Turbulent, intense, and tender, a Passion for our times. When first performed, Bach’s St John Passion shocked the Church fathers in Leipzig with its intensity and fervour. It is just that intensity that makes it so relevant in today’s highly charged and turbulent times. Our special performances of Bach’s masterpiece include projections of images, curated by director …
As part of the Operatic Feminisms Symposium, Columbia University in tandem with Barnard College and St. Paul’s Chapel are providing a free performance of an abbreviated version of Hildegard Von Bingen’s Ordo Virtutum alongside Barbara Strozzi’s Lagrime Mie, presented by Columbia’s Collegium Musicum choral ensemble, accompanied by harpist Mia Theodoratus and featuring soprano soloist Liz …
Friday, March 31 at 4PM Ryan Concert Hall, Smith Center for the Arts Providence College, Providence RI Free and open to the public This concert features 17th-century French-language sacred songs composed primarily for women by Catholic priests as part of the Catholic Reform, initiated during the sixteenth century in response to the Protestant Reformation. Initially, …
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Beginning with Johann Hermann Schein (1586–1630), who served as Kantor at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig for fifteen years, we include on our vocal polyphony series German motets by the foremost composers to hold the position before J.S. Bach. Schein’s motet series Fontana d’Israel is among the most important of the 17th century, with music exquisitely crafted to …
Beginning with Johann Hermann Schein (1586–1630), who served as Kantor at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig for fifteen years, we include on our vocal polyphony series German motets by the foremost composers to hold the position before J.S. Bach. Schein’s motet series Fontana d’Israel is among the most important of the 17th century, with music exquisitely crafted to …
Saturday, April 1 at 7PM Church of the Covenant 67 Newbury Street, Boston Tickets: $35, $20, & $5 This concert features 17th-century French-language sacred songs composed primarily for women by Catholic priests as part of the Catholic Reform, initiated during the sixteenth century in response to the Protestant Reformation. Initially, sacred songs were used …
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Enjoy lively performances from the Colburn Baroque Ensemble, spotlighting the music of Bach, Vivaldi, and more.
Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado continues our celebration of Latin American Baroque with music from Peru, Guatemala, and more. Two acclaimed GRAMMY-nominated sopranos, Nell Snaidas and Jennifer Ellis Kampani, are joined by guest Jon Wasserman on guitar with our instrumental ensemble for songs sung in Spanish, encompassing devotion, love and longing. Fiery instrumental dances complement …
Evan Few | Guest Director & Violin Anna Marsh | Bassoon Adam Jaffe | Harpsichord ABO players hit it out of the park in the season’s grand finale of concertos by J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi! Atlanta’s hometown violinist, ABO Assistant Concertmaster and Guest Director Evan Few leads this rally of greatest hits. Bases are loaded with concerto soloists Anna …
Evan Few | Guest Director & Violin Anna Marsh | Bassoon Adam Jaffe | Harpsichord ABO players hit it out of the park in the season’s grand finale of concertos by J.S. Bach and Antonio Vivaldi! Atlanta’s hometown violinist, ABO Assistant Concertmaster and Guest Director Evan Few leads this rally of greatest hits. Bases are loaded with concerto soloists Anna …
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