October-December 2017 Broadside
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T H E A T L A N T A E A R L Y M U S I C ALLIANCE B r o a d s I d e Volume XVIII # 2 October—December 2017 President’s Message Hello all. I am the new president of AEMA, having been elected at the July board meeting. I look for- ward to working with the Board, as well as with all of you, in the coming year to ensure that we further our goal of promoting early music awareness by continuing to hold and sponsor workshops and sup- port the early music community with grants and concert announcements. AEMA MISSION Things that we have been working on include: It is the mission of the Atlanta Early Music Alli- David Lawrence ance to foster enjoyment Getting the online calendar up to date to include and awareness of the his- torically informed perform- upcoming concerts and events (thanks, Liz, for ance of music, with special volunteering with this) emphasis on music written before 1800. Its mission will be accomplished through 15th Annual Mid-Winter Preparing for the 2018 Mid-Winter Workshop dissemination and coordi- (Jan. 18-20). Registration is now open on the nation of information, Workshop education and financial website (http://atlema.org/index.php/13- See pages 11—13 for information on hosted/7-mid-winter-workshop). In this issue: the upcoming Mid-Winter Work- If you have any comments, suggestions or concerns, President ’ s Message : p. 1 shop, which is returning to its former please feel free to let me or any of the board mem- ‘ T is the Concert Season:: January scheduling. The popular p. 2 event will be held Jan. 19—20. The bers know. We are always looking for people inter- Reformation Celebration with registration form is on page 13. ested in helping out in a support role, so if you the Music of J.S. Bach p. 3 would like to help, please let us know that as well. Atlanta Baroque Orchestra Celebrates 20 Years: p. 4 I look forward to a great year filled with wonderful Upcoming Early Music Bach ’ s The Art of the concerts and exciting workshops. Fugue: p. 5-7 Events Around the U.S. Name That Composer: p. 8 David Lawrence Composer Birthdays: p. 9 Jan. 8-13, 2018: Alamo Baroque Festi- Mid-Winter Workshop p. 10- val, San Antonio, Tex., as part of the AEMA President 11 city’s tri-centennial celebrations; at St. Mid-Winter Workshop Regis- Mark’s Episcopal Church. tration p. 12 Grant Information: p. 13 Membership Form : p. 14 D2 B R O A D S I D E, Volume XVIII # 2eb / J October-December 2017 The Atlanta Early Music Alliance ‘Tis the Concert Season (AEMA) The Board David Lawrence President [email protected] Yes, autumn is here with another year of wonderful concert offerings in Atlanta. Mark your calendar for the following: Michael Fuchs Vice President Nov. 3: Brass in the Renaissance. The Lauda Musicam brass ensem- [email protected] u ble will be joined by guests including Doug Lindsey, cornetto soloist, in a performance of sacred and secular music that helped define the style Daniel Pyle Secretary of the period. Also, recorders, viols, flutes, percussion, shawms, and [email protected] capped reed instruments will bring together the type of diverse per- Jonathan Pilkington, formance audiences have come to expect from Lauda Musicam. Free; Treasurer donations welcome.. St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. 8 p.m. [email protected] At large: Dec. 1 and 3: Joyeux Noel. The Festival Singers of Atlanta perform a Thom Culbreth Christmas program of French music from the Renaissance to modern, Kurt-Alexander Zeller including “Noel! Un Enfant du Ciel” by Eustache Du Caurroy, music by Francisca Vanherle Charles Shapiro Jean Mouton and Antoine Busnois, and several traditional French carols David Lawrence as well as Quatre motets de Noel by Francis Poulenc.. Free; donations welcome. Dec. 1 at Northside Baptist Church, 7:30 p.m.; Dec. 3 at Daniel Pyle representing Keyboard Chuuch of the Epiphany, 3 p.m. interests within AEMA Brenda Lloyd Thom Culbreth Dec. 17: Baroque Candlelight Christmas by New Trinity Baroque. Publications Sunday, December 17, 2017 at 8 p.m. New Trinity Baroque’s annual Committee Christmas concerts includes some of the most popular and never- *** before-heard Christmas cantatas and concertos and also focusing on Barbara Stark music for Georg Philip Telemann, whose 250th death anniversary the Web Master group will commemorate this year. [email protected] Submissions for BROADSIDE…to Brenda Lloyd [email protected] Early Music Concerts or Events: AEMA wants to help spread the word! If you want to make announcements, contact: [email protected] AEMA Phone and Voice Mail: 404.850.8327 Content Copyright 2017 Atlanta Early Music Alliance October-December 2017 B R O A D S I D E, Volume XVIII # 2 Fe 3 Reformation Celebration with the Music of Johann Sebastian Bach On Sunday, October 29 at 11:00 a.m., Druid Hills Presbyterian Church will celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation with a performance of J.S. Bach’s cantata, Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, BWV 79. Bach first performed this cantata during a Reformation service in Leipzig on October 31, 1725 and later re- vised the piece for performance in 1730. The cantata features a large opening choral movement with the fes- tive sounds of horns and timpani punctuating the joyous and triumphant music. This is followed by an alto solo featuring an oboe obbligato part. Horns and timpani return in the middle movement for a setting of the famous choral tune Nun danket alle Gott (Now Thank We All Our God). The fourth movement is a bass reci- tative followed by a soprano and bass duet. Finally, Bach closes the work with a straightforward setting of the lesser-known chorale Nun lasst uns Gott, dem Herren (Now Let Us Give Thanks to God the Lord). Bach would later revise three of the movements from Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild in two of his “Lutheran Masses.” Bach would routinely reuse some of his favorite musical pieces in later compositions en- suring that his best music would be performed more often in different settings. Indeed, many of the move- ments from his famous Mass in B Minor are parodied from earlier cantata movements. Bach used the 1st and 5th movements from BWV 79 in his Mass in G Major, BWV 236 while the 2nd movement was used in his A Major setting, BWV 234. This performance of Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild will take place in the context of the 11:00 a.m. worship service at Druid Hills Presbyterian Church (1026 Ponce de Leon Ave NE, Atlanta, Ga.), in a similar manner as Bach would have done in 18th century Leipzig. The performance will feature the Druid Hills Chancel Choir, members of the Georgia Tech Chamber Choir, and professional instrumentalists. Soloists for the cantata are Claire Smith, Brian Adams, and Michelle Jarrell. In addition to Gott der Herr ist Sonn und Schild, the service will also include baroque instrumental music and ref- ormation hymnody. J. S. Bach Michael Fuchs 4 B R O A D S I D E, Volume XVIII # 2eb / October-December 2017 Atlanta Baroque Orchestra Celebrates 20 Years Atlanta Baroque Orchestra opened its 20th anniversary season on September 29, 2017 with a concert entitled 20 Celebrate 20. Performances took place on Friday evening at the Cathedral of St. Philip, where ABO is in its sec- ond year as Artists-in-Residence, and the following afternoon at St. David’s Episcopal Church in Roswell. Last spring, ABO invited audience members to participate in the 20th anniversary celebration by selecting their favorite pieces from ABO’s performance history. The results of the survey designed the program for this open- ing concert, which included Handel’s Water Music, J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, and the Chamber Concerto in D for lute, two vio- lins, and basso continuo by An- tonio Vivaldi. Also on the pro- gram was the Chaconne from Les Indes galante by Jean- Philippe Rameau. Over 100 students from North Atlanta High School and Collins Hill High School attended the performance at the Cathedral of St. Philip. The orchestra stu- dents at both schools have been preparing the Branden- burg Concerto for concerts of their own this fall, and were thrilled to have the opportunity to hear it performed by profes- sionals on period instruments. Following the performance, the audience was invited to remain for a Q&A session with the musicians. The mu- sicians of the ABO were delighted to engage with the students and other audience members as they answered questions and offered demonstrations on the various instruments. In February Atlanta Baroque Orchestra will join forces with the Cathedral Schola and Choir of The Cathedral of St. Philip for J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion. Soloists include Rufus Müller, Evangelist; Daniel Fridley, Jesus; Mary Wilson, soprano; Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano; Jason McStoots, tenor; and Mischa Bouvier, baritone. Perform- ances will take place on February 23, 7:30 pm at The Cathedral of St. Philip and February 24, 4:00 pm at Roswell Presbyterian Church. For more information please visit atlantabaroque.org. October-December 2017 B R O A D S I D E, Volume XVIII # 2 Fe 5 Bach’s The Art of the Fugue By Daniel Pyle The Art of Fugue by J. S. Bach was the composer’s final (but one) work, left incomplete by the composer as he felt the approach of death, at which he set the monumental work aside to dictate to his son-in-law J.