Hear the North American premiere of the Overture and the Dance Suite to the opera Claudius (1703) by Reinhard Keiser (1674-1739) along with instrumental sonatas from the opera il Pomo d'Oro (1668) by Marc Antonio Cesti (1623-1669). Performed live by The Forces of Virtue on May 11, 2003 at the Chicago Cultural Center.
The Forces of Virtue: Martin Davids and Jeri-Lou Zike, violins; Elizabeth Holzman, viola; William Skeen, cello; Jerry Fuller, violone; Stephen Bard, oboe; David Schrader, harpsichord; Alexander Bonus, baroque trumpet, tambour, and director.

Overture to Claudius (56kbps mp3 file [1.25MB]) ~ Dance Suite to Claudius (ed. Bonus) - excerpts - (96kbps wav file [3MB])
Instrumental sonatas from il Pomo d'Oro (96kbps wav file [3.8MB])
View pictures of this concert. ~ Read the program notes for this concert.
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Hear one track by Thomas Tallis (c1505-1585) from the new Forces of Virtue recording Elizabeth I: Ruler and Legend (FVE 4293). Recording released in October, 2003.
The Forces of Virtue: Amy Conn & Betsy Grizzell, sopranos; Roger Pines, alto; Gary Rebholz, tenor; Eric Miranda, baritone; Alexander Bonus, director.

Tallis - O nata lux (56kbps mp3 file [490KB])
View the dedication page to Elizabeth I from the original music edition.
Purchase Elizabeth I :Ruler and Legend online! (new)
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Hear a low fidelity 96kbps mpeg sample from the new Forces of Virtue Records title The Goldberg Variations performed by David Schrader, harpsichord (FOV8376). Recording released in May, 2004.

J. S. Bach, The Goldberg Variations: Variation 19 (96kbps mp3 [868KB] - 1:13 min) Purchase here online.
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NEW: From the live WFMT broadcast, hear excerpts of The Forces of Virtue's latest program Italian Baroque Bouquet, performed on May ,5 2004 at the Chicago Cultural Center.
The Forces of Virtue: Martin Davids violin; Alexander Bonus, cornetto and director; Julia Davids and Michelle Areyzaga, sopranos; Craig Trompeter, viola da gamba; David Schrader, harpsichord.

from Italian Baroque Bouquet - 1st Half: Rossi, Merula, improvisation (126kbps rm file [16MB]) ~
from Italian Baroque Bouquet - Finale: Fontana, Merula, improvisation (126kbps rm file [14.6MB])