Upcoming Performances
The Art of the Improvisation: Two Keyboards in Dialogue
At the center are Bernardo Pasquini’s sonatas for two figured bass lines, in which the performers are challenged to respond to each others’ impromptu improvisations. Also original works and arrangements by Alessandro Piccinini, Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Merulo and others.
Juan Mesa and Christine Gevert, virginals, Hideki Yamaya, lute and theorbo
Friday, June 10, at 6 pm – Trinity Church Lime Rock, Lakeville CT
The Art of the Improvisation: Two Keyboards in Dialogue
At the center are Bernardo Pasquini’s sonatas for two figured bass lines, in which the performers are challenged to respond to each others’ impromptu improvisations. Also original works and arrangements by Alessandro Piccinini, Giovanni Gabrieli, Claudio Merulo and others.
Juan Mesa and Christine Gevert, virginals, Hideki Yamaya, lute and theorbo
Sunday, June 12, at 4 pm – Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA
Grandson of Afro-Brazilian Slaves: Classical Star Composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia
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
Grandson of Afro-Brazilian Slaves: Classical Star Composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia
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
