Female Torchbearers of the Baroque
Torchbearer of Oceania by Inigo Jones, 1605 © The Devonshire Collections, Chatsworth
Friday, September 16, 2022 at 7pm at Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro VT (tickets at bmcvt.org)
Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 7:30pm at Harvard-Epworth Methodist Church, Cambridge
Sunday, September 18, 2022 at 3.30pm at Follen Community Church, Lexington
Barbara Strozzi, Isabella Leonarda, Francesca Caccini, Antonia Bembo, and Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre were among a number of outstanding female Baroque composers who lit the music world alight with their own compositions and performances. This program highlights some fantastic, yet neglected music by these women, who deservedly achieved a popular following usually reserved for their male counterparts.
Kristen Watson, soprano; Elicia Silverstein, violin; Jennifer Morsches, piccolo cello; Timothy Merton, cello; Michael Leopold, theorbo; John McKean, harpsichord
Program:
Francesca Caccini - Lasciatemi qui solo for soprano and lute
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre - Sonata No. 2 in D major for violin, viol & basso continuo
Barbara Strozzi - 'Che si può fare' from Arie e voce sola, op.8
Antonio Bertali - Ciaconna in C major for violin and basso continuo
intermission
Isabella Leonarda - Sonata Duodecima for violin and basso continuo in D minor, op. 16
Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre - Prelude from Suite No. 1 in D minor, Pièces de Clavecin 1er Livre
Antonia Bembo - Cantata Lamento della Vergine for soprano and basso continuo
Venues:
Brattleboro Music Center: 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro VT 05301
Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church: 1555 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge MA 02138
Follen Community Church: 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington MA 02420
Tickets for Sarasa Ensemble concerts in Brattleboro VT are available at the Brattleboro Music Center’s website, https://bmcvt.org.
