Here are highlights from our current season
September 23, 2022
SEVERAL FRIENDS
Linda Lunbeck, Elena Mathys, and Sarah Biber
“Fairest Isle”
Several Friends – Sarah Biber, Linda Lunbeck, and Elena Mathys – perform Henry Purcell’s famous aria, “Fairest Isle,” written for the semi-opera King Arthur, which recounts the battles between the Britons and the Saxons. The song is a celebration of the Britons, their homeland, and their victory over the Saxons, beginning, “Fairest Isle, all isles excelling….” In this program, Several Friends celebrates composers of Baroque England: Matthew Locke, Thomas Lupo, Henry Purcell, Andrew Parcham, Tobias Hume, and G.F. Händel, spanning the Elizabethan era through the tumult and splendor of the Restoration.
You can learn more about Linda Lunbeck (recorder), Sarah Biber (viola da gamba), and Elena Mathys (harpsichord) by clicking on their names here.
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Program
“Fairest Isle,” from King Arthur – Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Suite No. 8 in D Minor, from For Severall Friends – Matthew Locke (1621/22-1677)
Pavan
Ayre
Courante
Sarabande
Pavan
Sonata No. 5 in B-flat Major HWV 377 (1725) – George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
(Allegro)
Adagio
Allegro
Love’s Farewell, from Captain Humes Musicall Humors (1605) – Tobias Hume (1569-1645)
Ground in C Minor, ZD 221, from Cambridge MS Mus 653 – Purcell (possibly William Croft 1678-1727)
Fantasia a 3 [D Minor] for 3 Bass Viols – Thomas Lupo (the elder) (1571-1628)
Solo [G Major], from 40 Airs Angloise & Trois Sonates – Andrew Parcham (flourished c. 1700)
Poco Allegro
Adagio
Allegro – Adagio – Presto – Adagio – Spicato – Largo – Allegro
Sonata No. 1 in G Minor HWV 360 (1725-26) – Handel
Larghetto
Andante
Adagio
ANN MARIE MORGAN and HARUMI RHODES
“Interlude”
We begin our eleventh season with an opportunity to hear a concert we needed to postpone during the pandemic. Ann Marie Morgan and Harumi Rhodes offer us a wonderful treat in a concert featuring music from 17th century Italy, several of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, and a composition for scordatura viol and voice brought to life during the pandemic.
Performers
Ann Marie Morgan, viola da gamba and voice
Harumi Rhodes , violin
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Program
Celeste Giglio – Fabrizio Caroso (1526/31 – 1605)
Sinfonia for treble and bass instruments – Alessandro Stradella (1643 – 1682)
Tutti senza titolo
Allegro
Dialogue
Gigue
Dialogue
Allegro
Meditation on the Mandorla for scordatura viol and voice – Ann Marie Morgan (1960 – )
From The Goldberg Variations (BWV 998) – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Opening Aria
Variation 27 Canone alla nona
Variation 25 adagio
Variation 7 al tempo di Giga
Sonata prima a Soprano solo – Dario Castello (1602 – 1631)
Allegro, Presto, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro, Allegro, Adagio
Click below to look at performances from our previous seasons