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NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY’S JORDAN HALL • SUNDAY, JUNE 11 • 12:30PM Handel’ s Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day & Bach’s Magnificat NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY’S JORDAN HALL • THURSDAY, JUNE 8 • 8PM
FromtoMusic Heavenly Harmony A Tribute Anne, the Princess Orchestra Royal Boston Early Festival Handel’sand Ode for St. Cecilia’favorite s Day & Bach’ s Magnificat Handel’s pupil & Vox Luminis Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra Robert Bosgraaf, Mealy, BEMF Orchestra Director Erik recorder Lionel Meunier, Vox Luminis Artistic Director & Vox Luminis Francesco Corti, harpsichord Robert Mealy, BEMF Orchestra Director
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Lionel Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, HWV 76Meunier, Vox Luminis Artistic Director George Frideric Handel Overture: Larghetto e staccato — Allegro — Minuet (1685–1759) Sonata in C major George Frideric Handel Recitative: From harmony, from heav’nly harmony for Recorder and Basso Continuo, HWV 365 (1685–1759) Accompagnato: When nature underneath a heap Larghetto — Allegro — Larghetto — A tempo di Gavotta — Allegro Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, HWV 76 George Frideric Handel Chorus: From harmony, from heav’nly harmony Overture: Larghetto e staccato — Allegro — Minuet (1685–1759) Sonata terza in G minor Count Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer Air: What passion cannot music raise and quell! Recitative: From harmony, from heav’nly harmony forAir Recorder and Basso Continuo (1692–1766) and Chorus: The trumpet’s loud clangora heap Accompagnato: When nature underneath Grave — Allegro — Sarabanda. Grave — Giga presto March Chorus: From harmony, from heav’nly harmony Air: soft complaining Air:inThe What passion cannotflute musicHWV raise428 and quell! Suite D minor for Harpsichord, Handel Air: Sharp violins proclaim their jealous pangs Air and Chorus: The trumpet’s loud clangor Prelude — Allegro — Allemande — Courante — Air & Double — Presto Air: But oh! what art can teach March Air: could the Sonata in Gsoft major, Op.lead 9, No. 7 savage race Jean-Marie Leclair (l’aîné) Air: Orpheus The complaining flute But bright Cecilia raised the wonder high’r forAccompagnato: [Voice] Flute and Basso Continuo (1697–1764) Air: Sharp violins proclaim their jealous pangs Solo andoh! Chorus: As from thetanto pow’r—of sacred lays Andante — Allegro Air: But what artma cannon teach Aria.Orpheus Affettuoso; Allegro Air: couldAltro lead—theGiga. savage racemoderato Zsuzsi Tóth, soprano & Florian Sievers, tenor Accompagnato: But bright Cecilia raised the wonder high’r Sonata seconda in G minor Van Wassenaer Solo andinChorus: As from the243a pow’r of sacred lays Magnificat E-flat major, BWV Johann Sebastian Bach for Recorder and Basso Continuo Magnificat anima mea (1685–1750) Grave — Allegro — Adagio — Giga Zsuzsipresto Tóth, soprano & Florian Sievers, tenor Et exultavit spiritus meus Quiainrespexit humiltatem Sonata B inminor Handel Magnificat E-flat major, BWV 243a Johann Sebastian Bach FESTIVAL CONCERT generationes forOmnes Voice Flute and Basso Magnificat anima meaContinuo, HWV 367a (1685–1750) Quia fecit mihi magna Largo — Vivace — Furioso Et exultavit spiritus meus — Adagio — Alla breve — Et misericordia Andante — A tempo di The menuet Boston Early Music Festival extends heartfelt thanks to Quia respexit humiltatem Fecit potentiam Omnes generationes Glenn A. KnicKrehm and Constellation Charitable Foundation Sonata in E major, Op. 30, No. 7 Johann Christian Schickhardt Deposuit potentes for their leadership support of tonight’s performance by the for Esurientes Recorder and Basso Continuo (ca. 1681–1762) Early Festival Orchestra & Vox Luminis TheBoston Boston EarlyMusic Music Festival extends heartfelt thanks to Allegro — Siciliano — Allegro — Allegro — Giga — Allegro Suscepit Israel Glenn A. KnicKrehm and Constellation Charitable Foundation Sicut locutus est for their leadership support of tonight’s performance by the 2023 BOSTON EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL Gloria Patri Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra & Vox Luminis Viola Blache & Perrine Devillers, soprano; Alexander Chance, alto; Florian Sievers, tenor; Sebastian Myrus, bass
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Sicut locutus est Gloria Patri Sicut locutus est Gloria Patri FESTIVAL CONCERT Zsuzsi Tóth, soprano Gloria Gloria Patri Patri Blache, sopranoAlexander Viola Devillers, soprano; Doulce Mémoire Viola Blache Blache & & Perrine PerrineViola Devillers, soprano; Alexander Chance, Chance, alto; alto; Viola Blache & Perrine Devillers, soprano; Alexander Chance, alto; Perrine Devillers, soprano Florian Sievers, tenor; Sebastian Myrus, bass Viola Blache & Perrine Devillers, soprano; Chance, Camille Fritsch, mezzo-soprano NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY’S JORDAN HALL •Alexander SUNDAY, JUNE 11 alto; • 12:30PM Florian Sievers, tenor; Sebastian Myrus, bass Florian Sebastian Myrus, Victoria Cassano, soprano Bor tenor; Zuljan, archlute Florian Sievers, Sievers, tenor; Sebastian Myrus, bass bass Alexander Chance, alto Sébastien Wonner, harpsichord Kullmann, W Allan Medford, NolwennJan Leby liraalto da gamba W Double-manual Double-manual French French harpsichord harpsichord byGwern, Allan Winkler, Winkler, Medford, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, 1991, 1991, X X W Double-manual French harpsichord by Allan Winkler, Medford, Massachusetts, 1991, X Florian Sievers, tenor after Donzelague, property of the Boston Early Music Festival. Denis Raisin Dadre, recorder & Director W Double-manual French harpsichord by Allan Winkler, Medford, Massachusetts, 1991, X after Donzelague, property of the Boston Early Music Festival. after Donzelague, property of the Boston Early Music Festival. João Moreira, tenor after Donzelague, property of the Boston Early Music Festival. Sebastian Myrus, bass Henk Klop, 2006, X W W Michael Michael von von Clemm Clemm Continuo Continuo Organ Organ by by Henk Klop, 2006, X W Michael von Clemm Continuo Organ by Klop, X Lionel Meunier, bassChurch, & Artistic Director courtesy of The Memorial Harvard University. W Michael von Clemm Continuo Organ by Henk Henk Klop, 2006, 2006, courtesy of isThe MemorialbyChurch, Harvard University. Doulce Mémoire supported the Centre Region-Val de LoireX courtesy of The Memorial Church, Harvard University. Anthony organ &Harvard harpsichord courtesy of TheRomaniuk, Memorial Church, and the Ministry of Culture and Communication / DRACUniversity. Centre-Val de Loire. Vox Luminis Vox Luminis Vox Luminis Ripieno choir Vox Luminis Zsuzsi Tóth, soprano DoulcePerrine Mémoire is also & supported by the Indre-et-Loire Departemental Vox Luminis Zsuzsi Tóth, Viola Blache, Devillers Victoria Cassano, soprano; Alexander ChanceCouncil, & Jan Kullmann, alto; Zsuzsi Tóth, soprano Anney Barrett, soprano Zsuzsi Tóth, soprano Viola soprano Français Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Citybass of Tours. ZsuzsiBlache, Tóth, soprano Florian Sievers &the JoãoInstitut Moreira, tenor;–Sebastian Myrus, bass; Lioneland Meunier, & Artistic Director Blache, soprano SonjaViola DuToit Tengblad, soprano Viola Blache, soprano Perrine Devillers, soprano Viola Blache, soprano Anthony Romaniuk, organ & harpsichord Perrine soprano CodyDevillers, Bowers,for alto Doulce Mémoire receives support specific projects from George Frideric Handel Perrine Devillers, soprano Sonata in C major Victoria Cassano, Perrine Devillers, soprano Victoria Cassano, soprano Michael Barrett, tenor the CNM – National Center for Music, SPEDIDAM, ADAMI, Cassano, soprano for Recorder and Basso Continuo, HWV 365 Victoria (1685–1759) Alexander Chance, alto Victoria Cassano, Ripieno choirsoprano Alexander Chance, alto Paul Guttry, bass and of Mécénat Musical Société Générale. Alexander Chance, alto Larghetto — Allegro — Larghetto — A tempo di Gavotta — Allegro Jan Kullmann, alto Alexander Chance, Anney Barrett & Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano; Bowers, alto; Michael Barrett, tenor; Paul Guttry, bass JanCody Kullmann, altoalto Jan Kullmann, alto Sievers, tenor Kullmann, Florian Sievers, tenor Doulce Mémoire Florian isJan a member of alto FEVIS and PROFEDIM. Sonata terza in G minor Count Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer Florian Sievers, tenor João Moreira, tenor Florian Sievers, tenor João Moreira, tenor for Recorder and Basso Continuo (1692–1766) João tenor Sebastian Myrus, bass João Moreira, Moreira, tenor Sebastian Myrus, bass Grave — Allegro — Sarabanda. Grave — Giga presto Sebastian Myrus, bass Lionel bass & Sebastian bass Director Lionel Meunier, Meunier, bassMyrus, & Artistic Artistic Director Lionel Meunier, bass & Artistic Director Anthony Romaniuk, organ & harpsichord Lionel Meunier, bass & Artistic Director Suite in D minor for Harpsichord, HWV 428 Handel Anthony Romaniuk, organ & harpsichord Anthony Romaniuk, organ & harpsichord FESTIVAL CONCERT Anthony Romaniuk, organ &— harpsichord Prelude — Allegro — Allemande — Courante — Air & Double Presto Ripieno Ripieno choir choir Ripieno choir EarlyAnney Music Festival Barrett, soprano Ripieno choir Sonata in G major, Op. 9, Boston No. 7 Anney Barrett, soprano OrchestraJean-Marie Leclair (l’aîné) Anney Barrett, soprano Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano Barrett, soprano for [Voice] Flute andI Basso Continuo SonjaAnney DuToit Tengblad, soprano Violoncello Violin Recorder (1697–1764) Sonja DuToit Tengblad, soprano Cody Bowers, alto DuToit Tengblad, Andante — Allegro ma non tanto — Sonja CodyCarrai, Bowers, altosoprano Robert Mealy, concertmaster Phoebe principal Kathryn Montoya, principal Cody Bowers, alto Michael Barrett, tenor Cody Bowers, alto Aria. Affettuoso; Altro — Giga. Allegro moderato Michael Barrett, tenor Keiran Barrett, Campbell Miloš Valent Gonzalo X. Ruiz Michael tenor Paul Guttry, bass Michael Barrett, tenor Paul Guttry, bass Peter Spissky Matt Zucker Paul bass Sonata seconda in G minor Van Wassenaer Paul Guttry, Guttry, bass Johanna Novom Jennifer Morsches Bassoon for Recorder and Basso Continuo Wenstrom Dominic Teresi, principal GraveBeth — Allegro — Adagio — Giga presto David Morris Allen Hamrick Sonata in B minor Handel Double Bass Violin II for Voice Flute and Basso Continuo, HWV 367a Nathaniel Chase Cynthia Roberts, principal Trumpet Largo — — Furioso — Adagio — Alla breve — JulieVivace Andrijeski Justin Bland, principal AndanteSarah — ADarling tempo di menuet Flute Perry Sutton Dagmar Valentová Andrea LeBlanc John Thiessen Sonata in E major, Op. 30, No. 7 Johann Christian Schickhardt for Recorder and Basso Continuo (ca. 1681–1762) Viola Oboe Timpani Allegro — Siciliano — Allegro — Allegro — Giga — Allegro Daniel Elyar, principal Gonzalo X. Ruiz, principal Michelle Humphreys A CELEBRATION OF WOMEN 196 Laura Jeppesen Kathryn Montoya Anna Griffis Theorbo Charles Weaver
A Tribute to Anne, the Princess Royal and Handel’s favorite pupil
Erik Bosgraaf, recorder Francesco Corti, harpsichord
THURSDAY
the city’s famed Thomasschule. Its first performance was most likely at the Vespers of the Feast of the Visitation,
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Notes on the Program