CONCERTS
Our 34th season!
December 2009 - March 2010 - May 2010
DECEMBER 2009: Songs of Nativity
with Orchestra Gloria
Respighi's beautifully lush Laud to the Nativity shimmers with heavenly music for angels, Mary, and chorus. The richly-orchestrated work contains some of the most splendid coloratura music ever written for solo soprano. The program also includes a charming collection of Christmas music by Swedish composer Anders Öhrwall, as well as original compositions by artistic director Allen H Simon celebrating this joyous festive season.
MARCH 2010: Mistaken Identity: misattributed works
with Orchestra Gloria
Everybody thought we knew who wrote these beautiful pieces, but it turns out we were mistaken.
Some are just accidental; other outright frauds. What motivated J-B Weckerlin to write a fake piece in the 1800s and claim it was by Orlando di Lasso? Why did the respected Bach-Gesellschaft think that Kuhnau's cantata Uns ist ein Kind geboren was by Bach? Who really wrote the "Pergolesi" Magnificat? Should we tell the children that their favorite Bach song "Bist du bei mir" was actually composed by Gottfried Stölzel? Find out which pieces fooled publishers (and sometimes scholars) for years.
- "Pergolesi" Magnificat
- "Buxtehude" Magnificat
- "Bach" cantata 142 "Uns ist ein Kind geboren"
- "Bach" Bist du bei mir
- "Bach", Ich lasse dich nicht
- "Josquin" Absolon fili mi
- and more...
Will you be able to identify the one authentic work on the program?
MAY 2010: From the Heart
with Orchestra Gloria
A loving tribute to the parents of our accompanist Jay Lyon, this concert includes moving tributes from all periods of music, including four specially-commissioned works by local composers.
