Harry Christophers, conductor
Jonathan Lemalu, bass (Hercules)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano (Dejanira)
Amanda Forsythe, soprano (Iole)
Robert Murray, tenor (Hyllus)
William Purefoy, countertenor (Lichas)
Woodrow Bynum, baritone (High Priest)
Harry Christophers, conductor
Jonathan Lemalu, bass (Hercules)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano (Dejanira)
Amanda Forsythe, soprano (Iole)
Robert Murray, tenor (Hyllus)
William Purefoy, countertenor (Lichas)
Woodrow Bynum, baritone (High Priest)
featuring Sonja Tengblad, soprano, and Bradford Gleim, baritone
Included in the collection of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a mid-16th century Neapolitan fresco depicting singers and instrumentalists crowding through a window. At this time in Naples, the world's first conservatories of music were being founded, sparking the development of opera and propagating formal musical training throughout the western world. AFC’s “Fresco” looks through this prism, at works by revered teachers (Scarlatti and Porpora), precocious pupils (Rossini), and Berio’s Violin Duos, meant to be shared by student and master. AFC will also proudly present the winning entry from its inaugural Young Composers Competition.
Program
Alessandro Scarlatti
Sinfonia from La caduta de’ Decemviri
Luciano Berio
Selections from Duetti per due Violini
New work by winner of AFC’s first Young Composers Competition
Gioachino Rossini
String Sonata No. 3 in C Major
Nicola Porpora
Calcante ed Achille
featuring Sonja Tengblad, soprano, and Bradford Gleim, baritone
Included in the collection of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a mid-16th century Neapolitan fresco depicting singers and instrumentalists crowding through a window. At this time in Naples, the world's first conservatories of music were being founded, sparking the development of opera and propagating formal musical training throughout the western world. AFC’s “Fresco” looks through this prism, at works by revered teachers (Scarlatti and Porpora), precocious pupils (Rossini), and Berio’s Violin Duos, meant to be shared by student and master. AFC will also proudly present the winning entry from its inaugural Young Composers Competition.
Program
Alessandro Scarlatti
Sinfonia from La caduta de’ Decemviri
Luciano Berio
Selections from Duetti per due Violini
New work by winner of AFC’s first Young Composers Competition
Gioachino Rossini
String Sonata No. 3 in C Major
Nicola Porpora
Calcante ed Achille
Beethoven’s opera is a compelling story of political oppression, the fight for justice, and the triumph of love. A Boston Baroque premiere featuring an internationally renowned cast that includes Metropolitan Opera singers, tenor William Burden and soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer, in Boston’s first-ever period instrument performance of this work.
Beethoven’s opera is a compelling story of political oppression, the fight for justice, and the triumph of love. A Boston Baroque premiere featuring an internationally renowned cast that includes Metropolitan Opera singers, tenor William Burden and soprano Wendy Bryn Harmer, in Boston’s first-ever period instrument performance of this work.
Harry Christophers, conductor
Sarah Brailey, soprano
Margot Rood, soprano
Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano
Sarah Yanovitch, soprano
Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano
Clare McNamara, mezzo-soprano
Stefan Reed, tenor
Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor
Woodrow Bynum, baritone
David McFerrin, baritone
Harry Christophers, conductor
Sarah Brailey, soprano
Margot Rood, soprano
Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano
Sarah Yanovitch, soprano
Margaret Lias, mezzo-soprano
Clare McNamara, mezzo-soprano
Stefan Reed, tenor
Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor
Woodrow Bynum, baritone
David McFerrin, baritone
Telemann wrote over 40 compositions based on the Passion texts, and his St. Luke Passion of 1744is a quickly paced and lyrical display of his church style. Thomas Cooley and Andrew Garland sing the Evangelist and Jesus in this work that Boston Baroque has not performed since 1980.
“Striving for a fresh Messiah year after year” says the Boston Globe. This annual tradition will feature soprano Ava Pine, Irish mezzo-soprano Paula Murrihy (in her Boston Baroque debut), tenor Aaron Sheehan and baritone Stephen Powell, alongside the Grammy nominated Boston Baroque Orchestra and Chorus. Conducted by Martin Pearlman, Music Director.
“Striving for a fresh Messiah year after year” says the Boston Globe. This annual tradition will feature soprano Ava Pine, Irish mezzo-soprano Paula Murrihy (in her Boston Baroque debut), tenor Aaron Sheehan and baritone Stephen Powell, alongside the Grammy nominated Boston Baroque Orchestra and Chorus. Conducted by Martin Pearlman, Music Director.
Harry Christophers, conductor
Katherine Watson, soprano
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone
H+H Vocal Arts Program Young Women’s Chamber Choir and Young Men’s Chorus
Harry Christophers, conductor
Katherine Watson, soprano
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone
H+H Vocal Arts Program Young Women’s Chamber Choir and Young Men’s Chorus
Harry Christophers, conductor
Katherine Watson, soprano
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone
H+H Vocal Arts Program Young Women’s Chamber Choir and Young Men’s Chorus
Richard Kaufman, conductor
Complete film with soundtrack performed live by the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus.
Amadeus Live is an Avex Classics International Production
Richard Kaufman, conductor
Complete film with soundtrack performed live by the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus.
Amadeus Live is an Avex Classics International Production
Richard Kaufman, conductor
Complete film with soundtrack performed live by the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus.
Amadeus Live is an Avex Classics International Production
The drama and mystery of Mozart’s Requiem, one of his best known and most beloved works, opens Boston Baroque’s season with a cast of our audience’s favorite soloists including Boston favorite soprano Amanda Forsythe. Joining on the all-Mozart program are his joyful concert aria Exsultate, Jubilate and sweeping Symphony No. 40.
The drama and mystery of Mozart’s Requiem, one of his best known and most beloved works, opens Boston Baroque’s season with a cast of our audience’s favorite soloists including Boston favorite soprano Amanda Forsythe. Joining on the all-Mozart program are his joyful concert aria Exsultate, Jubilate and sweeping Symphony No. 40.
Fred Jodry, conductor
Deborah Selig, soprano
Katherine Growdon, mezzo soprano
Greg Zavracky, tenor
Bradford Gleim, bass
A magnificent opening! Experience Beethoven’s masterpiece—with its exhilarating “Ode to Joy”—for the first time on our season in 14 years. And with H+H’s acclaimed orchestra performing on the instruments he wrote for, you’ll hear the majesty of this music just as Beethoven intended.
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Karina Gauvin, soprano
Adriana Zabala, mezzo-soprano
Tom Randle, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Haydn: Symphony No. 104, London
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Choral
A magnificent opening! Experience Beethoven’s masterpiece—with its exhilarating “Ode to Joy”—for the first time on our season in 14 years. And with H+H’s acclaimed orchestra performing on the instruments he wrote for, you’ll hear the majesty of this music just as Beethoven intended.
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Karina Gauvin, soprano
Adriana Zabala, mezzo-soprano
Tom Randle, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Haydn: Symphony No. 104, London
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Choral
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.
Info and Tickets
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.
Info and Tickets
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