HOLIDAY BACH FESTIVAL at St. Francis Auditorium

New Mexico Museum of Art

DECEMBER 20 & 21 | Bach’s Solo Cello Suites

DECEMBER 22 & 23 | A Baroque Christmas

DECEMBER 29 & 30 | Bach and Beyond

Why Bach? Because when one thinks of Bach, one thinks of the best. “Nearly 300 years after his death, Johann Sebastian Bach is still the gold standard in classical music” ( BBC Culture Magazine ). Experience Santa Fe Pro Musica’s Holiday Bach Festival and hear for yourself the spiritual and the earthy, the intellectual and the emotional, the glorious music of Bach!

BACH’S SOLO CELLO SUITES

Tanya Tomkins, cello

Part 1—WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 20 | 7:30 PM

Cello Suites Nos. 1, 4, and 5

Part 2—THURSDAY DECEMBER 21 | 7:30 PM

Cello Suites Nos. 2, 3, and 6

(each concert is one hour, no intermission)

A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS

FRIDAY DECEMBER 22 | 7:30 PM

SATURDAY DECEMBER 23 | 4 PM

Santa Fe Pro Musica Bach Ensemble

Stephen Redfield, violin and leader

Clara Rottsolk, soprano

David Solem, organ

BACH Toccata and Fugue in D Minor

CORELLI Christmas Concerto

HANDEL Gloria in excelsis deo

GEMINIANI La Folia

TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CAROLS

(each concert is 75 minutes, no intermission)

BACH AND BEYOND

FRIDAY DECEMBER 29 | 7:30 PM

SATURDAY DECEMBER 30 | 4 PM

Santa Fe Pro Musica Bach Ensemble

Colin Jacobsen, violin and leader

PHILIP GLASS Company

BACH Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041

MENDELSSOHN String Symphony No. 10 in B Minor

ARVO PÄRT Fratres

BACH Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major

The voices of women from 18th century France

Baroque Holy Week

Joys and Sorrows

SATURDAY MARCH 23 | 7:30 PM and SUNDAY MARCH 24 | 3 PM First Presbyterian Church

Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble

Stephen Redfield, violin and leader with Clara Rottsolk, soprano

ELISABETH DE LA GUERRE Trio Sonata No. 1 in G Major JULIE PINEL Printemps

ANTONIA BEMBO Al Re: Chiaro esempio de gloria

ELISABETH DE LA GUERRE Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Minor MADEMOISELLE DUVAL Suite from Les Genies

ELISABETH DE LA GUERRE Cantate. Judith

French Baroque Women Musicians

For millennia, women have participated in music-making, whether in taverns, homes, or palaces. However, only women from the wealthiest families had the money and leisure to become musicians with the education to write down their accomplishments—and if their music was not written down, we don’t have it today. This concert highlights the voices of women from the lavish court of Louis XIV (1638—1715).

Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre (1665—1729)

Born into a family of acclaimed harpsichord builders and court musicians, Elisabeth had education, privilege and connections. As a teenager, she entered the court of Louis XIV where she performed on the harpsichord and composed music.

Antonia Bembo (1640—1720)

Antonia Bembo, a native of Venice, fled an abusive marriage and moved to Paris where she blossomed as a singer-songwriter. Her songs exemplified the perspectives of women, giving them a voice when they could not do so themselves.

Julie Pinel (c. 1710—1737)

Through family connections Julie had access to the court of Louis XIV, who awarded her a prestigious eight-year printing privilege. With this opportunity, she published two collections of her music for voice, harpsichord and accompanying instruments.

Mademoiselle Duval (1718—c. 1775)

Mademoiselle Duval’s career revolved around the Paris Opera where she composed music, played the harpsichord, and was a singer and a dancer.