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Duo Maresienne
Named for the great French composer and gambist Marin Marais, Duo Maresienne explores the musical spirit of Renaissance and Baroque Europe. Carol Lewis and Olav Chris Henriksen treat audiences to music composed for a variety of instruments including lute, theorbo, orpharion, viola da gamba, citterns and early guitars.
2026-2027 Concert Series!
Early Music Afternoons at the Somerville Museum
Sundays, 3pm
October 4, 2026
The Queen’s Delight
The Night Watchmen (Matthew Wright, lutes and bandora; Olav Chris Henriksen, lutes, orpharion, and cittern) play plucked-instrument duos by Dowland, Holborne, Vallet, Piccinini, Kapsperger, Melli, & others.
November 1, 2026
Fiori Musicali: Florid Treasures from Late Renaissance & Baroque Italy
Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo & lute) perform works by Frescobaldi, Piccinini, Selma, Rogniono, Corelli, & Fontanelli.
January 31, 2027
The Public Concerts of London
Aldo Abreu, recorders, joins Duo Maresienne (Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo & Baroque guitar) in masterpieces by Matteis, Finger, Paisible, Corelli & others.
April 25, 2027
II Dolcimelo: Sweet Music for Solo Viol
Carol Lewis performs works for viola da gamba by Virgiliano, Sumatre, Ferrabosco, Hacquart, du Buisson, Ste. Colombe & Marais.
May 16, 2027
Ludi Musici: Musical Games from 17th-century Germany
Countertenor and Cornettist Michael Colliver joins El Dorado Ensemble (Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Mai-Lan Broekman, Thomas Conrad and Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, theorbo and Baroque lute) in cantatas, suites, and canzonas by Schűtz, Scheidt, Hammerschmidt, Reusner, Rosenmueller, Pezel, & Heinrich Bach.