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Concert I: The Grand Handel: Music for the Peace! Jubilate & Te Deum for the Peace of Utrecht HWV 278, 279 Saturday, February 20, 7:30 pm (Pre-Concert discussion at 6:45; Reception with the artists follows the concert) Featuring the Handel Week Orchestra & Chorus The Utrecht Jubilate and Te Deum, written for chorus and orchestra, were first performed at the thanksgiving for the Treaty of Utrecht held in St. Paul's Cathedral, London, on 7th July 1713. They were quickly established in standard use on such occasions because of their elegance and splendor. Hear a rare performance of this magnificent pair of choral masterworks by our own virtuoso Handel Week Festival Choir! Concert II: Cabaret Handel: HANDEL, SCARLATTI & BACH Cantata: Su le sponde del Tebro - Alessandro Scarlatti Harpsichord Suite Handel Cantata: Salve Regina HWV 241 Handel Harpsichord Partita Handel Cantata: Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen BWV 51 J.S. Bach Friday, February 26, 7:30 pm (Pre-Concert discussion at 6:45; Reception with the artists follows the concert) Featuring Soloist Rosalind Lee For the first time in our history we compare the music of Handel with Scarlatti and Bach! Hear the jewel-toned Rosalind Lee present three show-stopping virtuoso cantatas by the three great Baroque masters accompanied by string quartet and trumpet! Keyboard virtuoso Erik Liefrinck joins us to present a set of variations and a suite of Handel. This is not-to-be-missed chamber music! Concert III: THE OPERA RODELINDA Rodelinda, Regina de Longobardi HWV 19 Sunday, March 7, 3 pm (Pre-Concert discussion at 2:15; Reception with the artists follows the concert) Featuring Soloists Kimberly McCord, Gerald Frantzen, Philip Kraus and the Handel Week Orchestra The king is dead . . . or is he? Queen Rodelinda is presented with tragic scenarios that lead to a gripping climax! Hear what is regarded by some to be Handel's most beautiful theatrical composition featuring some of the greatest artists you could imagine. High drama and splendid musicianship are wedded into a perfect afternoon of Handel. This 11th Season is underwritten by a generous grant from Mrs. Helen Pinnell in memory of Curtis G. Pinnell. |
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