Artists

Biography:

Les Délices (in English, “The Delights”) brings long-forgotten music alive for contemporary audiences. Founded by baroque oboist Debra Nagy in 2009, Les Délices has established a reputation for unique programs that “can’t help but get one listening and thinking in fresh ways” (San Francisco Classical Voice). The New York Times observed that “Concerts and recordings by Les Délices are journeys of discovery,” while UK Classical Sourceadded, “The centuries roll away when the members of Les Délices bring this long-existing music to communicative and sparkling life.” Recent projects have seen Les Délices bring their “outstanding artistry and verve” (American Record Guide) to signature programs of French Baroque music, folks songs from Baroque-era Scotland, chamber music from the Age of Revolutions, late-Medieval music, and more. Touring highlights for Les Délices include performances for Music Before 1800 (New York City), the Boston Early Music Festival, Da Camera Society (Los Angeles), Houston Early Music Society, Early Music Hawaii, Morrison Chamber Music Center at San Francisco State University, Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, San Francisco Early Music Society, the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments, and Columbia University’s Miller Theatre. Les Délices has released 8 CDs on various labels, presents its own annual four-concert series in Ohio, and produces SalonEra, an acclaimed webseries and podcast for early music. Known for their adventurous, thematic programming, Les Délices launched a multi-year commissioning project exploring myth and its impact on our lives in 2025.