8th Season 2012-2013
Apollo & Dafne
October 7, 2012
Laura Heimes, soprano, and Jesse Blumberg, baritone, Julie Andrijeski, Boel Gidholm, violins; Dan Elyar, viola; David Morris cello/gamba; Heather Miller Lardin, bass; Debra Nagy, Geoffrey Burgess, oboes; Stephanie Corwin, bassoon; Deborah Fox, theorbo; Leon Schelhase, harpsichord
Handel’s dramatic cantata tells the story of the Sun God enamored with the nymph Dafne; also his beautiful cantata Tra le fiamme for soprano and obbligato viola da gamba, and a colorful Telemann orchestral suite.
Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 4:00pm (Pre-concert talk at 3:15pm)
The English Cavaliers
November 11, 2012
Dongmyung Ahn and Daniel S. Lee, violins; Lisa Terry and Beverly Au, viols; Deborah Fox and Daniel Swenberg, theorboes
English music in pairs—2 violins, 2 viols, 2 theorboes. Sublime and unusual instrumental music by William Lawes, Cavalier to the King, and other 17th century English composers.
Third Presbyterian Church, 4:00pm (Pre-concert talk at 3:15pm)
Voices of the Muse
January 27, 2013
Laura Heimes, soprano, and José Lemos, countertenor, Michael Beattie, harpsichord; Scott Metcalfe and Boel Gidholm, violins; Emily Walhout, cello and lirone; Deborah Fox, theorbo; Christa Patton, harp
Experience the baroque origins of Italian opera, with spine-tingling, virtuosic, heart-rending arias, duets, and instrumental music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Cavalli, Alessandro Scarlatti, and others.
Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 4:00pm (Pre-concert talk at 3:15pm)
Mystery Sonatas
February 24, 2013
Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin; Michael Beattie, harpsichord/organ; Deborah Fox, theorbo; Heather Miller Lardin, violone
Franz Ignaz Biber’s exquisite Rosary, or Mystery, Sonatas. Whether you hear them as the story of the life of Christ; as a spiritual meditation; or as powerful music and a tour-de-force for the violinist, you will not fail to be moved by this very special music.
Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 4:00pm (Pre-concert talk at 3:15pm)
Zappa+Zappa
April 14, 2013
Geoffrey Burgess and Kathryn Montoya, oboes; Stephanie Corwin, bassoon; Boel Gidholm, violin; Christopher Haritatos, cello; Deborah Fox, theorbo
New chamber works for baroque instruments by Rochester composer Richard Scott, honoring rock icon Frank Zappa. We’ll pair those with music by 18th century composers Francesco Zappa and Jan Dismas Zelenka—3 Z’s!
Memorial Art Gallery Auditorium, 4:00pm (Pre-concert talk at 3:15pm)
