I’ve spent the bulk of the day writing about Sir John Eliot Gardiner for the Trenton Times. Gardiner will return to Princeton University’s Richardson Auditorium, with the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists, for a performance of Monteverdi’s “L’Orfeo,” on April 29 at 7:30 p.m. The same forces will present Monteverdi’s “Vespers for the Blessed Virgin” at Carnegie Hall the following evening. The Princeton appearance will honor the late William H. Scheide.

I probably wouldn’t have bothered to say anything until the article hits print on Friday (as always, I’ll provide a link to it here), except for the fact that I just noticed that today is Sir John Eliot’s birthday. Happy birthday, Maestro!

Here, the musicians perform Handel’s “Dixit dominus,” a work they brought to Richardson last June:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GH2-4D32azo