Hélène Brunet, soprano
Gabriel Benton, harpsichord
Steven Marquardt, trumpet
Nate Helgeson, bassoon
Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
Friday February 3 2023 8:00 p.m.
St. Stephen's Church, 3 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere
Saturday February 4 2023 7:00 p.m. • NEW VENUE •
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Sunday February 5 2023 4:00 p.m.
St. Mark's Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco
Monday February 6 2023 7:00 p.m.
Davis Community Church, 412 C Street, Davis
The program will last approximately 1 hour & 50 minutes including one intermission.
Among Bach's musicians were some of the greatest virtuosi in Germany. His trumpeters were legendary, and he directed performances by some of the finest court orchestras. "Bravura Bach" celebrates the artistry of the American Bach Soloists as they perform an eclectic sampling of some of Bach's most challenging compositions. The impetuous Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, the third Brandenburg Concerto — which requires 11 superlative performers — and the brilliant vocal and trumpet fireworks of "Jauchzet Gott" celebrate Bach at his best! More magic is in store with two works by Vivaldi: "Laudate pueri" and an atmospheric concerto for bassoon titled "La Notte." Telemann's Sinfonia Spirituoso will have its first performances by ABS.
ABS violinist Jude Ziliak
presents Pre-concert "Insights" beginning
45 minutes before each concert time.
Sandra Miller, flute
Bethanne Walker, flute
Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin
Gretchen Claassen, violoncello
Corey Jamason, harpsichord
Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
Friday March 10 2023 8:00 p.m.
St. Stephen's Church, 3 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere
Saturday March 11 2023 7:00 p.m. • NEW VENUE •
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Sunday March 12 2023 4:00 p.m.
St. Mark's Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco
Monday March 13 2023 7:00 p.m.
Davis Community Church, 412 C Street, Davis
The program will last approximately 2 hours including one intermission.
Happy festivity is the theme of this program that features a short ballet titled "A Splendid Wedding," written by Georg Muffat to introduce his musicians to the sounds of Versailles, and Telemann's "Table Music" composed for a banquet.
The central focal point of this program reflects Bach’s explorations into the most up-to-date styles of his era, coming to monumental fruition in his last works including the Trio Sonata from “The Musical Offering,” inspired by a short melodic theme that was given to Bach by Frederick the Great.
The mellifluous flauto traverso is brought front and center in Vivaldi's celebration of a singing goldfinch, and a truly charming overture by Maurice Greene — a composer who held all major musical appointments in England and was a founder of the original Academy of Ancient Music — features a pair of dulcet flutes.
ABS bassist Steven Lehning
presents Pre-concert "Insights" beginning
45 minutes before each concert time.
Mary Wilson, soprano
Amy Broadbent, soprano
Morgan Balfour, soprano
Matthew Hill, tenor
Hadleigh Adams, baritone
Jeffrey Thomas, conductor
Friday May 5 2023 8:00 p.m.
St. Stephen's Church, 3 Bayview Avenue, Belvedere
Saturday May 6 2023 7:00 p.m. • NEW VENUE •
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Sunday May 7 2023 4:00 p.m.
St. Mark's Church, 1111 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco
Monday May 8 2023 7:00 p.m.
Davis Community Church, 412 C Street, Davis
The program will last approximately 2 hours including one intermission.
Handel’s cantata Apollo & Dafne was written in Venice when he was just 24 years old. It tells the story of Apollo’s vanity as he suggests that even Cupid’s bow is no match for his own. Challenging Apollo’s boastfulness, Cupid shoots his arrows and Apollo falls prey to rapturous yearnings for Dafne. She spurns his advances and, in a desperate effort to escape, is transformed into a laurel tree.
Love brings life to a statue in Rameau's Pygmalion. The protagonist sculptor has carved a beautiful marble figure and has fallen desperately in love with his inanimate work of art. He faithfully entreats Venus to turn his handiwork into a breathing, captivating, and singing creature. Love inspires a miracle and triumphs over longing.
ABS harpsichordist Corey Jamason
presents Pre-concert "Insights" beginning
45 minutes before each concert time.
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