We are proud to announce our seventh season! Tickets are currently only available for Program I. Please check back later this fall to pre-purchase tickets for the remainder of the season. We thank you for your continued support and welcome!
Program I – Musica di Salamone Rossi
Salamone Rossi was an Italian Jewish violinist and composer and a transitional figure between the late Italian Renaissance period and early Baroque. His first published work (released in 1589) was a collection of 19 canzonettes, short, dance-like compositions for a trio of voices with lighthearted, amorous lyrics. Rossi also flourished in his composition of more serious madrigals, combining the poetry of the greatest poets of the day with his melodies. In 1600, in the first two of his five madrigal books, Rossi published the earliest continuo madrigals, an innovation which partially defined the beginning of the Baroque era in music. This concert is comprised of Rossi’s beautiful sacred music sung in Hebrew, his delightful secular madrigals in Italian, as well as instrumental music for violins and continuo period instruments.
- Friday, October 11, 2013 at 7:30pm – The Church of Christ the King * 5029 Zenith Ave., Minneapolis MN
- Sunday, October 13 at 3:00pm – Mount Zion Temple * 1300 Summit Ave., Saint Paul MN
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Program II – L’Oratorio Romano
Bonifazio Graziani was a composer known as one of the “best kept secrets” of the early Roman Baroque period. He composed sacred choral works for Roman Jesuits around the mid-seventeenth century and his talent ranked him amongst the greatest of his contemporaries. This concert showcases the only two existing oratories of Graziani as well as six of his motets – and all in honor of the 350th Anniversary of his death. Included in this concert are the oratories Adae and Filli prodigi (Adam and The Prodigal Son) which will feature 13 early-music specialists that include eight singers (three sopranos, two tenors and one baritone, two bass) and five instrumentalists (viola di gamba, lute, theorbo, portative organ and harpsichord).
- Friday, March 14, 2014 at 7:30pm
- Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 2:00pm
The Chapel of Saint Mary at The Saint Paul Seminary * 2260 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105
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Program III: Noturno:Un Sogno di Carissimi (Night: The Dream of Carissimi)
This exciting concert melds early Roman Baroque and contemporary music featuring the works of Giacomo Carissimi, Claudio Monteverdi, Luigi Rossi, Bonifazio Graziani and vignettes (short musical works) by the talented Minnesota composer, Douglas Shambo II. Jon Cranney, seasoned local stage director, will weave a story of these dreams through this beautiful music, the poetry of Giambattista Marino and Jacobo Sannazzaro, and stunning visual images. Thirteen early-music specialists will participate with performances slated for May of 2014.