J.S. Bach’s expressive cantatas capture an astonishing range of musical styles. Stephen Redfield and Gesa Kordes perform Bach’s double violin concerto.
Schau, lieber Gott, BWV 153, J.S. Bach
Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043, J.S. Bach
Jesu meine Freude, BWV 227, J.S. Bach
Alejandro Hernandez-Valdez leads the VBF Cantata Chorus and Baroque Chamber Orchestra in Bach’s timeless, profoundly beautiful cantatas.
Der Herr Denket an uns, BWV 196J.S. Bach
Orchestral Suite No. 2, BWV 1067J.S. Bach
Christ Lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4J.S. Bach
MIT Music and Theater Arts
In conjunction with
The New England Chapter of the Music Library Association
Presents
Music by Charles Shadle
THREE SOUTHERN FABLES (2017)
How the ‘Possum Lost His Tail-Feathers
Madame Moonbeam and the Bootlegger’s Handsome Son
How Granny Folsom Got the Rural Electrification
Anne Black, Viola & Kathy Matasy, Clarinet
EINSTEIN AND MUSIC (2016)
Concert Aria for Baritone and Piano (Words by Albert Einstein, adapted and arranged by Michael Ouellette)
Bradford Gleim, Baritone & Charles Shadle, Piano
Cut Circle Renaissance Vocal Ensemble makes a rare performance on the Princeton University Campus in a program of gems by Josquin des Prez, Johannes Ockeghem, Antoine Busnoys, and Guillaume Du Fay.
Funding has been provided by the Music Department, Program in Medieval Studies, and the Department of Art & Archaeology.
FREE and open to the public. No tickets required.
Location: University Chapel
Date/Time: 05/05/17 at 8:00 pm - 05/05/17 at 10:00 pm
The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra invites you to help us usher in the spring season in a big, big way. We are proud to present the most iconic musical works by one of the most beloved composers of all time, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. The PSO will be joined by Portsmouth Pro Musica and local soloists to proudly present Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to you. Get your tickets early for this concert that is sure to sell out.
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The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra invites you to help us usher in the spring season in a big, big way. We are proud to present the most iconic musical works by one of the most beloved composers of all time, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. The PSO will be joined by Portsmouth Pro Musica and local soloists to proudly present Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to you. Get your tickets early for this concert that is sure to sell out.
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H+H’s beloved holiday tradition returns with these sparkling Baroque delights written for the season, performed with the authenticity and verve that only H+H’s Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus can bring.
J.S. Bach: Cantata 10, Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
J.S. Bach: Cantata V from Christmas Oratorio
Telemann: Sinfonia spirituosa
Graupner: Die Nacht ist vergangen
J.S. Bach: Cantata 61, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
H+H’s beloved holiday tradition returns with these sparkling Baroque delights written for the season, performed with the authenticity and verve that only H+H’s Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus can bring.
J.S. Bach: Cantata 10, Meine Seele erhebt den Herren
J.S. Bach: Cantata V from Christmas Oratorio
Telemann: Sinfonia spirituosa
Graupner: Die Nacht ist vergangen
J.S. Bach: Cantata 61, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
Contemporary American Choral Works
Corigliano: Fern Hill
Sowash: The Harvest of a Quiet Eye
Walker: The Golden Harp
Edward Jones and Michael Pfitzer, conductors
In what has been called “a 17th century ‘Game of Thrones’ ” by Leed’s scholar Stephen Basdeo, Henry Purcell’s sumptuous Baroque musical masque accompanying John Dryden’s fantasy tale of enchantment, war, and liberation is celebrated still as one of the triumphs of English Restoration art and culture. Premiered in 1691 for the regents William and Mary, the Poets’ Theatre teams up with the musicians of the Henry Purcell Society of Boston, and Arcadia Players period orchestra to present a rich baroque pageant of alternating dramatic scenes and ravishing music.
In what has been called “a 17th century ‘Game of Thrones’ ” by Leed’s scholar Stephen Basdeo, Henry Purcell’s sumptuous Baroque musical masque accompanying John Dryden’s fantasy tale of enchantment, war, and liberation is celebrated still as one of the triumphs of English Restoration art and culture. Premiered in 1691 for the regents William and Mary, the Poets’ Theatre teams up with the musicians of the Henry Purcell Society of Boston, and Arcadia Players period orchestra to present a rich baroque pageant of alternating dramatic scenes and ravishing music.
Boston Baroque’s versatile orchestra and chorus will shine in Bach’s enduring sacred masterpiece. A cast of stellar soloists is joined by American countertenor David Daniels, praised by The New York Times as “the most acclaimed countertenor of the day, perhaps the best ever,” and named among the Top Ten Trailblazers in classical music by Gramophone magazine. All under the music direction of Martin Pearlman.
Boston Baroque’s versatile orchestra and chorus will shine in Bach’s enduring sacred masterpiece. A cast of stellar soloists is joined by American countertenor David Daniels, praised by The New York Times as “the most acclaimed countertenor of the day, perhaps the best ever,” and named among the Top Ten Trailblazers in classical music by Gramophone magazine.
NTH DEGREE, THE NEW FORCE IN CHAMBER MUSIC
Nth Degree is back for a third season with “The Revolutionaries” - a musical tribute to the world’s most revolutionary composers and the pieces they were inspired to write during tumultuous times. This season, the powerful musicians of Nth Degree will once again push the parameters of traditional chamber music. Witness Cape Symphony principal musicians – and many equally talented guest artists - paint a poignant picture of history through the eyes of the world’s musical historians.
NTH DEGREE, THE NEW FORCE IN CHAMBER MUSIC
Nth Degree is back for a third season with “The Revolutionaries” - a musical tribute to the world’s most revolutionary composers and the pieces they were inspired to write during tumultuous times. This season, the powerful musicians of Nth Degree will once again push the parameters of traditional chamber music. Witness Cape Symphony principal musicians – and many equally talented guest artists - paint a poignant picture of history through the eyes of the world’s musical historians.
Joyous, sublime, endlessly inventive, and profoundly inspiring, Bach’s Magnificat ranks among the master achievements of our civilization. Set alongside these other jewels of Bach’s genius, there is no better way to experience Harry Christophers and H+H doing what they do best.
Joyous, sublime, endlessly inventive, and profoundly inspiring, Bach’s Magnificat ranks among the master achievements of our civilization. Set alongside these other jewels of Bach’s genius, there is no better way to experience Harry Christophers and H+H doing what they do best.
Counted as one of today's finest Handel interpreters, Harry Christophers leads the master's grand and glorious Saul. Acclaimed baritone Jonathan Best sings the title role of the Old Testament king. A triumph at its 1739 premiere, Saul receives its first-ever complete H+H performance.
Counted as one of today's finest Handel interpreters, Harry Christophers leads the master's grand and glorious Saul. Acclaimed baritone Jonathan Best sings the title role of the Old Testament king. A triumph at its 1739 premiere, Saul receives its first-ever complete H+H performance.
This audience and family favorite features rising tenor sensation Nicholas Phan as prince Tamino and the beautiful soprano Leah Partridge as Pamina in a semi-staged production directed by Mark Streshinsky. Sung in German with English dialogue.
This audience and family favorite features rising tenor sensation Nicholas Phan as prince Tamino and the beautiful soprano Leah Partridge as Pamina in a semi-staged production directed by Mark Streshinsky. Sung in German with English dialogue.
Vaughan Williams' "Dona Nobis Pacem unites Walt Whitman's eloquent poetry depicting the horrors of the Civil War and merges it with a plea for peace of the Second World War in a lush and deeply moving score for orchestra, chorus, baritone and soprano soloist. Bradford Gleim will be the featured soloist in this performance.
Vaughan Williams' "Dona Nobis Pacem unites Walt Whitman's eloquent poetry depicting the horrors of the Civil War and merges it with a plea for peace of the Second World War in a lush and deeply moving score for orchestra, chorus, baritone and soprano soloist. Bradford Gleim will be the featured soloist in this performance.
No composer ever expressed such aching sorrow or ever captured the agony of the crucifixion as did Johann Sebastian Bach. With emotional intimacy and dramatic power, Bach’s St. John Passion is a musical monument that never fails to move the listener.
Harry Christophers, conductor
Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor (Evangelist and arias)
Matthew Brook, bass-baritone (Jesus and arias)
Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano
Emily Marvosh, contralto
No composer ever expressed such aching sorrow or ever captured the agony of the crucifixion as did Johann Sebastian Bach. With emotional intimacy and dramatic power, Bach’s St. John Passion is a musical monument that never fails to move the listener.
Harry Christophers, conductor
Period Instrument Orchestra and Chorus
Nicholas Mulroy, tenor (Evangelist and arias)
Matthew Brook, bass-baritone (Jesus and arias)
Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano
Emily Marvosh, contralto
The Handel and Haydn Society’s Bicentennial celebration continues with the world premiere of My Angel, His Name is Freedom by award-winning American composer Gabriela Lena Frank. It is music based on the Ralph Waldo Emerson poem Boston Hymn, scored for strings and SATB chorus.
The piece is a co-commission with the Library of Congress, where it will receive its D.C. debut on February 20, 2016 with Christophers conducting.
"The chorus's sumptuous tone and right-on tuning was delight to the ear," declared Boston Classical Review of the 2014 Bach Christmas program. This year, Laurence Cummings and the H+H Chorus celebrate the season with a trio of Bach holiday cantatas, including the beloved "BWV 140: Sleepers Awake" which will feature Bradford Gleim as baritone soloist.
