Calliope (band)

Calliope is a New York City-based band which plays Renaissance music and modern music using early musical instruments, such as the sackbut, shawm, viol, and the hurdy-gurdy.
Calliope won the Naumburg Chamber Music Award in 1975. The band performed at the 1977 U.S. Presidential inauguration and later contributed to the soundtrack for R O Blechman's 1978 PBS holiday special "Simple Gifts".
The band released three albums: "Calliope Dances: A Renaissance Revel" (Nonesuch, 1982); "Calliope Festival" (Nonesuch, 1984); and "Diversions" (Summit, 1990). The band recorded Peter Schickele's composition "Bestiary" in 1984.