Guild for Early Music Serving central New Jersey and eastern central Pennsylvania
Le Triomphe de l'amour
Laura Heimes, soprano Donna Fournier, viola da gamba Janet Palumbo, harpsichord
Le Triomphe de l'amour is a chamber music ensemble performing Baroque music on original instruments. Founded in 1991, the ensemble is noted for imaginative programming of familiar and seldom-heard works of the 17th and 18th centuries. Based in Princeton, NJ, Triomphe presents an annual series of concerts performed in intimate surroundings by members of the ensemble, with local and international guest artists. Frequently working from original sources, the ensemble brings to performance outstanding Baroque music that is rarely heard, such as the English Baroque repertory that the ensemble has revived in a series of concerts. The ensemble has two world premiere recordings: Teleman's Trio Sonatas dans le gout italien (Lyrichord 1999) and Boismortier's Trio Sonatas Opus 41 (2004). Triomphe's concerts are presented at the Unitarian Church of Princeton. Triomphe has performed at the Boston Early Music Festival and in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has presented educational and outreach programs.