ENSEMBLE CAPRICE — Hallelujah and trumpets! The splendor of Handel’s music
March 23, 2024 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm PDT
Hallelujah and trumpets!
The splendor of Handel’s music
The third in our series of concerts with this exciting ensemble, led by the irrepressible Matthias Maute. This time, the music of Handel is featured, including his Anthem for the Foundling Hospital.
Program:
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Ode for the anniversary of the Queen Anne Eternal Source of Light Divine HWV 74
for soloists, choir, 2 trumpets, 2 oboes, strings and bc (London, 1713)
George Frideric Handel
Aria amoroso (from trio sonata HWV 386b)
J.D. Heinichen (1683-1729)
Magnificat (Dresden, 1729)
-intermission-
George Frideric Handel
Concerto grosso op.3, No,3 HWV 314 for recorder, violin and strings
George Frideric Handel
Lascia ch’io piange (from Rinaldo HWV 7)
Variations on The Harmonious Blacksmith HWV 430
Ombra mai fu (from Serse HWV 40)
George Frideric Handel
Anthem for the Foundling Hospital Blessed are they that considereth the poor HWV 268
for choir, 2 trumpets, timpani, 2 oboes, strings and bc (London, 1st version 1749)
Musicians:
Ensemble Caprice
Matthias Maute, Artistic Director:
8 singers
Conductor (doubling on flute)
2 violins
viola
violoncello
baroque guitar
2 oboes (1 doubling on flute)
2 trumpets
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