March 12, 2020 - Pomerium
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Gregorian Chant and Amazing Motets from German-Speaking Lands.
Not Chromatic/Way Chromatic presents some of the highlights of the Gregorian chant repertoire as it is preserved in German sources of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, as well as three amazing chromatic motets by Jacobus Handl, Hans Leo Hassler, and Heinrich Schütz.
POMERIUM, founded by Alexander Blachly in New York in 1972 to perform music composed for the famed chapel choirs of the Renaissance, derives its name from the title of a treatise by the 14th-century music theorist Marchettus of Padua. In the introduction, Marchettus explains that his Pomerium (literally, “garden”) contains the fruits and flowers of the art of music. Widely known for its interpretations of Du Fay, Ockeghem, Josquin, Palestrina, Lassus, and Gesualdo, the modern Pomerium is currently recording a series of compact discs of the masterpieces of Renaissance a cappella choral music, of which the fifteenth to be recorded, Music for the Tudor Queens, was released in February 2015.
Alex Blachly, director
1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.
The Chapel at St. Bartholomew's Church
50th St. and Park Avenue
March 19, 2020 - Martha McGaughey & Arthur Haas - Livestream
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The Program:
Music of Joy
Recercadas (Trattado de Glosas, 1553) Diego Ortiz (c. 1510 − c. 1570)
Toccata III in G Major, FbWV103 (1649) Johann Jakob Froberger (1616−1667)
Lyra Viol Music from the Manchester Gamba Book (c. 1660)
Queen Marie’s Richard Sumarte (15--? − c.1630)
Dumpe Robin Richard Sumarte
[Untitled] Stephen Goodall (fl. 1660s)
What if a Daye Richard Sumarte
Prelude in D minor Carl Friedrich Abel (1723−1787)
[segue] Prelude, Fugue, and Postlude in G Minor Georg Böhm (1661−1733)
from Suite in F Major Gaspard LeRoux (fl. 1700
Prélude ~ Chacone
Pièces de Viole in G Marin Marais (1656−1728)
Prélude ~ Le Moulinet ~ Rondeau le Troilleur
1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.
The Chapel at St. Bartholomew's Church
50th St. and Park Avenue
Livestream: April 23, 2020 - Christopher Preston Thompson
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Truth, Deception, and Transcendent Love: Medieval Latin, Occitan, and French Song
Tenor and medieval harpist, Christopher Preston Thompson performs some of his favorite medieval Latin, Occitan, and French vernacular monophonic songs. Join him for musico-poetic reflections on life and love in the Middle Ages and hear songs from troubadours, trouvères, and some of the most luxurious Latin songbooks of the time.
Christopher Preston Thompson, tenor, medieval harp
1:15 - 2:00 pm
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Livestream: May 7, 2020 - Jonathan Salamon
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Against All Odds: Important Women Composers of the Baroque.
These three composers—Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre in Paris; Anna Bon di Venezia in Germany; and Marianna Martines in Vienna—were counted among the musical luminaries of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This concert features their important contributions to the musical repertoire as both virtuoso keyboardists and acclaimed composers.
Jonathan Salamon, harpsichord
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The program:
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665 – 1729)
Suite in F major, from Pièces de clavecin (1687)
I. Tocade
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Cannaris
Anna Bon (c. 1739 – c. 1769)
Sonata in C major, Op. 2 No. 4
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Allegro assai
Marianna Martines (1744 – 1812)
Sonata in G major (1769)
I. Allegro brillante
II. Andante
III. Allegro assai
Livestream: June 11, 2020 - Satono Norizuki
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Italian and French Medieval Keyboard Music.
The instrument presented in this concert is the clavisimbalum, a medieval ancestor of the harpsichord in the fifteenth century. The program features the earliest surviving keyboard works of liturgical and secular music from the Codex Faenza 117 and the Robertsbridge Codex.
Satono Norizuki, clavisimbalum
Satono Norizuki, harpsichordist, has performed frequently as a soloist in North America and her native country Japan. She has also been a continuo player with numerous baroque orchestras and ensembles. As an educator, Satono has been invited to give historical keyboard lecture recitals at academic institutions, and has also hosted early music concert series in Westchester, New York and Japan. In order to raise public awareness of the historical keyboard instruments and sounds, Satono regularly appears on live radio shows to introduce early music. As a composer, her first composition, titled “Flavor of D,” a harpsichord solo piece, was selected for an honorable mention in the Ninth Aliénor International Composition Competition. Satono received a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in harpsichord performance from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, where she studied with Arthur Haas. She also received Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in harpsichord performance from the Music Conservatory at Chicago College of Performing Arts, Roosevelt University, where she studied with David Schrader. Satono has been serving as artistic director at Twelve-Note Music, a music management office in White Plains, New York since 2013.
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1:15 - 2:00 pm
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Program
Codex Faenza 117 (c.1420)
Kyrie – Kyrie (II) — anonymous
Ave maris stella — anonymous
Aquila altera — after Jacopo da Bologna
Io me son uno — after Jacopo da Bologna
Che pena questa — Francesco Landini (c.1325-1397) / anonymous
Constantia — anonymous
Elas mon cuor — anonymous
Robertsbridge Codex (14th century)
Petrone — anonymous