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After the Thirty Year's War -

The Middle Baroque in

Germany and Austria

Although the 30 Year's War nearly destroyed most of Germany and left Austria defeated and nearly bankrupt, music somehow survived and progressed in the German lands. This program examines vocal and instrumental music written immediately after this tragic war and highlights the growth of Baroque German music in the second half of the 17th century. Composers include Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Rosenmüller, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, and others. With guest artists, The I-90 Collective.
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Across the Alps - The Italian Baroque Moves North

Vocal and instrumental music share equally in a program presenting the connection between Italy and Germany in the early Baroque. The concert is in chronological order to show how music developed during the first fifty years of the 17th century - early German Baroque music was Italian in character before developing its own voice. Composers include Claudio Monteverdi, Johann Hermann Schein, Heinrich Schütz, Dario Castello, Samuel Scheidt and others. With guest artists soprano, Linda Tsatsanis, and lutenist, John Lenti.
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Baroque Bravura

In Baroque Bravura, virtuoso music from 18th century Europe, from London to Venice, is featured in a concert of middle and late Baroque masters. Composers include Antonio Vivaldi, Henry Purcell, Georg Friedrich Händel, and others. With guest artists Kathryn Montoya, masterful recorder and baroque oboe player, and Josh Lee, viola da gamba and violone.
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From Venice to Vienna in the 17th Century

In the early 17th century, instrumental music, following a radical change in Italian vocal music, expanded as never before. Venice was always distinguished from the other great Italian cities due to her economic ties to the east and the booming commerce pursued through international shipping. The Venetian style was strongly felt in the German lands, and especially in Austria, where Ferdinand II of the Holy Roman Empire placed his court ensemble under the direction of Italians and had an entirely Italian ensemble in the Hapsburg residence in Vienna. Composers include Dario Castello, Biagio Marini, Tarquinio Merula, Salomone Rossi "Hebreo", and others.
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Ostinato!

Ostinato! features popular bass lines from Italy and Germany in the early 17th century. Bass lines included are Ruggerio, La Monica, and La Bergamasca, as well as passamezzos, chaconnes, and passacaglias. Composers include Tarquinio Merula, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Biagio Marini, Salamone Rossi and others.
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Other programs featuring Passamezzo Moderno members

The wind trio, Trois Bois, performs the vast catalogue of music for winds from the 18th century to the present day and specializes in the rich oboe, clarinet and bassoon repertoire of the 20th century. Trois Bois officially began in 2009, although the artists had previously collaborated in many concerts over the past decade. The popular response from these concerts have led to the creation of this new ensemble, Trois Bois, whose mission is to share their love of music for winds with others through concerts in venues both standard and new. Adding guest artists will be a regular feature of Trois Bois' concerts and will create a variety of musical offerings that will keep audiences engaged throughout each program.
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Tree Talk, begun by Alice Benjamin and David Granger in 1998, presents music for two bassoons, a combination often overlooked by today's composers and audiences, in a format the instruments so richly deserve - as soloists. Featured on this program will be Bohuslav Martinu's Sextet for piano, flute, oboe, clarinet and two bassoons, Paul Chihara's "Branches" for two bassoons and percussion, and works by Georges Bizet, Alan Hovhaness, and others. With Ellen Wassermann, piano.
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