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“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!
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.
— Bob Wennberg Board President
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.
Executive Committee
Bob Wennberg
President
Larry D Patton
Ex Officio
Carol Myers Vice-President
Alix Giannini
Secretary
Elizabeth Meltz
Treasurer
Allen Batchelder
Elizabeth Behnke
Lydia Johnston
David V. Patrick
Heather Stearns
J. Alvin Stout
Sarah Walcutt-Febish
Joseph Caulkins, Artistic Director
Glenn Priest, Principal Keyboardist
Administrative Team
Ellen Rowe, Director of Operations
Johnette Cappadona, Director of Community Engagement
Trish Ivey, Director of Marketing and Patron Services
Alice Byrne, Finance Manager
Ellen Schaller, Community Outreach Specialist
Zachery Stockman, Production Manager
Kaela Coye, Education Support/Chorus Librarian
Lori Maxwell, Administrative Assistant
Thomas Tryon, Event Manager
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR FUND BENEFACTOR
Sally Arthur
COMMUNITY OUTREACH INITIATIVE FUND BENEFACTOR
Charlie Ann & Jim Syprett
PROFESSIONAL CORE FUND BENEFACTOR
Michael V. Corrigan of blessed memory
STUDENT SCHOLAR LEADERSHIP F UND BENEFACTOR
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
SEASON SPONSOR FUND BENEFACTOR The Exchange
ORCHESTRAL FUND BENEFACTOR
Ernest Kretzmer of blessed memory
GUEST ARTIST CO-SPONSORS
PETER & FRANCINE GRAY
RICHARD LILLEY & CARMEN LETELIER
CORPORATE SPONSOR CALUSA BREWING
Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation
Community Outreach Underwriters: Katherine & Frank Martucci, Phil Butler & Nadine Thomas, Don & Pat Clem
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.
An experienced alpinist, Mountain Joe has been fortunate to summit many iconic peaks: The Matterhorn (14,692’), Mont Rainier (14,411’), Grand Teton (13,770’), Cathedral Peak (10,911’) in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows, Canada’s Mount Sir Donald and Bugaboo Spire, and Mont Blanc (15,782’) the highest mountain in the Alps. He’s climbed in the deserts of Zion National Park and Red Rocks Canyon, the snowy volcanoes and steep ridges of Washington’s remote North Cascades, to Colorado’s famous 14ers, and the icy glaciers and snowy pinnacles of the French, Swiss and Italian Alps. It is the remoteness, great friendships, sense of accomplishment, solitude, grandeur, and beauty that brings him back to the mountains whenever not on the podium.
For more information, visit www.josephcaulkins.com
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.
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 aTheme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in China.
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 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.
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.
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 TheTempest 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.
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 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 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
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 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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Michelle Caulkins+
Patti Eastep
Emelia Grate
Stephanie Jabre
Lorraine Murphy
Debbie Rostad+
Melissa Sullivan
Lily Wohl
Alto
Amy Jo Connours
Ann Ferraro+
Lynne Lash
Kristin Lee
Lori Maxwell
Cecilia McEnaney
Marilyn Parry
Ellen Rowe+
Kristen Stanton
Catherine Vernon
Tenor
Dario Celio+
Rick Hayman
Matt Jarvis
Daniel Michener
Zachery Stockman
Thomas Tryon
Gabriel Welch+
Bold - Section Leader + Core Singer
Violin 1
Daniel Jordan
Nicholas Eanet
Margot Zarzycka
Violin 2
Meghan Jones
Lena Cambis
Anne Chandra
Viola
Paul Reynolds
Peter Ayuso
Cello
Christopher Schnell
Julia Tretyakova
Bass
Gil Katz
Oboe
Bobby Nunes
Nicholas Arbolino
Bassoon
Fernando Traba
Trumpet
Gianluca Farina
Morgen Low
Alan Evans
Timpani
Jessica Ridgeway
Harpsichord
Glenn Priest
Organ
Sam Nelson
Bass
Allen Batchelder
Stuart Laurie+
Jesse Martin
Francis Roxby
James Taylor
Mark Wagstrom
Bob Wennberg+
Kurt Wiskow
GUEST ARTIST CO-SPONSORS
PETER & FRANCINE GRAY
RICHARD LILLEY & CARMEN LETELIER
CORPORATE SPONSOR
CALUSA BREWING
COMMUNITY PARTNER
CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER
February 7-8, 2025
Church of the Redeemer, Sarasota
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!
– Sam Nelson
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
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
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)
Peasantscelebratewithsongsanddances, Thejoyofabountifulharvest. AndfiredupbyBacchus’liquor, Manyendtheirrevelryinsleep.
2. Adagio, the sleeping drunkards (ubriachi dormienti)
Adagio molto Aftermuchsinginganddancing Themoodisquietlyhappy. Itisthetimethatinvitessomany Totheenjoymentofsweetslumber.
3. Allegro, the hunt (la caccia)
At dawn the hunters are off to the hunt Withhorns,rifles,anddogs. Theyfollowthetrailofthewildbeast. Frightenedandfatiguedbythenoise Ofriflesanddogs,thewoundedbeast Triestoflee;butovercome,itdies.
furore iustissimae irae, RV 626
(In the fury of most righteous wrath)
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
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)
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
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
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
Period Instruments Chamber Music Concert – French Baroque
Saturday, February 8 • 7:30 PM
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Featuring
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
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 Cantatesfrançaisessurdessujetstirésdel’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
SansFrayeur - 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
Vosmeprischaquejour – Michel Lambert (1610-1696)
Yulia Van Doren, soprano
Auprèsdufeul’onfaitl’amour - Marc-Antoine Charpentier
Ryne Cherry, baritone
La Raccommodement Comique de Pierrot et de NicoleÉlisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre
Thea Lobo, mezzo-soprano
Ryne Cherry, baritone
LesBarricadesMystérieuses - François Couperin
Sam Nelson, harpsicord
Selections from Les Indes GalantesJean-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
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.
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.
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.
Music of the Baroque was not monolithic; each compositional school, often designated by nationality, had distinctive approaches to the music of the day.
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.
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 instrumentalistfor example, the violinist in Vivaldi’s “Autumn.”
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.
A diverse range of 26 concerts featuring emerging and accomplished classical, chamber, jazz, and pop artists from around the globe.
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.
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.
As the Suncoast's premier symphonic chorus, they transform lives through artistic excellence and community service. Join us in celebrating the power of music and enriching our community, one note at a time.
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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
$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
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
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
$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
*Of Blessed Memory
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.
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.
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.
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.
