Midtown Concerts presents The Western Wind
Description
Yellow Star at the Court of Mantua: The music of Salamone Hebreo (c.1570-1630)
Salamone Rossi Hebreo, from a distinguished Italian Jewish family that could trace its origins back to the year 70 in Rome under Emperor Titus, was born around 1570. He was a violinist, singer, and composer at the ducal court of Mantua where he was employed by the Gonzagas. Rossi occupies a unique place in the evolution of Italian Baroque music as the creator of the trio sonata style, and in Jewish music as the first composer to set Jewish texts in the European musical language of his time.
Linda Lee Jones, soprano
Eric S. Brenner, countertenor
Todd Frizzell, David Vanderwal, tenors
Eli Blaisdell, baritone
Rebecca Pechevsky, harpsichord