Vision
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Promote Works by Marginalized Early Composers, Particularly Female Composers
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Develop Educational Resources to Increase Accessibility and Understanding of Early Music
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Innovate Classical Music Performance Through Experimental Performance, Multimedia, Audience Interactivity, and Creative Programming.
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Support Artists from All Mediums to Encourage Cross-disciplinary Collaboration.
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Create Projects that Engage in Charitable Initiatives Whenever Possible
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Develop Projects that Integrate Early Music with Other Genres to Broaden Audience Musical Exposure
Our Mission
The Pandora Consort was formed with the mission of sharing historical music and stories that uplift historically marginalized composers, particularly early female composers. We are committed to crafting performances that push the boundaries of the traditional Classical concert format and provide greater accessibility to new audiences, whether through multimedia, interactive performance, or multi-genre collaboration. In pursuit of creating new works, we are committed to supporting and collaborating with other emerging artists from all mediums and building a collection of materials that support historical music research and scholarship.
ABOUT US
The Pandora Consort is an early music ensemble dedicated to reimagining classical music performance by integrating multimedia, interactive elements, and exploring historically under-represented repertoire. The Pandora Consort has developed three original concert programs, Vox Feminae, featuring stories of famous female heroines through female Baroque composers; The Witching Hour, a semi-staged program exploring women and witchcraft through repertoire spanning from Medieval to modern day; and Hildegard Reanimated: Vision in Vision, a program of repertoire by Hildegard von Bingen accompanied by animated projections of her most famous divine visions.
​The ensemble was founded by alumni of the Longy School of Music; Kendra Comstock, Angie Tyler, and Gina Marie Falk, and debuted their first program in the Summer of 2022, Vox Feminae with SoHIP Boston, showcasing compositions by female Baroque composers. Following their success with Vox Feminae, the Pandora Consort launched the annual Worlds Collide Series, a groundbreaking initiative that unites emerging musicians from diverse genres across Boston. This series encourages the creation of original genre-blending compositions while raising funds for local charities. Since their debut season, the Pandora Consort has continued to push the boundaries of Classical music performance, receiving grant support from the Anna Sosenko Assist Trust, the Mixtape Recital Series, and the Cambridge Arts Council.
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The Pandora Consort has performed on the New York State Baroque and Pegasus Early Music Young Artist Series, SoHIP Boston Summer Concert Series, the Saint James World & Early Music Series (PA), King’s Chapel Concert Series (MA), Salon Avec Moi (NYC) and the BEMF Fringe Series. In the Summer of 2024, the Pandora Consort, was the ensemble-in-residence at the Portland Bach Experience, performing works of Hildegard and Bach throughout Southern Maine, and at the Sable Project in Vermont, leading workshops on shape-note singing. The ensemble is also committed to educating the public on lesser known early music repertoire and bringing early music to unconventional performance spaces, performing everywhere from basements, to bookstores, to homes and outdoor venues. Some highlights of the upcoming 2025-2026 season include the Pandora Consort performing Hildegard Reanimated: Vision in Vision with Vermont Public Classical Radio, collaborating with the Nightingale Vocal Ensemble on a program of music by Claudio Monteverdi, and premiering their new program, The Fire Within Her, an original folk opera about women’s liberation in the United States.
Our Collaborators
