Music of the Madonna
Friday, January 13th, 2023 at 7pm at Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro VT (tickets at bmcvt.org)
Saturday, January 14th, 2023 at 8pm at Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music in Cambridge*
Sunday, January 15th, 2023 at 7pm** at Follen Community Church in Lexington
No doubt the life of the Virgin Mary, the Madonna, has been a focal point of sacred music in Western classical music, especially in the Baroque era. This program features two beautiful Marian Cantatas, as well as glowing works for strings and continuo by Händel, Corelli, Rosenmüller, and Leonarda.
Meg Bragle, mezzo soprano; Elizabeth Blumenstock, Christina Day Martinson, Jesse Irons, Emily Dahl, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; Andrus Madsen, organ
Program:
G.F. Händel - Concerto Grosso No. 2 in F major, HWV320
G.F. Händel - Haec est Regina virginum, HWV 235
Arcangelo Corelli - Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8 (Christmas Concerto)
Isabella Leonarda - “O Maria”
intermission
Rosenmüller Sonata No. 9 (nona) à 5 in D major
Giovanni Battista Ferrandini Il pianto di Maria: “Giunta l’ora fatal” HWV 234 (attr. Händel)
*Please note different venue and starting time for the Cambridge performance.
**Please note later starting time for the Lexington performance. We will not have a matinee performance of this program.
Venues:
Brattleboro Music Center: 72 Blanche Moyse Way, Brattleboro VT 05301
Pickman Hall, Longy School of Music: 27 Garden St, 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.
