Arpeggione performs Classical and Romantic chamber music in historic homes and landscapes of the North Shore, and wherever the power of music is most needed. Arpeggione pairs familiar works with lesser known masterpieces, performed in chamber arrangements for winds and strings. As the North Shore’s only resident period-instrument ensemble, Arpeggione revitalizes once overlooked repertoire to create a newly expanded, re-examined, and inclusive musical canon. Arpeggione is a BIPOC- and woman-led organization at the vanguard of historically-informed chamber music. We draw inspiration from women-led salons of the past to expand our musical horizons and strengthen community.
Flutist Andrea LeBlanc is devoted to furthering the artistry and expression of the flute by performing on instruments from the baroque, classical, and romantic eras. She has been praised by Early Music America for her “sensitive and beautiful playing, with crystalline tone and execution [that] made you wonder why it was necessary to invent the Boehm system for flute”. Andrea appears regularly with the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, the Boston Early Music Festival, Arcadia Players, Aston Magna, The Sebastians, the Connecticut Early Music Festival, Blue Hill Bach Festival, and the Big Moose Bach Festival, as well as Mercury Houston. In 2022, Andrea co-founded Arpeggione Ensemble with clarinetist Thomas Carroll. When not performing, she enjoys cooking, sewing her own clothes, and marveling at her two childrens’ energy and creativity.
