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from "The Rest of the World at War: Germany-America-1942"
May 2014, New York
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG - Ode to Napoleon, Op. 41 (text by Lord Byron)
John Taylor Ward, reciter
Jacob Ashworth, Suliman T., violins
Colin Brookes, viola
Jurrian van der Zanden, cello
Daniel Schlosberg, piano
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Praised as everything from "a stylish early-music ensemble" that plays "with diligent attention to period style," to having "an appropriately loose, folksy vigor" (New York Times), CANTATA PROFANA is a fearless new vocal and instrumental ensemble dedicated to bringing eclectic and diverse masterpieces together and presenting them with a narrative programmatic voice and an engaging sense of theatricality.
Founded in 2013 with students from the Yale School of Music and Institute for Sacred Music, Cantata Profana is comprised of a dedicated core group of nine performers, a resident director, and a manager of operations, all of whom work together to create each season. Along with sharing administrative responsibilities, core musicians perform together in smaller chamber recitals throughout the year, while the ensemble remains flexible enough to accommodate the larger forces required for each of our mainstage performances. With a stunning roster of some of the best young musicians from New York, New Haven, and abroad, Cantata Profana is able to combine everything from piano/vocal music to baroque trio sonatas to chamber operas, all in the same evening.
Cantata Profana seeks to create an experience for the audience member that goes beyond the traditional scope of music performance, by combining virtuosic musical talent with exciting staging, lighting, and design ideas. Cantata Profana concerts often incorporate literary elements, or reflect upon themes in visual artwork that complement the musical programming. Although we began as a musical ensemble, we have cultivated a broader artistic identity that stimulates audiences' imaginations at all levels.
Visit us at cantataprofana.com
See our upcoming shows at CantataProfana.com/calendar
Cantata Profana (www.cantataprofana.com)
from "The Rest of the World at War: Germany-America-1942"
May 2014, New York
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG - Ode to Napoleon, Op. 41 (text by Lord Byron)
John Taylor Ward, reciter
Jacob Ashworth, Suliman T., violins
Colin Brookes, viola
Jurrian van der Zanden, cello
Daniel Schlosberg, piano
—————
Praised as everything from "a stylish early-music ensemble" that plays "with diligent attention to period style," to having "an appropriately loose, folksy vigor" (New York Times), CANTATA PROFANA is a fearless new vocal and instrumental ensemble dedicated to bringing eclectic and diverse masterpieces together and presenting them with a narrative programmatic voice and an engaging sense of theatricality.
Founded in 2013 with students from the Yale School of Music and Institute for Sacred Music, Cantata Profana is comprised of a dedicated core group of nine performers, a resident director, and a manager of operations, all of whom work together to create each season. Along with sharing administrative responsibilities, core musicians perform together in smaller chamber recitals throughout the year, while the ensemble remains flexible enough to accommodate the larger forces required for each of our mainstage performances. With a stunning roster of some of the best young musicians from New York, New Haven, and abroad, Cantata Profana is able to combine everything from piano/vocal music to baroque trio sonatas to chamber operas, all in the same evening.
Cantata Profana seeks to create an experience for the audience member that goes beyond the traditional scope of music performance, by combining virtuosic musical talent with exciting staging, lighting, and design ideas. Cantata Profana concerts often incorporate literary elements, or reflect upon themes in visual artwork that complement the musical programming. Although we began as a musical ensemble, we have cultivated a broader artistic identity that stimulates audiences' imaginations at all levels.
Visit us at cantataprofana.com
