World-renowned for its highly polished, energetic and richly varied performances, Piffaro, The Renaissance Band, a Philadelphia based ensemble, has delighted audiences throughout the United States, Europe, Canada and South America.
	The ensemble recreates the elegant sounds of the official, professional wind bands of the late Medieval and Renaissance periods as well as the rustic entertainments of the peasantry. Audiences from Seattle to Spoleto, Italy, have marveled at the virtuosity of the ensemble, its precision and impeccable intonation, but most of all its vitality and enthusiasm. "A colorful and secure instrumental style, … and a technical perfection delivered with verve"  -- Mittelbayrische Zeitung, Regensburg, Germany Shawms, sackbuts, dulcians, recorders, krumhorns, bagpipes, lutes, guitars and percussion provide the fascinating aural dimensions to an entertaining Piffaro performance.	Grant Herreid, Joan Kimball, Bob Wiemken, Rotem Gilbert, Greg Ingles, Adam Gilbert, Tom Zajac (L to R)
	Piffaro has recorded extensively and can be heard on the Newport Classic, Deutsche Grammophon's Archiv Produktion, Wyndham Hill, Passacaille, and currently on Dorian Recordings labels.

"Piffaro may just be the best Renaissance wind band to appear in the (think of it!) twenty-five years since David Munrow…"  -- Early Music, London, England  ABOUT US   DISCOGRAPHY     CONCERT SERIES   TOUR CALENDAR   HOME

PIFFARO, The Renaissance Band Artistic Directors: Joan Kimball & Robert Wiemken Administrative Director Matthew Smith-Soley 2238 Fairmount Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19130 info@piffaro.com phone/fax (215) 235-8469

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