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Connecticut Early Music Festival: Baroque Remix
Jun
7

Connecticut Early Music Festival: Baroque Remix

BAROQUE REMIX

Reimagining Bach and Pergolesi

J.S. Bach, Peasant Cantata, BWV 212

G.B. Pergolesi, La Serva Padrona

Sonja Tengblad, soprano and David McFerrin, baritone

Baroque Remix recreates a performance in Leipzig’s Cafe Zimmermann. While retaining the bones of the original libretti, the subject matter has been reimagined to resonate for a 21st century audience, featuring overbearing bosses, frazzled administrative assistants, and…Alexa!

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Baroque Brilliance: Bach Motets in Concert with Crescendo Music
May
31

Baroque Brilliance: Bach Motets in Concert with Crescendo Music

While not composed as a set, these six motets BWV 225- 230 are considered to be among the pinnacles of the choral repertoire. All were written for St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach was director of music. Four of the six were written for funeral services of prominent Leipzig citizens, and are scored for double chorus without instrumental accompaniment. Bach took the traditional motet and elevated it into a more ambitious, multi- movement choral concerto, expanding the boundaries of the genre. Beyond their technical brilliance these motets express a unique emotional and theological depth.

Source: crescendomusic.org/programs/liveperformances

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Baroque Brilliance: Bach Motets in Concert with Crescendo Music
May
30

Baroque Brilliance: Bach Motets in Concert with Crescendo Music

While not composed as a set, these six motets BWV 225- 230 are considered to be among the pinnacles of the choral repertoire. All were written for St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach was director of music. Four of the six were written for funeral services of prominent Leipzig citizens, and are scored for double chorus without instrumental accompaniment. Bach took the traditional motet and elevated it into a more ambitious, multi- movement choral concerto, expanding the boundaries of the genre. Beyond their technical brilliance these motets express a unique emotional and theological depth.

Source: crescendomusic.org/programs/liveperformances

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Worthy of the Highest Praise: Bembo and Vivaldi with Cappella Clausura
May
17

Worthy of the Highest Praise: Bembo and Vivaldi with Cappella Clausura

Are you familiar with the name “Antonia Bembo”? How about “Antonio Vivaldi”? I’d wager that you’re familiar with the latter but not the former - which is exactly the point. 

Antonia Bembo was an Italian composer and singer of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The reason you haven’t heard of her isn’t because her music is underwhelming: Bembo’s talent actually took her from Italy to France, where she was employed by King Louis XIV as a composer and singer. Her music has been unduly neglected because of her gender; she is every bit as good as her male contemporaries, and we’re proving it by putting her music side-by-side with the Vivaldi Gloria - one of the classics of the choral repertoire - and letting you draw your own conclusions. 

According to one etymology, the name “Antonia/o means “worthy of praise”. In this little-heard work by Antonia Bembo, you’ll hear that she’s just as praiseworthy as any Antonio.

Source: clausura.org

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Worthy of the Highest Praise: Bembo and Vivaldi with Cappella Clausura
May
16

Worthy of the Highest Praise: Bembo and Vivaldi with Cappella Clausura

Are you familiar with the name “Antonia Bembo”? How about “Antonio Vivaldi”? I’d wager that you’re familiar with the latter but not the former - which is exactly the point. 

Antonia Bembo was an Italian composer and singer of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. The reason you haven’t heard of her isn’t because her music is underwhelming: Bembo’s talent actually took her from Italy to France, where she was employed by King Louis XIV as a composer and singer. Her music has been unduly neglected because of her gender; she is every bit as good as her male contemporaries, and we’re proving it by putting her music side-by-side with the Vivaldi Gloria - one of the classics of the choral repertoire - and letting you draw your own conclusions. 

According to one etymology, the name “Antonia/o means “worthy of praise”. In this little-heard work by Antonia Bembo, you’ll hear that she’s just as praiseworthy as any Antonio.

Source: clausura.org

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The Bach Experience
Dec
7

The Bach Experience

Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra (Edson Scheid, concertmaster) directed by Christine Gevert with the Crescendo Chorus and Soloists

Bach's Christmas Cantata "Sweet Comfort" BWV 151, his Mass in G minor BWV 235, and festive 16th century double choir motets.

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The Bach Experience
Dec
6

The Bach Experience

Crescendo Period Instrument Orchestra (Edson Scheid, concertmaster) directed by Christine Gevert with the Crescendo Chorus and Soloists

Bach's Christmas Cantata "Sweet Comfort" BWV 151, his Mass in G minor BWV 235, and festive 16th century double choir motets.

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Bach to the Future: All Night Bach Marathon
Nov
8

Bach to the Future: All Night Bach Marathon

And WE’RE BACH! The Bach Marathon returns for the 12th annual collaboration between Community MusicWorks and the musicians in and around Providence.

This unique event creates a space for musicians of all types to interpret and explore the music of J.S. Bach, using both classical and non-traditional/experimental approaches. Bring a blanket and pillow, and come and go as you please. Coffee will be brewing courtesy of the local shop, the Coffee Exchange, and we will celebrate midnight with pasta!

Bach to the Future: The All-Night Bach Marathon
Friday, November 7, 7 pm – Saturday, November 8, 7 am

https://communitymusicworks.org/event/bach-to-the-future-the-all-night-bach-marathon-4/

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Witches' Brew
Oct
26

Witches' Brew

  • Lindsay Chapel at First Church in Cambridge (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Euterpe Ensemble Presents:

Witches' Brew:  An exploration of dark & light in works by female Baroque composers

Featuring works by Barbara Strozzi, Julie Duval, Anna Amalia, Anna Bon & Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre.

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