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Two concerts with rarely heard music by Crescendo:
Mientras me abraza–Baroque, Latino, and Folk Fusion
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by Kevin T McEneaney
This past Friday evening Christine Gevert […]
Folk music and dance rhythms permeate classical music, and connect different genres and eras from the Baroque to present times. Polish folk music influenced music by J.S. Bach and Telemann, and traditional and contemporary Latin American dances arranged for an unusual combination of instruments.
Job Salazar, violin and percussion – Carlos Boltes, viola and charango – Christine Gevert, harpsichord and organ
Friday, April 8, at 6 pm – Trinity Church Lime Rock, Lakeville CT
For immediate release.
Contact: Katharine Drake katharinedrake@gmail.com (518) 577-8734
A Chamber Music Concert by one of Crescendo’s Ensembles:
Mientras me abraza–Baroque, Latino, and Folk Fusion
On April 8 and 9, the music organization Crescendo will present the first in a series of four concerts of vocal and instrumental music.
Matinas do Apóstolo São Pedro à 6 (1815) and Missa S. Pedro de Alcantara à 4 for chorus, soloists, two bassoons, and organ; “Te Christe solum novimus” (1800) for soprano and organ.
Crescendo Chorus, Soprano Schauntice Shephard and Baritone Jermaine Woodard Jr., Crescendo Period Instrument Ensemble
Saturday, June 25, at 6 pm – Trinity Church Lime Rock, Lakeville CT
Matinas do Apóstolo São Pedro à 6 (1815) and Missa S. Pedro de Alcantara à 4 for chorus, soloists, two bassoons, and organ; “Te Christe solum novimus” (1800) for soprano and organ.
Crescendo Chorus, Soprano Schauntice Shephard and Baritone Jermaine Woodard Jr., Crescendo Period Instrument Ensemble
Friday, June 24, at 7:15 pm – Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA
Original works and arrangements of the Italian Renaissance and Baroque for two keyboards, with lute and theorbo. From Giovanni Gabrieli’s Canzonas, Bernardo Pasquini’s improvised Sonatas for two figured bass lines, to Handel’s (unfinished) Suite for two Harpsichords.
Juan Mesa and Christine Gevert, virginals, Hideki Yamaya, lute and theorbo
Sunday, June 12, at 4 pm – Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA
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Lakeville CT 06039
Phone: (860) 435-4866
Email: crescendo@crescendomusic.org
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