Sarasa Music unearths rediscovered music manuscripts in
‘Schrank II ~ Cabinet II’ program September 18-20, 2026
Sarasa Music proudly presents the opening concert-set of its 2026-27 Concert Series “Singing Allowed!” with a special program delving into music manuscripts rediscovered from a forgotten cabinet in the Dresden Court Church after 100 years of oblivion. Featuring the “winning singing and youthful bearing” (New York Times) of rising star tenor Richard Pittsinger, the concert includes a wide range of choice works by Händel, Vivaldi, Lully, Campra, Locatelli, Telemann & J.G. Pisendel. Additionally, Sarasa will present a world premiere by NYC-based composer Rebecca Scout Nelson. Sarasa will present Schrank II ~ Cabinet II at three public performances, as well as to incarcerated teens at Massachusetts’ Department of Youth Services facilities as part of Sarasa’s award-winning ‘Music Unlocked’ program.
“We are excited to open our 2026-27 Season with a program that weaves a connecting thread of music from the Golden Age of 18th-century Dresden, Germany—performing a treasure trove of Baroque works from a forgotten cabinet with the sublime young tenor, Richard Pittsinger—alongside a newly-commissioned work by Rebecca Scout Nelson, who grew up in the former East Germany in the town of Gera, not far from Dresden. Rebecca’s piece gives a nod to the region’s deep Lutheran roots, including texts by the 20th-century German author Christa Wolf, who lived under the shadows of Nazism and Communism. It is especially profound to realize that 65 years ago on August 13th, the Berlin Wall was erected in order to divide a nation of people. With those events and the current challenges facing the world today resonating in the back of our minds, Schrank II ~ Cabinet II is a poignant start to a musical season that invites audiences to stand up and raise their voices aloud in our aptly named series, Singing Allowed!” ~ Co-Artistic Director, Jennifer Morsches
Concert Information:
With Richard Pittsinger, tenor; Rebecca Scout Nelson, composer/violin, Susanna Ogata, Nelli Jabotinsky, violins; Emily Dahl Irons, violin/viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; John McKean, harpsichord
- Friday, September 18, 2026 at 7pm at Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro VT (tickets at bmcvt.org)
- Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 7pm at Friends Meeting House, Cambridge
- Sunday, September 20, 2026 at 3:30pm at Follen Church, Lexington
Tickets:
$30 at the door: student and senior discounts available, children under 18 are free, and discounted tickets may be purchased ahead online. Tickets to Cambridge & Lexington performances available here, Brattleboro tickets here.
More info at www.sarasamusic.org, admin@sarasamusic.org, or (978) 766-9408
All concerts will be available to stream free 10 days later on the Sarasa website and YouTube channel.
Program:
Pietro Locatelli – Sinfonia funebra în F minor
Antonio Vivaldi – Non sempre folgora (from La costanza trionfante, 1716)
G.Ph. Telemann – Overture-Suite Les Nations in B-flat major, TWV 55:B5
Händel – Cantata Il dolce pur amor l’affanno
Vivaldi – Il Sospetto | Concerto RV 199 in C minor
Rebecca Scout Nelson *World premiere of new work
André Campra – L’Europe Galante | Troisième entrée L’Espagne, scène première | Dom Pedro
Intermission
Jean-Baptiste Lully – Persée Acte III sc. i
J.G. Pisendel – Imitation des charactères de la Danse
G.F. Händel – L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55
Vivaldi – Sinfonia La verità in cimento, RV 739
Vivaldi – La tiranna avverso folgora sorte (from Arsilda regina di Ponto, 1716)
G.Ph. Telemann – Overture-Suite Les Nations in B-flat major, TWV 55:B5
