Somerset Chamber Choir Concert: 'Paradisi Gloria' at Wells Cathedral, Wells on Saturday 28th July 2018

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Somerset Chamber Choir Concert

'Paradisi Gloria'

Add to my Calendar 28-07-2018 19:00 28-07-2018 21:00 36 Somerset Chamber Choir Concert The early eighteenth century was a golden age for music in the courts and cathedrals of Rome, Naples and Venice, which would never again be equaled. Venice, in particular, was a hotbed of creativity. This was the city where Vivaldiand Scarlatti lived close by Canaletto, amidst the canals which had recently been navigated by Gabrieli and Monteverdi, Bellini, Tintoretto and Veronese. The four works in our summer concert were all written within a single decade by Italian composers at the height of their powers, and yet each is as different from the other as the works of Brahms and Wagner. Vivaldi’s famous Gloria, one of the most popular of all choral works, is deceptively simple, written for just two soloists and four choral parts, while the astonishing Stabat Mater by Domenico Scarlatti is composed for ten different voices, ensuring a richness of sonority which few other composers have attempted. Completing our programme will be the short, but perfectly-formed Trumpet Concerto by Tartiniand a gorgeous Salve Regina by the young Scarlatti’s father, Alessandro Scarlatti, which features our two vocal soloists – the young American soprano April Fredrick and baroque specialist mezzo-soprano Cathy Bell. For  this very special evening we will be joined by Southern Sinfonia and trumpeter Steve Leein the generous acoustic of Wells Cathedral. Let us whisk you away to experience the glories of Italy, without the check-in queues and eye-watering prices. Reserve your ticket now! Wells Cathedral, Wells DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Wells Cathedral
Cathedral Green
Wells
Somerset
BA5 2UE
England

Saturday 28th July 2018
7:00 PM

Programme

Doménico Scarlatti – Stabat Mater a dieci voci
Giuseppe Tartini – Trumpet Concerto in D major, D.53
Alessandro Scarlatti – Salve Regina
~ Interval ~
Antonio Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, RV 589

Performers

Richard Laing – Conductor
April Fredrick – soprano
Cathy Bell – mezzo-soprano
Lee Steve – trumpet

Somerset Chamber Choir
Southern Sinfonia

Programme Note

The early eighteenth century was a golden age for music in the courts and cathedrals of Rome, Naples and Venice, which would never again be equaled. Venice, in particular, was a hotbed of creativity. This was the city where Vivaldiand Scarlatti lived close by Canaletto, amidst the canals which had recently been navigated by Gabrieli and Monteverdi, Bellini, Tintoretto and Veronese.

The four works in our summer concert were all written within a single decade by Italian composers at the height of their powers, and yet each is as different from the other as the works of Brahms and Wagner. Vivaldi’s famous Gloria, one of the most popular of all choral works, is deceptively simple, written for just two soloists and four choral parts, while the astonishing Stabat Mater by Domenico Scarlatti is composed for ten different voices, ensuring a richness of sonority which few other composers have attempted. Completing our programme will be the short, but perfectly-formed Trumpet Concerto by Tartiniand a gorgeous Salve Regina by the young Scarlatti’s father, Alessandro Scarlatti, which features our two vocal soloists – the young American soprano April Fredrick and baroque specialist mezzo-soprano Cathy Bell.

For this very special evening we will be joined by Southern Sinfonia and trumpeter Steve Leein the generous acoustic of Wells Cathedral. Let us whisk you away to experience the glories of Italy, without the check-in queues and eye-watering prices. Reserve your ticket now!

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