R E B E L P R O
G R A M O F F E R I N G S
2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0
I. KINGDOMS & VICEROYS: Music
of Spain and its Dominions
with special guests Marta
Almajano, soprano and Richard
Savino, Spanish guitar
soprano, two violins, cello, baroque guitar, harpsichord
& percussion (7 performers)
Works by: Durón, Falconieri, Castellanos, de
Salazar, Vivaldi, Quiroz, Literes
Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries Spain
ruled over a vast region that stretched from Italy, across the Mediterranean
and Atlantic to Central and South America, and beyond. In these territories
cathedrals and courtly life demanded a varied and active musical scene, and
in the case of the Americas, the indigenous populations were often drawn into
the arts and participated in their production. The musical result was a style
that even in sacred compositions bears the imprint of folk music.
Featuring the extraordinary soprano Marta Almajano,
one of the world's foremost exponents of 17th- & 18th-century Spanish
vocal music, in a rare North American appearance.
Offered: November 2009; March 2010
"...an intensely rapturous performance from Spanish
soprano Marta Almajano"
SAN FRANCISCO INQUIRER
please click here to download 'Kingdoms & Viceroys' promotional flyer
II. HARLEQUIN UNMASKED: Music and Dance of the
Commedia Dell'Arte
with APOLLO’S
BANQUET (Thomas Baird & Paige Whitley- Bauguess,
Baroque dancers)
recorder/flute; 2 violins; viola; cello;
bass; harpsichord (7 performers)
works by: Schmelzer; Biber; Vivaldi; Lully; Telemann
The poignant characters of Harlequin
and Colombine dance their way through Italy, Germany and France, interspersed
with instrumental caprices of the 17th-& 18th-century. Offered in February,
the program coincides with the symbolic period of 'carnival' and culminates
in the end of frolic and the beginning of Lent.
Offered: February / March 2010
"[Apollo's Banquet] brought the house down!"
- BOSTON GLOBE
http://www.apollosbanquet.com
III. AL SANTO SEPOLCHRO (At the Holy Sepulchre)
An intriguing and varied program of rare music
for strings & basso continuo
two violins; viola; cello; theorbo; harpsichord/
organ (6 performers)
works by: Vivaldi; Biber; Charpentier; Legrenzi; Aufschnaiter;
Pergolesi & Fux
Offered: flexible dates
III. PASTORALE: Christmas Concerti, Festive
Music & Carols*
*can be adapted to be a non-holiday program
with DUO CAPRICE
(Matthias Maute & Sophie Larivière,
recorders/flutes)
2 recorders/flutes; 2 violins; viola; cello; bass;
harpsichord / organ (8 performers)
Works by: Giuseppe Torelli, E.F.Dall’Abaco, Johann
Christoph Pez, A.Vivaldi,
G.Ph.Telemann & De Lalande
Offered: December 2009
IV. IRREGULAR PEARLS: 17th & 18th-Century
Baroque Music
recorder / flute; 2 violins; cello; harpsichord/ organ
(4 or 5 performers)
works by: Purcell; Aufschnaiter; Biber; Leclair, Handel;
Telemann
An eclectic mix of chamber music from 17th- and
18th-Century Italy, Germany and France
Offered: flexible dates