Denis Carpenter, Renaissance recorders: “The music we choose to play is simple yet deeply emotional. The desire to share its beauty is the driving force behind Il Grillo. I was trained and have performed as a modern wind player but was always drawn to early music and the sounds of such early instruments as the Renaissance recorder and viol.”

Virginia Kaycoff, tenor viol: “I’ve been playing Renaissance and Baroque strings in the New York area for many years. Early music was always my preference, and tenor viol was my first bowed instrument. It and the recorder are the perfect tools to interpret this haunting music.”