Countertenor Iestyn Davies is praised for his sensitive musicianship and the beauty and technical dexterity of his voice. An esteemed Handelian, he is a Grammy winner and recipient of multiple Gramophone awards, and has collaborated with many of today’s leading composers, including Thomas Adès, George Benjamin, and Nico Muhly. At Cal Performances, Davies sang the role of Bertarido in Rodelinda with The English Concert in 2023, and now he returns in recital with Oliver Wass, the first harpist ever to win the prestigious Guildhall Gold Medal, for a ride through 400 years of music from the Old and New Worlds. “One of those hallowed few countertenors who can take a single note on a single syllable and spin it out into a long-breathed thing of immaculate beauty—shifting, modulating, and shaped to tug at the heartstrings”—Bachtrack This performance is made possible in part by Bernice E. Greene. Through Cal Performances’ Golden Bear Circle program, UC Berkeley students are eligible to purchase a limited number of $10 tickets for this evening’s performances. Information about this and more student events and discounts is available at calperformances.org/ucb-students.