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Two-in-One: Secular and Sacred Music of the High Baroque Era

March 27, 2011, 4:00 PM, Trinity Episcopal Church, New Hope, PA

Secular and sacred music by popular composers of the Baroque era and a new work by young artist Eric Johnson written for historical instruments.

P R O G R A M

 

Trio Sonata for Two Recorders and Continuo
..two alto recorders & basso continuo

........Grave
........Allegro


George Frideric Handel
(1685-1759)
Sonata V in G Minor (troisième livre, 1740)
..flute & basso continuo

.........Adagio
.........Allegro ma non presto
.........Gavotta I & II
.........Gigue


Michel Blavet
(1700-1768)
Trio Sonata in F Major
..alto recorder, viola da gamba, & basso continuo

........Vivace
........Mesto
........Allegro


Georg Philipp Telemann
(1681-1767)
Trio Sonata in C Major
..alto recorder, flute, & basso continuo

........Affectuoso
........Alla breve
........Larghetto
........Vivace


Johann Joachim Quantz
(1697-1773)
I'll Sail upon the Dog Star (1688)
Strike the Viol (1694)
..countertenor & basso continuo


Henry Purcell
(1659-1695)

Brief Interval

 

Chaconne for Flutes: Two-in-One upon a Ground
..two recorders & basso continuo

Henry Purcell
Aria with Interruptions
..soprano recorder, viola da gamba, & harpsichord

Eric Johnson
(b. 1988)
Zichet nur, stechet ihr feurigen Zungen
..countertemor, soprano recorder, flute, & basso continuo

.........Aria: Zichet nur, stechet ihr feurigen Zungen
.........Recitativo: Als dort der Jüngen Schar
.........Aria: Der Himmel is nicht ohne Sterne


Georg Philipp Telemann

La Fiocco - on period instruments
Joseph Hill, Countertenor
Antonio Arosemena, recorder and baroque bassoon
Lewis R. Baratz, recorder and harpsichord
Michelle Cosgrove, baroque flute
Donna Fournier, baroque cello and viola da gamba
David Clark Little, harpsichord




Two-in-One: Secular and Sacred Music of the High Baroque Era

April 2, 2011, 8:00 PM, First Reformed Church, New Brunswick, NJ


Secular and sacred music by popular composers of the Baroque era and a new work by young artist Eric Johnson written for historical instruments.

 

P R O G R A M

 

Trio Sonata for Two Recorders and Continuo
..two alto recorders & basso continuo

........Allegro
........Grave
........Allegro


George Frideric Handel
(1685-1759)
Sonata V in G Minor (troisième livre, 1740)
..flute & basso continuo

.........Adagio
.........Allegro ma non presto
.........Gavotta I & II
.........Gigue


Michel Blavet
(1700-1768)
Trio Sonata in F Major
..alto recorder, viola da gamba, & basso continuo

........Vivace
........Mesto
........Allegro


Georg Philipp Telemann
(1681-1767)
Trio Sonata in C Major
..alto recorder, flute, & basso continuo

........Affectuoso
........Alla breve
........Larghetto
........Vivace


Johann Joachim Quantz
(1697-1773)
I'll Sail upon the Dog Star (1688)
Strike the Viol (1694)
..countertenor & basso continuo


Henry Purcell
(1659-1695)

Brief Interval

 

Suite in D minor for Two Harpsichord*,** (1705)

......... Prélude
......... Allemande la Vauvert
......... Courante
......... Sarabande grave
......... Minuet
......... Passepied


Gaspard Le Roux
(c. 1660-1707)
Chaconne for Flutes: Two-in-One upon a Ground
..two recorders & basso continuo

Henry Purcell
Zichet nur, stechet ihr feurigen Zungen
..countertemor, soprano recorder, flute, & basso continuo

.........Aria: Zichet nur, stechet ihr feurigen Zungen
.........Recitativo: Als dort der Jüngen Schar
.........Aria: Der Himmel is nicht ohne Sterne


Georg Philipp Telemann

La Fiocco - on period instruments
Joseph Hill, Countertenor
Antonio Arosemena, recorder and baroque bassoon
Lewis R. Baratz, recorder and harpsichord*
Benjamin T. Berman, harpsichord**
Michelle Cosgrove, baroque flute
Donna Fournier, baroque cello and viola da gamba
David Clark Little, harpsichord




Music of the English Restoration through the Age of William and Mary (c. 1660-1702)

June 5, 2011, 4:00 PM, Trinity Episcopal Church, New Hope, PA


This special concert featured works of Playford, Locke, Lawes, Purcell, and contemporaries by composers living during the Interregnum, Restoration, and the Age of William and Mary.

 

P R O G R A M

 

Popular Tunes before the Restoration

John Playford

The Italian Rant
A Health to Betty
Mayden Lane
The Queen's Delight - Bobbing Joe
The Glory of the West - Jack Pudding

 

Music of the Royalists

Robert Ramsey

Nicholas Lanier

Henry Lawes

Matthew Locke

Simon Ives
What Tears, Dear Prince, Can Serve

Mark How the Blushful Morn

O Turn Away Those Cruel Eyes

Litte Suite in G Minor

Shepherd Well Met, I Prithee

 

Gentleman's Delights

Anon.




Anon.
from The Bird Fancyer's Delight

.. .The Canary Bird
. ..The Woodlark

Divisions on John Come Kiss Me Now

 

The English Orpheus

Henry Pucell Oh! How Happy's He
Fly Swift ye Hours
Sound the Trumpet
Many Such Days

 

Brief Interval

 

Twilight of the Gods

Anon.

John Blow
O Dive custos

An Ode: On the Death of Mr. Henry Purcell

 

La Fiocco - on period instruments
Diana Whitener, Soprano
Joseph Hill and Nicholas Tamagna, Countertenors
Reid Powell, Tenor
Nick Hay, Baritone
Antonio Arosemena, recorder
Lewis R. Baratz, recorder, harpsichord, hand drum
Rachel Evans, baroque violin
Lynn Fergusson, bass viol
Richard Kolb, archlute & theorbo
David Walker, archlute, lute, and baroque guitar
David Clark Little, harpsichord & organ