Music of the Baroque on Period Instruments
2009-2010 Season:
Purcell's London
350th Birthday Celebration for Henry Purcell
Spring 2010
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November 21, 2009
Pre-concert talk at 7:30 pm; Concert at 8:00 pm
Unitarian Church of Princeton
Purcell's London
350th Birthday Celebration for Henry Purcell
Laura Heims, soprano
Elissa Wagman, baroque violin
John Burkhalter, recorder
Donna Fournier, viola da gamba
Janet Palumbo, harpsichord
Celebrating
the 350th anniversary of the great English composer's birth, this
concert features music enjoyed by London audiences in the 17th and
18th centuries. While Purcell composed many types of sacred
and secular music, this program features songs and instrumental
music Purcell wrote for the London theater, including incidental
music to plays by Dryden Shakespeare, and others. Music by
Purcell's teacher John Blow and by several of his contemporaries
working in Lndon will also be heard. A pre-concert talk by
John Burkhalter will explore Purcell's impcat on music for the
theater, with special focus on the words and career of the 18th
century actress Mrs. Bracegirdle.
The program includes:
· Selections from Purcell's incidental music for King Arthur, Dioclesian, The Indian Queen, Don Quixote and The Libertine
· Songs by John Blow
· Variations on Greensleeves, music for division viol, and Purcell's music for harpsichord
· English Baroque Trio sonatas