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CANTARE, BALLARE, SUONARE —the passions of music |
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Sept 21-23 Les Délices Oct 19-21 Trio Holloway, Gower & Mortensen Nov 16-18 Les Sirènes Nov 30-Dec 2 Musica Pacifica |
Feb 1-3 Music of the Spheres Mar 8-10 Cançonièr Apr 19-21 Ensemble Mirable |
Les Délices
Debra Nagy, oboe; Josh Lee, viola da gamba; Michael Sponseller, harpsichord
—Le Haubois Français—
The lush and lyrical sounds of the first great oboe music from the late 17th century, with suites by François Couperin and François Chauvon and arrangements of airs sérieux by Michel Lambert and Joseph Chabanceau de la Barre.
Friday, September 21, First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Street at Webster, Palo Alto, 8:00
Saturday, September 22, St. Mary Magdalen Parish Church, 2005 Berryman at Milvia, Berkeley, 7:30 (this Berkeley venue for the September and October concerts only
Sunday, September 23, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, 4:00
Trio Holloway, Gower & Mortensen
John Holloway, violin; Jane Gower, dulcian; Lars Ulrik Mortensen, harpsichord
—Back to the Future—
German and Italian music from the 17th century
Dulcian virtuosa Jane Gower joins longtime favorites John Holloway and Lars Ulrich Mortensen for a concert of passionate sonatas, toccatas and dances from the dawn of the baroque and before.
Friday, October 19, First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Street at Webster, Palo Alto, 8:00
Saturday, October 20, St. Mary Magdalen Parish Church, 2005 Berryman at Milvia, Berkeley, 7:30
Sunday, October 21, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, 4:00
Les Sirènes
Kathryn Mueller, soprano; Kristen Watson, soprano; Michael Sponseller, harpsichord; Cora Swenson, cello
—Virtuosi Italiani—
The florid style of Monteverdi and Handel
Florid and passionate symphonies for the voice. Arias and duets by two of the greatest composers of the flamboyant baroque style, from the beginning and the end of the tradition, including Handel's "no, di voi non vo fidarmi" and selections from Monteverdi's L'Incoronazione di Poppea.
Friday, November 16, First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Street at Webster, Palo Alto, 8:00
Saturday, November 17, St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College at Garber, Berkeley, 7:30
Sunday, November 18, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, 4:00
Musica Pacifica
Judith Linsenberg, recorder; Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; Josh Lee, viola da gamba; Charles Sherman, organ & harpsichord; with guests Clara Rottsolk, soprano; and Washington McClain, oboe
—Noël, Noël!—
Christmas Music from 18th-century Italy, France and Germany
Guest artists McClain and Rottsolk enrich the sonorities of one of the Bay Area's most colorful and lauded chamber ensembles. Featured works include Antonio Vivaldi's concerto "La Pastorella," H.I.F. Biber's "Nativity" Sonata, and Alessandro Scarlatti's Christmas Cantata.
Friday, November 30, First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Street at Webster, Palo Alto, 8:00
Saturday, December 1, First Congregational Church, Dana between Durant and Channing, Berkeley, 7:30 (this Berkeley venue for the December concert only)
Sunday, December 2, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (note later time)
Music of the Spheres
Joanna Blendulf, viola da gamba; Jeanne Johnson, violin; Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord
—Toujours l'Amour—
A Valentine from the French Baroque
Elegance and inspiration in the dance suites of Jean-Fery Rebel and Jean-Marie Leclair and the works of musical pioneer Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre.
Friday, February 1, 2013, First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Street at Webster, Palo Alto, 8:00
Saturday, February 2, 2013, St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College at Garber, Berkeley, 7:30
Sunday, February 3, 2013, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, 4:00
Cançonièr
Tim Rayborn, voice, percussion, psaltery & ud; Priscilla Smith, recorder; Shira Kammen, vielle, harp & voice; Phoebe Jevtovic, voice; Tom Zajac, recorder
—Choreomania—
Music for the Dancing Plagues of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
From fiery tarantellas to penitential prayers, music to appease divine wrath, or just the ultimate Dance Fever!
Friday, March 8, First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Street at Webster, Palo Alto, 8:00
Saturday, March 9, St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College at Garber, Berkeley, 7:30
Sunday, March 10, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, 7:30 (note later time)
Ensemble Mirable
JungHae Kim, harpsichord; Joanna Blendulf, viola da gamba; Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin; Katherine Kyme, violin; Kevin Cooper, guitar
—¡Viva las Diferencias!—
The uncommon grounds and sonatas of the Italian and Spanish Baroque.
Refined, rustic, and rhythmic music from 16th- and 17th-century Italy and Spain, including works of Buonamente, Falconieri, Ortiz, and Selma y Salaverde.
Friday, April 19, First Lutheran Church, 600 Homer Street at Webster, Palo Alto, 8:00
Saturday, April 20, St. John's Presbyterian Church, 2727 College at Garber, Berkeley, 7:30
Sunday, April 21, St. Mark's Lutheran Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, 4:00
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