Programs



	Leipzig Succession, 1722 music of Kuhnau, Pezel, Telemann, Graupner and Bach With the death of Johann Kuhnau, the Leipzig town council must find a new cantor in the Thomasschule. Take your seat on the council and listen to the contenders for this prestigious position. The candidates are to be judged by the quality of their cantatas, though, the ability to teach Latin is as important as the quality of the music. [more info] Fantini and Frescobaldi at the Villa Borghese, 1634 music of Fantini, Frescobaldi, Caccini and Melani The trumpet served important court and military functions for centuries, but it wasn't until 1634 that the instrument entered the concert hall when Fantini and Frescobaldi the greatest trumpeter and organist of their day, presented the first known concert combining these instruments. Imagine with us what might have been performed on that day. [more info] Eternal Source of Light Divine music of Handel, Corbett, J. C. Bach and Abel London was one of the great metropolises of the Baroque era and consequently attracted some of the greatest musicians of the age. The immigration of some of the most important composers in all of Europe created a final flowering of the Baroque style in England. This program brings together music composed for the English royals and for the public theaters by English and émigré composers. [more info] Saint day at San Petronio, Bologna music of Domenico Gabrielli, Cazzati, Torelli and Jacchini The little city state of Bologna became one of Italy's, and therefore the western world's, most important musical centers. The development of the Baroque style in large part was developed by the musicinas at San Petronio. Hear the music of the masters who helped form the style. [more info] The Unique Bohemian Sound music of Poglieti, Schmelzer, Pater Damian, Biber and Carl Biber More information soon.