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Welcome Messages WELCOME TO OUR 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON “Yahoo! It’s a celebration. Celebrate good times, come on!” In the words of Kool & the Gang, that is just what we’re going to do this season – Celebrate! For our 40th we are pulling out all the stops, bringing our community the biggest and boldest programming in our history. We have more than a dozen featured Guest Artists, including bringing back some audience favorites: The Lubben Brothers, The Stephen Lynerd Group, and vocal phenom Jamal Sarikoki who will be with us three times!

We also have two special anniversary events, our new Chefs & Clefs fundraiser featuring a variety of local chefs pairing food and beverage to suit all palates, and a season finale showcasing Beethoven’s fourth movement of his immortal Ninth Symphony and his exciting Choral Fantasy. Add dynamic collaborations with The Sarasota Ballet, The Circus Arts Conservatory, and The Venice Symphony and you know why we are ready to celebrate.

Join us for a season-long party!

—M aestro Joseph Caulkins

Welcome to Key Chorale’s 40th season, “Celebrating Our Ruby Jubilee.” We are so pleased that you’re here with us to experience our Artistry Without Boundaries.

As Board President and on behalf of our Board of Directors, I thank you for your support of Key Chorale through your attendance at today’s performance. Your support of Key Chorale is so important and inherently valuable to the overall growth and impact of our arts organization. If you are not already, I invite you to become familiar with our award-winning Education and Community Outreach programs. The Key Chorale Student Scholar Leadership Program, Key Notes Express, Off-Key Chorale, Where Are My Keys? Chorale, and Come Together Choir are several examples as to the positive and significant impact that our arts organization is having on our community. Many lives are being uniquely touched because of Key Chorale’s efforts.

Please visit our website at www.keychorale.org and our YouTube channel to learn more about these creative and dynamic choral events, programs, and initiatives. Our Key Chorale Team welcomes the opportunity to speak with you further about our exciting programs and additional ways, if you choose, to volunteer and support our organization.

Now sit back and enjoy today’s performance.

— B ob Wennberg

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MISSION STATEMENT: Key Chorale, the Suncoast’s premier symphonic chorus, is dedicated to transforming lives through innovative programming, artistic excellence, educational outreach and service to the community.

VISION STATEMENT: A Suncoast community that is engaged and enriched by the power of our music and outreach.

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Maestro Joseph Caulkins Adventurous is a fitting descriptor for Joseph Caulkins. It has been used to describe his reputation for bold programming, world premieres and unique collaborations on the conductor’s podium, to his knack for vibrant storytelling as a freelance writer, to his pursuits as an experienced alpinist.

As a guest conductor, Maestro Caulkins has led The Sarasota Ballet, The Venice Symphony, Space Coast Pops, and The Southwest Florida Symphony where he was also Associate Conductor/Director of Choruses from 2001-2010. Prior to his arrival in Florida, he was Artistic Director/Conductor of the Bach Chamber Choir (Rockford, IL) and directed the St. Procopius Chamber Orchestra and Choirs at Benedictine University (Lisle, IL). With his choruses, Mr. Caulkins has produced numerous CDs, led European concert tours, conducted world and regional premieres and commissioned new works from Dale Warland, Eric Whitacre and Ola Gjeilo among others.

In 2019, Maestro Caulkins received the “Arts Leadership Award for Artistic Achievement” from the Arts and Cultural Alliance of Sarasota County for his many seasons as Artistic Director of Key Chorale. His performances of new and rarely heard works in styles as diverse as masterworks, pops, contemporary, Baroque – even ballet – have become his trademark.

Joseph’s passion for education and community outreach have shaped much of the chorale’s programming and mission during his 17-year tenure.

Joseph’s book “Developing Choral Sound Through the Warm-Up,” 200+ tried and true vocal exercises for solo singers, teachers, conductors and choirs has taken his 30+ years of experience and turned it into a highly regarded resource used by teachers and singers all over the country. It is available through Amazon and on his website.

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Yulia Van Doren Yulia Van Doren has thoughtfully cultivated a unique career as one of the foremost concert singers of her generation.

Particularly recognized for her work in baroque repertoire, Ms. Van Doren has been presented as a guest artist by a majority of the premiere North American orchestras and festivals and is featured on two Grammy-nominated opera recordings with the Boston Early Music Festival.

Ms. Van Doren’s graduate degree was generously supported by a PD Soros Fellowship, postgraduate study in Paris by a Beebe Fellowship, and she is an Astral Artist laureate.

Yulia is also the founder of a holistic wellness brand that is an innovator in its genre, and author of three books that are award-winning international bestsellers, with over a quarter-million copies sold in eight translations. She is currently developing a project related to the intersection of music, science, and holistic healing.

Sam Nelson Organist, conductor, and arranger Sam Nelson is from the North Shore of Boston and held his first church organist position at the age of 12. Accused of playing “not Bach,” he earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance from Gordon College in 2011 under the tutelage of Dr. Roy Brunner and Mr. Douglas Marshall. After continuing intensive private study with Mr. Marshall for six years postgrad, he completed a Master of Music degree at Boston University under the tutelage of Peter Sykes in 2018. Sam is currently the Organist and Choirmaster at Church of the Redeemer in Sarasota, FL. Sam has also served as Tour Manager and Organ Technician for Cameron Carpenter and The International Touring Organ during the 2015 and 2016 US Winter Tours which included the 2016 premiere of Carpenter’s arrangement for organ and orchestra of Variations on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in China.

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Ryne Cherry Praised for his “gripping performances” by The New York Times, baritone Ryne Cherry regularly performs with various professional Opera, Baroque and Choral ensembles. Ryne’s current season sees him performing Mozart’s Requiem with Handel and Haydn Society, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion with Madison Bach Musicians, and various concerts of Renaissance and Baroque music with both The Mirandola Ensemble and La Grande Bande in Minneapolis, MN. Ryne’s recent highlights include performances with Handel and Haydn Society including Handel’s Israel in Egypt and Messiah with Jonathon Cohen at Symphony Hall in Boston, Bach’s St. Matthew’s Passion with Bernard Labadie, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall and many more.

Ryne was a 2022 Virginia Best Adams Vocal Fellow at Carmel Bach Festival, a Tanglewood Music Center Fellow from 2016-2018, and 3rd prize winner of the 2020/2021 Lyndon Woodside Oratorio Competition in New York City. Ryne is currently in his 3rd year as Vocal Director of Just Bach Concerts, a Baroque ensemble based in Madison, WI.

Corey Shotwell Corey Shotwell is a tenor specializing in the performance of music from the 14th through the 18th centuries, both as a soloist and ensemble member, with a particular passion for the music of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Recent season highlights include performances with the Oregon Bach Festival, San Diego Bach Collegium, Bach Akademie Charlotte, Apollo’s Fire, Boston Early Music Festival, Carmel Bach Festival, Staunton Music Festival, and Alkemie Medieval Music Ensemble. Corey earned his M.M.A. in Early Music, Oratorio, and Chamber Ensemble from the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. He also holds degrees from Western Michigan University and the Cleveland Institute of Music. Originally from West Michigan, Corey now resides in New Haven, Connecticut, and serves as an adjunct voice instructor at Mt. Holyoke College. When not he’s not singing, he enjoys baking bread, drinking coffee, knitting sweaters, or hiking. www.coreyshotwell.com.

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Thea Lobo Hailed as “excellent”, “impeccable”, “limpidly beautiful”, “impressive”, “stunning”, and “Boston’s best”, Grammynominated mezzo-soprano Thea Lobo’s upcoming and recent engagements include performances with The Spectrum Singers, EnsembleNew SRQ, DeSota Baroque, Great Music in a Great Space Series, True Concord, New England Conservatory, Choral Artists of Sarasota, Opera Huntsville, and others. Ms. Lobo has previously appeared under conductors Gunther Schuller, Harry Christophers, Stephen Stubbs, Joshua Rifkin, and Andris Nelsons, and has been featured by the Firebird Ensemble, Boston Baroque, Naples Philharmonic, Boston Early Music Festival, Artist Series of Sarasota, Carmel Bach Festival, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Europäisches Musikfest Stuttgart.

In addition to her performing career, Thea Lobo serves as artistic and executive director of the initiative Indictus Project (www.indictus.org), which amplifies the overlooked classical art music of underrepresented and marginalized composers throughout history.

Nicole Estima Soprano Nicole Estima is delighted to return home to Florida after nearly a decade based in Boston. Recent performances include various concerts as a soprano soloist with Newton Baroque (Celebrating Clara Schumann, Liederabend, Vermeer’s Concert 1664, Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem, Pergolesi Stabat Mater, Clara Schumann at 200), Purcell’s The Tempest with The Henry Purcell Society of Boston and the Arcadia Players and Händel’s Samson and Bach Christmas Oratorio with the Sounds of Stow Chorus and Orchestra.

On the operatic stage Nicole has performed the roles of Queen of the Night (Die Zauberflöte) with Bethesda Summer Music Festival in Maryland and covered First Lady (Die Zauberflöte) with Opera Tampa. With a distinct passion for new music, Nicole worked closely with the composer Baljinder Sekhon III to premier his starkly beautiful and ominous composition There Are No Words at Carnegie Hall in New York. Nicole holds a Master of Music degree from the University of South Florida and currently teaches a private studio of piano and vocal students.

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Morgen Low Morgen Low returns to Florida to serve as Acting CoPrincipal trumpet of the Sarasota Orchestra having freshly completed a fellowship with New World Symphony. There, she played for four seasons under the batons of artistic directors Michael Tilson Thomas and Stéphane Denève.

During this time she also made guest appearances with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Charleston Symphony, Louisville Orchestra, Louisiana Philharmonic, and touring chamber group Seraph Brass. Her academic studies were completed at Oberlin College & Conservatory and Northwestern University’s Bienen School of Music.

This past summer she performed the roles of Acting Principal trumpet at the Britt Festival in Jacksonville, Oregon and Co-Principal Trumpet at the Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music in Santa Cruz, California. Previous seasonal engagements have included the Artosphere Festival, Spoleto Festival USA, and Tanglewood Music Center.

As a fan of all time periods of music, she is also very much looking forward to being a part of Key Chorale’s BaroqueFest!”

Benjamin Rechel Benjamin Rechel is a freelance historical bass and violone specialist, violist da gamba, and organist based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A graduate of the Longy School of Music of Bard College, they have appeared with numerous period ensembles including Grand Harmonie, Eudaimonia, La Fiocco, and Harvard Baroque, and is co-director of the Rare Byrds Ensemble and a frequent collaborator at the First Lutheran Church in Boston. They serve as music director at Trinity Parish (Episcopal) in Melrose, MA.

Gianluca Farina Gianluca Farina is in his third season as Principal Trumpet of the Sarasota Orchestra. Previously, he spent three years as a trumpet fellow at the New World Symphony, based in Miami Beach, Florida, under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas.

Gianluca has made multiple guest appearances with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Boston Pops, The Florida 12

Orchestra, and Nu Deco Ensemble. He has also performed side-by-side with members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Mr. Farina holds an Artist Diploma from the Colburn School, a Master of Music in Trumpet Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor of Music Education from the State University of New York at Fredonia. His principal teachers were Alex Jokipii of the Buffalo Philharmonic, Thomas Rolfs of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and James Wilt of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Daniel Jordan Daniel Jordan is the concertmaster of the Sarasota Orchestra and the principal second violinist of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra. He’s also the director of artistic planning for the Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota.

Recent summer appearances include the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego, the Sarasota Music Festival, and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. Formerly, he was the assistant principal first violinist of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and a member of the New World Symphony in Miami Beach.

Daniel Jordan received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Donald Weilerstein and David Updegraff. He performs on the “ex Humphreys” 1695 Peter Guarneri of Mantua violin using either a Dominique Peccatte or Joseph Fonclause bow, all on loan to the Sarasota Orchestra from the Steinwachs Family Foundation.

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Key Chorale Chamber Singers Soprano

Alto

Michelle Caulkins+ Patti Eastep Emelia Grate Stephanie Jabre Lorraine Murphy Debbie Rostad+ Melissa Sullivan Lily Wohl

Amy Jo Connours Ann Ferraro+ Lynne Lash Kristin Lee Lori Maxwell Cecilia McEnaney Marilyn Parry Ellen Rowe+ Kristen Stanton Catherine Vernon

Tenor

Bass

Dario Celio+ Rick Hayman Matt Jarvis Daniel Michener Zachery Stockman Thomas Tryon Gabriel Welch+

Allen Batchelder Stuart Laurie+ Jesse Martin Francis Roxby James Taylor Mark Wagstrom Bob Wennberg+ Kurt Wiskow

Bold - Section Leader + Core Singer

Orchestra Violin 1

Oboe

Daniel Jordan Nicholas Eanet Margot Zarzycka

Bobby Nunes Nicholas Arbolino

Violin 2

Fernando Traba

Meghan Jones Lena Cambis Anne Chandra

Trumpet

Viola

Gianluca Farina Morgen Low Alan Evans

Paul Reynolds Peter Ayuso

Timpani

Cello

Jessica Ridgeway

Christopher Schnell Julia Tretyakova

Harpsichord

Bass

Organ

Gil Katz

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Bassoon

Glenn Priest

Sam Nelson

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February 7-8, 2025 Church of the Redeemer, Sarasota

Welcome I’m thrilled to welcome you all back to Church of the Redeemer for BaroqueFest. After the success of last year’s Bachtoberfest, Maestro Joseph and I instantly knew that this must be a yearly event.

It is such an honor to be able to partner with an organization like Key Chorale—an organization that has always had a home at Redeemer—in performing some of my favorite music in the world. Thanks for being here to enjoy this adventure of psychedelic harmonic colors and congratulations to Key Chorale on their Ruby Jubilee!

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Key Chorale Chamber Singers Joseph Caulkins, conductor Sam Nelson, conductor & organ Glenn Priest, principal keyboardist

Featuring

Yulia Van Doren, soprano Ryne Cherry, baritone Milene Moreira, violin Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano Daniel Jordan, violin Corey Shotwell, tenor

PROGRAM 1 Opening Night Concert – Titans of Baroque Friday, February 7 • 7:00 PM CO-PRESENTING SPONSORS

Peter Kretzmer & Melody Genson; Lee Holden & Lorraine Murphy Key Chorale Chamber Singers Joseph Caulkins, conductor Glenn Priest, principal keyboardist

Featuring

Ryne Cherry, baritone Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano Yulia Van Doren, soprano Daniel Jordan, violin

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Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem I HWV258 1. Zadok the Priest 2. And all the people rejoiced 3. God save the King

Concerto in F Major, RV 293 Autumn (L’autunno) Daniel Jordan, violin

1. Allegro, dances and songs of the peasants (ballo e canto de’ villanelli) Peasants celebrate with songs and dances, The joy of a bountiful harvest.

And fired up by Bacchus’ liquor, Many end their revelry in sleep.

2. Adagio, the sleeping drunkards (ubriachi dormienti) Adagio molto After much singing and dancing The mood is quietly happy.

It is the time that invites so many To the enjoyment of sweet slumber.

3. Allegro, the hunt (la caccia) At dawn the hunters are off to the hunt With horns, rifles, and dogs.

They follow the trail of the wild beast.

Frightened and fatigued by the noise Of rifles and dogs, the wounded beast Tries to flee; but overcome, it dies.

In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626 (In the fury of most righteous wrath) Yulia Van Doren, soprano

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Dettingen Te Deum HWV 283 Ryne Cherry & Thea Lobo, soloists

1. We praise Thee, O God (Chorus) 2. All the earth doth worship Thee (Alto Solo & Chorus) 3. To Thee all angels cry aloud (Chorus) 4. To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim (Chorus) 5. The glorious company of the apostles (Chorus) 6. Thou art the King of glory (Bass Aria & Chorus) 7. When Thou tookest upon Thee (Bass Aria) 8. When Thou hadst overcome (Chorus) 9. Thou sittest at the right hand of God (Chorus) 10. We therefore pray Thee (Fanfare & Chorus) 11. Make them to be number’d (Chorus) 12. Day by day we magnify Thee (Chorus) 13. Vouchsafe, O Lord (Bass Aria) 14. O Lord, in Thee have I trusted (Alto Solo & Chorus)

— INTERMISSION — Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C Major, RV 537 Gianluca Farina & Morgen Low, trumpets 1. Allegro 2. Largo 3. Allegro

Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba” from Solomon HWV 67

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Gloria in D Major, RV 589

Yulia Van Doren & Thea Lobo, Soloists 1. Gloria in excelsis Deo 2. Et in terra pax hominibus 3. Laudamus te 4. Gratias agimus tibi 5. Domine Deus, Rex coelestis 6. Domine Fili unigenite 7. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei 8. Qui tollis peccata mundi 9. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris 10. Quoniam tu solus sanctus 11. Cum Sancto Spiritu

PROGRAM 2 Organ Recital & Bach’s Lunch Saturday, February 8 • 11:30 AM PRESENTING SPONSOR

Church of the Redeemer Friends of Music Sam Nelson, Organ Concerto Grosso in D minor, BWV 596 – Antonio Vivaldi, trans. J.S. Bach Nun freut euch, Lieben Christen g’mein (Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice), BWV 734 – J.S. Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582 – J.S. Bach

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PROGRAM 3 Period Instruments Chamber Music Concert – French Baroque Saturday, February 8 • 7:30 PM PRESENTING SPONSOR

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Yulia Van Doren, soprano Ryne Cherry, baritone Milene Moreira, violin Valerie Arsenault, violin Benjamin Rechel, viol and violone Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano Corey Shotwell, tenor Nicole Estima, soprano William Good, theorbo John Robison, viole, oboe, recorder Sam Nelson, continuo Martha Stiehl, continuo

Violin Sonata No. 2 – Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665-1729) Milene Moreira, violin I. Presto II. Adagio III. Presto IV. Presto

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Dixit Dominus from Petits Motets – Jean Baptiste Lully (1632-1687) Yulia Van Doren, soprano Nicole Estima, soprano Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano

Les Caractères de la danse - Jean-Féry Rebel (1666-1747) Valerie Arsenault and Milene Moreira, violins John Robinson, Oboe I. Prelude II. Courante III. Menuet IV. Bourée V. Chaconne VI. Sarabande VII. Gigue VIII. Rigaudon IX. Paßpied X. Gavotte XI. Sonate XII. Loure XIII. Musette XIV. Sonate

Jephte - Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre

from Cantates françaises sur des sujets tirés de l’écriture, Livre 2 Nicole Estima & Corey Shotwell, soloists

Le Moucheron (The Gnat) - François Couperin (1668-1733) Sam Nelson, harpsichord

Le tableau de l’opération de la taille – Marin Marais (1656-1728) (a bladder calculus operation represented in music) Thea Lobo, narrator Benjamin Rechel, viola da gamba

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Sans Frayeur - Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano William Good, theorbo

On dit qu’amour – Françoise de Saint Nectaire, “Mademoiselle Ménetou” (1679-1745) Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano Martha Stiehl, harpsichord William Good, theorbo John Robison, viol

Vos mepris chaque jour – Michel Lambert (1610-1696) Yulia Van Doren, soprano

Auprès du feu l’on fait l’amour - Marc-Antoine Charpentier Ryne Cherry, baritone

La Raccommodement Comique de Pierrot et de Nicole Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano Ryne Cherry, baritone

Les Barricades Mystérieuses - François Couperin Sam Nelson, harpsicord

Selections from Les Indes Galantes Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) 2-8, Soleil, on a détruit tes superbes asiles Ryne Cherry, baritone

3-8, Tendre amour Tutti Ensemble

4-15, Forêts paisibles Tutti Ensemble

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“BaroqueFest” Program Notes

By Lynne Woodman On his deathbed and the eve of his final birthday, Beethoven received an astounding gift: the entire works of Handel. He looked at the volumes and is said to have murmured: “There is the real thing.”

Zadok the Priest – Coronation Anthem I “Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, Anointed Solomon King.

And all the people rejoiced…”

Zadok is mentioned only a few times in the Hebrew Bible, primarily for anointing Solomon but also for his role in returning the Ark of the Covenant (the gold-plated chest holy to Christians and Jews and said to hold the stone tablets given to Moses on Sinai) from exile to Jerusalem. Considered a minor Biblical figure, Zadok is known to some musicians, Hebrew Bible scholars, and all the citizens of the past and current British Empire, as it has been sung at every British coronation since 1727 when Handel composed it for the coronation of George II.

The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Within a few bars, it becomes apparent that this is not the magnificent processional music for the Queen’s glorious entrance into Solomon’s palace. Instead, it is music to accompany the staff and servants who are scurrying furiously through the palace and grounds, worrying over details to ensure that everything will be perfect when the Queen arrives.

Dettingen Te Deum This Te Deum setting is derived from a fourth-century Ambrosian hymn; its text begins “We Praise Thee, Oh God.” Designated at the time as “Composer of the Musick to the Chapel Royal,” Handel was asked for this now rarely-heard piece and the coronation anthem “The King Shall Rejoice,” (see above) to be performed on the 1743 Day of Public Thanksgiving following the king’s safe return from the battle of Dettingen and the great victory there. In the battle, part of the War of Austrian succession, the allied British, Hannover and Austria defeated the French army.

Baroque Composition Music of the Baroque was not monolithic; each compositional school, often designated by nationality, had distinctive approaches to the music of the day.

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The French School In this concert, we present music by the leading composers of the school, including Jean-Phillip Rameau’s Ballet Héroïque, a type of French Baroque opera-ballet; JeanBaptiste Lully; Marin Marais’s description of a medical procedure accompanied by music!; and Jacques de la Guerre. Their style incorporated abundant ornamentation, such as trills, which are designed to introduce tension and then relaxation into the music. They strove for elegance, refinement, and attention to detail. Clarity, order and balance were primary, and many pieces took the form of dances. The aim was to reach the listener through the music’s emotion.

This concert features Baroque-era instruments, including a theorbo, which resembles a lute but with a six-foot long neck, and a viola da gamba, which resembles a cello and belongs to the family of bowed string instruments. However, the viola da gamba has 6 to 7 strings tuned in fourths and a third. The cello has 4 strings tuned in fifths.

The Italian School Antonio Vivaldi epitomizes the Italian Baroque school. While the French were subtle and suggestive, the Italians were much more direct and bold. Instead of dance forms, they favored concertos to emphasize the beauty of an instrument or voice. As a result, they specialized in flamboyant virtuoso pieces, which encouraged a focus on cultivating talented young musicians.

As you hear “Autumn,” part of Vivaldi’s beloved Four Seasons, listen to the technical and musical demands placed on the soloist. These are typical of Italian Baroque concerti.

In furore iustissimae irae (“in the fury of most righteous wrath”) This was written in the early 1720s on one of Vivaldi’s trips to Rome during carnival season. One of three surviving motets for solo soprano, it is essentially a concerto for voice that places demands on the singer similar to those given to an instrumentalist for example, the violinist in Vivaldi’s “Autumn.”

Gloria Our opening concert concludes with Vivaldi’s Gloria in D for soprano and alto soloists, orchestra and choir. It is one of two surviving Vivaldi Glorias, settings of the hymn Gloria in Excelsis Deo, with words probably dating back to the 4th century. Vivaldi probably composed this work in 1715 or 1716 to celebrate a victory over the Turks in a battle that pitted their army against a coalition of allied forces including Venice. The composer heightens the sense of triumph by featuring a trumpet and oboe in concerto-like roles in this work’s 12 movements.

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Season 29 • Talent Unveiled ArtistSeriesConcerts.org • (941) 306-1202 A diverse range of 26 concerts featuring emerging and accomplished classical, chamber, jazz, and pop artists from around the globe.

IMANI WINDS

February 11, 7:30 pm • Church of the Palms

2024 Grammy Award winner, Imani Winds has led both a revolution and an evolution of the wind quintet through their dynamic playing and adventurous programming. They have performed at every major chamber music series, performing arts center, and summer festival in the United States.

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Yamazalde Trio • November 2, 4:00 pm • Church of the Palms SCINTILLATING SAXOPHONES

May 4, 4:00 pm • First Presbyterian Church The Sinta Quartet performs entirely from memory, providing a fresh take on chamber music that is beautiful and virtuosic. Their programs mix classics with commissions by today’s composers and rollicking in-house arrangements from various folk traditions.

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Key Chorale Donors As of January 16, 2025

$20,000 and Up Sally Arthur Community Foundation of Sarasota County Michael V. Corrigan* The Exchange Sarasota County Tourist Development Council Charlie Ann and Jim Syprett

$10,000 to $19,999 ACM Lifting Lives Deborah and Walton Beacham Phil Butler and Nadine Thomas Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation Gulf Coast Community Foundation

Ernest Kretzmer* Harry Leopold and Audrey Robbins Debby and Sean Mahony Frank and Katherine Martucci Charlotte and Charles Perret

$5,000 to $9,999 Capstan Financial Consulting Group Huisking Foundation Isermann Family Foundation Joel and Gail Morganroth Richard and Ellen Sandor Robert Wennberg

$1,000 to $4,999 Anonymous Allen J. Batchelder C. Elizabeth Behnke Bonnie Caplan Joseph and Michelle Caulkins Don and Pat Clem Warren and Marie Colbert Patrick Francis Cosgrove Rose Dalsandro John Daniels and JB Miller Patricia Golemme Peter and Francine Gray The Guiler Family Barbara Heistand Lee Holden and Lorraine Murphy

Richard Johnson and Deborah Kalb Brice Jones Marcia and Michael Klein Tom and Sherry Koski Peter E. Kretzmer and Melody D. Genson Richard Lilley and Carmen Letelier Bill McComb Beth Meltz Bill and Sandra Montrone Sandy Moon Carol Myers Priscilla Nugent James Olson and Alice Byrne Karen Olson Larry D Patton 31

$1,000 to $4,999 continued Gini and Stu Peltz Peterson-Lager Education Fund Patricia and David Raiken Steve and Marty Remis Jennifer Rominiecki Francis Roxby

Carolyn Schroeder Beatrice A Shipley Paul and Sharon Steinwachs Alvin Stout and Jeff Ryder Janis and Skip Swan Pauline Wamsler

$500 to $999 Colonel John and Gail Alexander David Chivas and Ron Rice Doug and Amy Jo Connours Penny Hill Lydia Johnston Robert G. Jones Mary Joseph Dr. Barbara & Mr. Tim Liggett Robert and Fredrica Lindsay Kate Lorenz Gerda Maceikonis Gretchen E. Mason Cornelia Matson Cynthia Miller William Monson Joel and Beverly Morrison

Judith Nofs Susan Palmer Roger Parent Debbie Partridge Bill and Judy Plerhoples Glenn Priest Esther Rivera-Pouls Heather Roberts Ellen Rowe Cynthia Sand Joseph and Regina Smith Rita Thibault Thomas Tryon and David Patrick Susie Walters Rene Wilson

$250 to $499 Susan Anderson Kyle and Marge Bevers Jennifer Campbell Sophia Cano Julie Ciulla Marjorie A. Floyd Alix Giannini Rita Greenbaum Teri Hansen Rick Hayman Reginald Irvine Tim Karau William Kraus Art and Pam Mahoney Claudette Mayer Cecilia McEnaney 32

Mary Ann Meyer Marie Monsky Pedro Reis and Dolly Jacob-Reis Pete and Debbie Rostad Dr. Jack and Nancy Rozance Richard Russell Don and Jane Schriver Lisa and Bill Schustik Mark Slivka and Moira Morrissey Kristen and Scott Stanton Ann Stephenson-Moe Tom Taylor Bill and Rebecca Tomkins Tanya and Arne Vogt Kim Wheeler

$50 to $249 Alexander Addona Ella Alley Sandra Alwardt Lynne Anast Anonymous Genevieve Beauchamp Judith Bell Michael Bille Stu and Cindy Bischoff Michael Brooks Dorothea H. Brown Lynn Burgess William and Debra Buttaggi Miss Nancy Cadieux Mr. & Mrs. Susan E Catlette Sarah Chaffee William Christopher Robert Coates Linda Cohn Linda Conti Diana Correa Lorin Daniluck Debra Dannheisser Stevan Diklich Patricia Eastep Bruce Ensinger and Clark Denham Jane Epstein Ann M. Ferraro Amy and Bob Ferrell Jean M Finks Cynthia Flacks Marge Flynn and Bob Metzger Franklin G Berlin Foundation Kristin Gehrke Gana Gilkey Michael A. Gilkey, Inc. Renée Gilmore Gail Glamm Eugenia Glasser Patricia Glunt Victoria T. Guenther Linda Guran H. Gladstone and Betty Pritchard McKeon Foundation Helen and John Habbert James Haggard

Lauren Haggard Mark-Alan and Jeffrey Hamblin Nancy Harkinson Carole Hart and Diane Tufaro Joan and David Hawk Jennifer Holtzman Pamela A. Huelster Josh Ingojo and Sue Rupp Trish and David Ivey Debra Jacobs Skylar Jandula Karen Johnston Frederick Jones Carl P. Jordan Dan Jordan and CY Hong Steven Kalt Matt Kane Doug Kapp Irene Kauffman Jodi Kaupla Elizabeth Kimberly Jeffery Kin Gayle King Knapp and Farmer Fund Carla and TK Kortendick Bill and Mary Ellen Krautter Thomas Kubik and Virginia Cheatham Carol Lackey Lynne Lash Julie Leach Bruce Lehman Dr. Pamela J. Letts Stuart Lurie Judy Lutes Stephen Lynerd Sybil MacBeth Joseph Mallof Makenna Mamazza Rob and Angela Masserini Faye Maxwell Lori Maxwell Matthew B. Mayper Charlene McClain Mary McEnery Jennifer Meltz Joel Meltz 33

$50 to $249 continued Jonathan Meltz Daniel Michner Beckie Miller Leon and Sandy Miller Bobette Morgan Hester Mulak Letitia Murphy Connie Nelson Katherine and John Nelson Kent Noel Nancy Yost Olson Joanna and Peter Pace Jacqueline Partin Emese Percy Robert and Linda Quarles Sies Ravestijn Kristen Henry Read Mr. and Mrs. Ken Rear Gary Remmen Jan Rosenbaum Alexis Rosenberg Margaretta Rower Jan Rubinstein Linda Ruppert Kirsten Russell

Sarasota Manatee Alumnae Chapter SAI Ellen Schaller and Lesley Conzelman Maxine R. Sclar and Robert J. Yamartino Kevin Shank Phyllis Siskel Bill and Janet Smith Michelle Smith Lucinda Spaney Martin Joseph Spinelli SRQ Special Projects, LLC Heather N. Stearns Joanne Steiner Zachery Stockman Barbara Tagg Marcia Jean Taub and Peter Swain Daniel Tavares Lora and Sig Tobias Catherine and Dave Vernon Sarah Walcutt-Febish Joseph and Cat Waldron Bob and Diane Walls Gabriel Welch Martha Wells Karen White David Wicentowski

In Memory of Susan Brainerd William and Debra Buttaggi William Kraus

In Honor of Dennis Brett Jane Epstein

In Honor of Peter Gray Marge Flynn and Bob Metzger

In Memory of Sylvia Kaufman Claudette Mayer

In Memory of Rae Jean McCall Larry D Patton

In Memory of Richard Raatz Kyler and Marge Bevers

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2024-2025 Performance Season

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scf.edu/music The SCF Music program presents many concerts each year, enriching the community at affordable ticket prices. If you would like to know about upcoming events, download the SCFMusic app or visit scf.edu/calendar

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Faith + Society SPEAKER SERIES Join us and these nationally recognized thought leaders as they share their stories and explore issues surrounding faith and society. These are free events open to all.

TRACY KIDDER & JIM O’CONNELL November 7, 2024 • 6:30 pm • Sanctuary Tracy Kidder is a best selling author and Pulitzer Prize winner. His latest book, Rough Sleepers introduces readers to Dr. Jim O’Connell, who helped create a program to care for Boston’s homeless community. Jim O’Connell, MD, serves as the President of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

DR. CLAYBORNE CARSON February 6, 2025 • 6:30 pm Sanctuary Dr. Carson is the founding director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute and the Martin Luther King Papers Project, which has meticulously edited and published Dr. King’s papers. He also directs The World House Project.

EUGENE CHO March 6, 2025 • 6:30 pm Sanctuary Eugene is the President/CEO of Bread for the World and Bread Institute, a prominent non-partisan Christian advocacy organization urging both national and global decision makers to help end hunger – both in the United States and around the world.

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Our 49th Season

A Pops Potpourri Great Balls of Fire

and a Patriotic Salute

Sunday, November 10 | Monday, November 11

A Wicked Fun Holiday

Sunday, December 15 | Monday, December 16

Islands in the Stream

Sunday, February 16 | Monday, February 17

Love It Like a Local

Sunday, March 23 | Monday, March 24

Season and single tickets available now.

ThePopsOrchestra.org 941-926-POPS (7677)

SARASOTA INSTITUTE OF LIFETIME LEARNING

SILL will expand your knowledge about a wide variety of subjects from the arts to contemporary global issues.

JOIN US IN 2025 for Our LECTURE SERIES in Sarasota • Venice • Lakewood Ranch

Stay Informed with complete program details by visiting: sillsarasota.org

GLOBAL ISSUES lecture series features experts with commentary and insight on major issues, policy choice and conflicts affecting our world.

MUSIC MONDAYS offers both musical performances and conversations with a wide range of artists.

PROGRAMS RUN WEEKLY, JANUARY THROUGH MARCH 40

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19TH SEASON | 2024-2025

MUSIC SPONSORS: SHANE AND MONIQUE CHALKE

JAN 16-19 SCD + NATALIE HELM & BLUEGRASS BAND

MAR 13-16 DANCE MAKERS PRODUCING SPONSOR: SAM ALFSTAD

MAY 1-4 VOICES – RISING CHOREOGRAPHERS

PRODUCING SPONSOR: SARASOTA ESTATE AUCTION

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The Venice Institute for Performing Arts (VIPA) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation; all donations are tax-deductible to the extent provided by state and federal law and 100% of such support is applied to VIPA’s operations. A copy of the official state registration (CH49263) and financial information may be obtained from the division of consumer services by calling toll-free at 1- 800-435-7352. Registration does not imply endorsement, approval, or recommendation by the state. VIPA Tax ID#: 81-1190704.

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