What’s cool about this afternoon:

• Hear classic pieces by some of the most iconic baroque composers.
• Special guests include dancer Jennifer Meller and baroque oboist Marc Schachman, one of the world’s leading performers on early oboes, as well as soprano Jayne Diliberto ’22.

Artists and Program:

Corey Jamason*, Elisabeth Reed*, directors
Orchestral music of Corelli, Handel, Vivaldi, and Destouches
with special guests:
Jennifer Meller, dancer
Marc Schachman, baroque oboe

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Concerto in A Minor for Strings and Continuo
     I. Allegro
     II. Largo
     III. Allegro

Henry Purcell (1659–1695)
Suite in G Major, Z. 770
and selections from The Fairy-Queen, Z. 629
     (Overture)
     Air
     Bourée
     Menuet
     Air
     Jig
     Hornpipe
     Rondeau
     Jig
     Chaconne

Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)
Concerto in D Major for Strings and Continuo, Op. 6, No. 4
     I. Adagio - Allegro
     II. Adagio
     III. Vivace
     IV. Allegro - Allegro
Pauline Kempf and Ryan Cheng, violins
Rocío López Sánchez, cello

- Intermission -

André Cardinal Destouches (1672–1749)
"Dans nos champs l’amour de Flore"
     from Callirhoé
Jayne Diliberto, soprano
Jennifer Meller, dancer
Marc Schachman, baroque oboe

- Brief Pause -

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
"Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust!"
     from Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlus, BWV 170
Kyle Tingzon, countertenor

A. Vivaldi
Concerto in B Minor for Four Violins and Strings, RV 580
     I. Allegro
     II. Largo
     III. Allegro
Ryan Cheng, Pauline Kempf, Idunn Lohne, and Annemarie Schubert, violins

About SFCM’s Baroque Ensemble:

SFCM’s Baroque Ensemble performs music of the 17th and 18th centuries in orchestral and chamber settings. As a member of the Ensemble, you’ll gain a sense of period performance practices and expand your repertoire with Baroque masterworks that have served as the foundation for the compositional development of Western harmony and voice leading.

The instrumentation of the Baroque Ensemble is fluid; repertoire dictates which instruments are needed. In most cases, nearly all instruments and voice types can participate. You’ll use either your primary instrument or its period equivalent. Whether you’re versed in the repertoire or are playing continuo for the first time, it’s a chance to explore historical performance practice with peers from a variety of disciplines.

A variety of pieces have been performed in the recent past, including Handel’s Ode for St. Cecelia, Semele, Serse, Rinaldo, Giulio Cesare, Ariodante, Rodelinda, Atalanta, Agrippina, Alcina, Monteverdi’s L'incoronazione di Poppea, Purcell’s The Fairy Queen and Charpentier's Les arts florrisants. The ensemble has also participated in the premieres of new works by SFCM composition faculty members Mason Bates and Elinor Armer.

*SFCM Faculty

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