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A concert on Sunday, November 9, at 5:00 p.m. at Duke Chapel presents the music of two Baroque-era master composers—Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi—and will be performed by an ensemble comprising students, music department faculty, and professional musicians. The pieces for the concert are:
• Vivaldi’s Concerto in A minor, RV 522 (for two violins)
• Bach’s Vivaldi Concerto in A minor, BWV 593 (organ solo)
• Bach’s Non sa che sia dolore, BWV 209 (a cantata for soprano, flute, and strings)
• Vivaldi’s In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626 (a cantata for soprano and strings)
The performers are:
• Dr. Philip Cave, Conductor-in-Residence at Duke Chapel, director
• Dr. Clara Rottsolk, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Music in Duke’s Department of Music, soprano
• Dr. Roseen Giles, Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Associate Professor of Music in Duke’s Department of Music, flute
• David Lim, Duke Chapel Organ Scholar, organ
• Duke Students, violin
• Mallarmé Music, orchestral accompaniment
Free admission and free parking at 125 Science Drive. ADA parking is available at the surface lot at the same address.
Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas are often considered the pinnacle of German sacred music, works whose theological depth and emotional resonance touch deep places in the human soul. This year's cantata series, “Bach &,” features cantatas, concerti, and organ works by Bach and his contemporaries, illuminating the connections and differences between these Baroque masters. This concert contrasts the music of Bach and Vivaldi. A lot of Vivaldi's music was written for young players, which is recognized in this performance by having Duke students play the solo violin parts. They will perform on the music department's historic period instruments, tuned to Baroque-era pitch.
Learn more about the music in this concert at a pre-concert lecture by Duke Chapel Organist Chad Fothergill at 4:00 p.m. in the Divinity School’s Goodson Chapel.
Families with young children, or those not able to attend the concert, are welcome to visit the rehearsal in Duke Chapel on Saturday, November 8, between 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
A concert on Sunday, November 9, at 5:00 p.m. at Duke Chapel presents the music of two Baroque-era master composers—Johann Sebastian Bach and Antonio Vivaldi—and will be performed by an ensemble comprising students, music department faculty, and professional musicians. The pieces for the concert are:
• Vivaldi’s Concerto in A minor, RV 522 (for two violins)
• Bach’s Vivaldi Concerto in A minor, BWV 593 (organ solo)
• Bach’s Non sa che sia dolore, BWV 209 (a cantata for soprano, flute, and strings)
• Vivaldi’s In furore iustissimae irae, RV 626 (a cantata for soprano and strings)
The performers are:
• Dr. Philip Cave, Conductor-in-Residence at Duke Chapel, director
• Dr. Clara Rottsolk, Assistant Professor of the Practice of Music in Duke’s Department of Music, soprano
• Dr. Roseen Giles, Mrs. Alexander Hehmeyer Associate Professor of Music in Duke’s Department of Music, flute
• David Lim, Duke Chapel Organ Scholar, organ
• Duke Students, violin
• Mallarmé Music, orchestral accompaniment
Free admission and free parking at 125 Science Drive. ADA parking is available at the surface lot at the same address.
Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas are often considered the pinnacle of German sacred music, works whose theological depth and emotional resonance touch deep places in the human soul. This year's cantata series, “Bach &,” features cantatas, concerti, and organ works by Bach and his contemporaries, illuminating the connections and differences between these Baroque masters. This concert contrasts the music of Bach and Vivaldi. A lot of Vivaldi's music was written for young players, which is recognized in this performance by having Duke students play the solo violin parts. They will perform on the music department's historic period instruments, tuned to Baroque-era pitch.
Learn more about the music in this concert at a pre-concert lecture by Duke Chapel Organist Chad Fothergill at 4:00 p.m. in the Divinity School’s Goodson Chapel.
Families with young children, or those not able to attend the concert, are welcome to visit the rehearsal in Duke Chapel on Saturday, November 8, between 1:30 and 4:00 p.m.
