Christmas Renaissance gems from Old Europe
for voices & instruments
This year our enduring annual tradition of Noël concerts (in its twenty-fifth year!) visits three fabulous venues, including Longwood Gardens*, to celebrate the glorious Renaissance Christmas music of Old Europe–with gems for single and double chorus, solo voices, and period instruments. Come and be merry!
*Longwood Gardens: Two 30-minute performances includedin the price of “Christmas at Longwood Gardens” admission.Limited seating. www.longwoodgardens.org
This concert series sponsored by
Godlewski Enterprise, Inc.; Los Murillos Grocery,
West Grove, PA; and PA Tags and Notary Franchisor, Valley Township, PA
Vox Ama Deus: Renaissance, Baroque and Classical music by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethove
1749 Covent Garden version
Soloists: Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano), Jody Kidwell (alto),
Timothy Bentch (tenor), Ed Bara (bass)
A Philadelphia tradition! On original Baroque instruments, Handel’s Messiah celebrates the Story of the Season. Bright trumpets, grand voices of choristers and dazzling soloists stir, awaken, excite and uplift. From haunting melodies to the great “Hallelujah Chorus”, this is Christmas at its best!
Running Time: 2 hours 45 minutes including one intermission
Soloists: Valentin Radu & Bronwyn Fix-Keller (harpsichords),
Elin Frazier (trumpet), Sarah Davis (soprano),
Darlene Kelsey (soprano), Tatyana Rashkovsky (alto)
Two Renaissance Christmas Motets
Corelli – “Christmas” Concerto Grosso
Monteverdi – “Laudate Dominum”
Bach – Double Harpsichord Concerto
Albinoni – Trumpet Concerto in d minor
Vivaldi – Gloria
The sublime and pure a capella voices of Vox Renaissance Consort singers, draped in lush period costume, and the mellow but exciting sound of baroque instruments of Camerata Ama Deus, combine forces for their debut as the all new Camerata Consort! With dueling harpsichords, glorious trumpets, angelic voices and “live notes”–from Monteverdi and Vivaldi to Albinoni and Bach–this one is a must-see holiday concert!
This concert made possible by a generous
gift from Ruth & A. Morris Williams, Jr.
GERSHWIN GALA
Soloists: Peter Donohoe (piano),
Kevin Deas (Porgy), Julie-Ann Green (Bess)
Variations on I Got Rhythm
An American in Paris
Concerto in F
Rhapsody in Blue
Symphonic Suite Porgy and Bess
After a successful pairing of Gershwin with Fauré and Stravinsky this past season (for the PIFA concert), George returns with a vengeance in an exclusive gala featuring five of his bestknown “hits.” Introducing internationally renowned and critically acclaimed British virtuoso Peter Donohoe on the Steinway. Plus “Porgy” Deas and “Bess” Green are back by popular demand! Happy 2012!
This year, after 25 years as a beloved annual tradition, Candlemas Concert adds, for the first time, the visual and acoustical beauty of voices and instruments of Vox Renaissance Consort. Also as a first, it expands beyond Daylesford Abbey to Olde City Philadelphia. Fight the mid-winter blues with the bright angelic sound of Italian Renaissance masters! (Plus organ interludes–only at Daylesford Abbey)
