VoxAmaDeus Valentin Radu, Artistic Director & Conductor

Concert Season XXV Silver Anniversary 2011-2012 Ama Deus Ensemble Vox Renaissance Consort Camerata Ama Deus Camerata Consort  from the Maestro by Valentin Radu, Artistic Director and Conductor Highlights of Silver Anniversary Concert Season XXV Anniversaries have always been both happy and emotional for me. And quite obviously, VoxAmaDeus turning 25 will be major for both categories! It has been an amazing journey – from that frosty December 5, 1987, at Daylesford Abbey, when 12 singers draped in rented Renaissance costumes made their debut performance under my baton – to the 100+ choristers, soloists and orchestra performing Fauré, Stravinsky & Gershwin at the Kimmel Center last Good Friday, April 22, 2011, as part of PIFA (Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts). Not to mention that the first concert season (’87-’88) consisted of three performances, all at Daylesford Abbey and all by one group (Vox Renaissance Consort), while next season will have 23 performances by four Vox groups (Vox Renaissance Consort, Ama Deus Ensemble, Camerata Ama Deus, plus the newest one, Camerata Consort) and “yours truly” on the keys! To start the season, we return to the Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul and St. John Vianney Church (Angelus with Vox Renaissance Consort). Next, on October 14, the first of five magnificent concerts at the Kimmel Center roars off the runway with an all-Mozart program, including “yours truly” on the Steinway keys and baton, and Mozart’s final Requiem. In December we will present 3 performances each weekend, starting with the traditional Renaissance Noëls, then 5 glorious Messiahs (including a new location this year at Saint Paul’s in Chestnut Hill!), and also the Yuletide concert debut, at the Kimmel Center, of VoxAmaDeus’ newest group, Camerata Consort, a blend of two existing ensembles: Vox Renaissance Consort and Camerata Ama Deus (chamber orchestra)! An inventive merger - complete with period costumes, Baroque instruments and “live notes”! On January 6 at the Kimmel Center, New Year 2012 is welcomed with a specially commissioned concert, stepping outside of our traditional programming: an extraordinary all-Gershwin Gala, featuring the amazing, critically acclaimed British , who will dazzle us in three of Gershwin’s most celebrated masterworks–including Rhapsody in Blue! And to close that unique and exceptional evening - and by popular demand - Kevin Deas and Julie-Ann Green will return as Porgy and Bess! Wow! The spring season features an array of amazing concerts! Camerata Ama Deus (on Baroque instruments) appears in two different programs: the March set will feature a variety of Baroque Masters and will include “yours truly” playing in two Handel organ concerti. The June set will be dedicated to Vivaldi, in a fireworks display of various solo, double and triple concerti (featuring violins, oboe and recorder). What a grand finale for an even grander Silver Anniversary Season! But wait! Before that grandiose Venetian end to the season, Ama Deus Ensemble will display plenty of firepower in two Kimmel Center performances: Verdi’s Requiem and Beethoven’s 9th. Come and celebrate with us! The mission of VoxAmaDeus is to bring to life through performance and education the music of the 2 Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods. SILVER ANNIVERSARY VoxAmaDeus 2011-2012 Concert Season XXV Fall 2011 HANDEL’S MESSIAH* (p. 7) Spring 2012 ANGELUS** (p. 5) Ama Deus Ensemble BAROQUE MASTERS* (p. 10) Vox Renaissance Consort • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9 at 7 PM Camerata Ama Deus • FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 at 8 PM Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia • FRIDAY, MARCH 2 at 8 PM Cathedral Basilica of SS. Peter and Paul, Philadelphia • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10 at 7 PM Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill • SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 at 5 PM Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa, Doylestown St. John Vianney Church, Gladwyne • SUNDAY, MARCH 4 at 6 PM • SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 at 4 PM Daylesford Abbey, Paoli MOZART REQUIEM (p. 5) Daylesford Abbey, Paoli BACH BIRTHDAY GALA (p. 10) Ama Deus Ensemble • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17 at 7 PM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 at 8 PM St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill Maestro and Guests Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater • SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 at 4 PM SUNDAY, MARCH 18 at 5 PM St. Katharine of Siena Church, Wayne Gladwyne Presbyterian Church 10,000 PIPES (p. 6) Maestro at Longwood Gardens YULETIDE* (p. 8) VERDI REQUIEM (p. 11) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 at 1 PM Camerata Consort Ama Deus Ensemble (Camerata Ama Deus & Vox Renaissance Consort) GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 6 at 8 PM Holiday 2011 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 at 8 PM Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater RENAISSANCE NOËL** (p. 7) BEETHOVEN’S 9TH (p. 11) Vox Renaissance Consort Winter 2012 Ama Deus Ensemble • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2 at 8 PM FRIDAY, MAY 11 at 8 PM Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater • SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3 at 7&8 PM GERSHWIN GALA (p. 9) Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square Ama Deus Ensemble • SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 at 4 PM VIVALDISSIMO* (p. 12) Bryn Mawr College – Thomas Great Hall FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 at 8 PM Camerata Ama Deus Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater • FRIDAY, JUNE 1 at 8 PM VoxAmaDeus Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill Box 203 Gladwyne, PA 19035 RENAISSANCE CANDLEMAS** (p. 9) • SUNDAY, JUNE 3 at 6 PM 610-688-2800 Fax 610-649-4012 Vox Renaissance Consort Bryn Mawr College – Thomas Great Hall [email protected] VoxAmaDeus.org • FRIDAY, JANUARY 27 at 8 PM Kimmel Center: Old St. Joseph’s Church, Philadelphia *Baroque Instrument Orchestra 215-893-1999 or KimmelCenter.org • SUNDAY, JANUARY 29 at 6 PM **Voices & Period Instruments Like us on Facebook! Daylesford Abbey, Paoli PROGRAM SUBJECT TO CHANGE 3 Vox Ama Deus Vox Renaissance Consort, founded by Maestro Radu in 1987, features Camerata Ama Deus chamber orchestra, founded in 2007, performs on professional singers with a small ensemble of period instruments in enchanting instruments appropriate for the Baroque or Classical period. Maestro Radu concerts of musical gems from the European High Renaissance. The Consort’s introduces each work on the program with unscripted “live notes”, and high-caliber singers perform in lush members of the orchestra High Renaissance attire, both are often invited to a capella and accompanied by demonstrate for the instruments. audience their unique period instruments. “A warm and communicative sound...” “...It’s nothing short of Alan Krizan, The New York Times perfect for a concert performed on period instruments such as those utilized by the Camerata Ama Deus.” Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill Local Ama Deus Ensemble was founded in 1991. The group performs the “larger” works, both orchestral and vocal-symphonic. Often appearing in the Perelman Valentin Radu has led numerous orchestras and Theater at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, the ensemble offers vocal ensembles in Europe and the U.S. He is the repertoire which includes Baroque masterworks such as Handel’s Messiah; founder and conductor of Vox Renaissance Consort, Bach’s B Minor Mass; fully staged Baroque and Classical operas; the Ama Deus Ensemble, and Camerata Ama Deus. and choral and chamber orchestra gems by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Mozart, Maestro Radu holds doctoral and master’s degrees from Beethoven, Brahms and Verdi. Ama Deus Ensemble concerts feature the Juilliard School and a Bachelor of Music degree internationally renowned, from the Academy of Music. professional vocal and/or In 1976 he founded and conducted Juvenes Musici chamber orchestra (under instrumental solo artists. The the auspices of the Bucharest Philharmonic). In 1980 he founded The Ama Deus Ensemble Juilliard Bach Players chamber orchestra and the Bach at Juilliard concert currently records exclusively series at New York’s Lincoln Center. Maestro Radu was awarded the Golden for VAD Classics. Earlier Apple by New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in 1997 and the Romanian recordings on Sony Classic, Music Critics’ Association’s “Musician of the Year” prize in 1999. He was Polygram, Newport Classic, bestowed the title of Honorary Citizen of the City of Bucharest in 2003, and Helicon, Lyrichord and Vox Classics are also available. in 2005 was knighted by the President of his native Romania. “The orchestra played with style and passion, all under Radu’s demanding baton.” “Exhilarating...” Kyle Schonberg, The Washington Post 4 Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill Local “First-rate vocalists...magical. The Vox concert was a jewel – a visit to Fall 2011 a court gala in Castle Somewhere.” ~ Tom Purdom, Broad Street Review ANGELUS MOZART REQUIEM Friday, September 16 at 8 PM Sunday, September 18 at 5 PM Friday, October 14 at 8 PM Cathedral Basilica of St. John Vianney Church Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater SS. Peter and Paul Gladwyne Philadelphia Logan Circle, Philadelphia Vox Renaissance Consort Ama Deus Ensemble Renaissance Masterworks for voices & instruments by Soloists: Valentin Radu (), Edward Schultz (flute), Monteverdi, Palestrina, Gabrieli, Purcell & Pachelbel Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano), Jody Kidwell (alto), Angelus–the sacred time of prayer at sunset...In sacred Kenneth Garner (tenor), Ed Bara (bass) spaces, glorious motets by Renaissance masters, Concerto for Flute in D K.314 combined with the visual effect of lushly attired, period- Concerto for Piano in A No. 23 K.488 costumed singers, either a capella or in dialogue with Requiem K.626 authentic period instruments, make for a transcendent experience that would make even angels rejoice! A Grand Opening of the Ama Deus Ensemble and the Running Time: 75 minutes – No intermission Kimmel Center-Friday night series, this exciting evening would make even Mozart jealous that he is not personally able to be part of it! In Vienna, he would play the Flute Concerto, sit down at the fortepiano and dazzle his noble audiences, and then step up on the podium and conduct his singers and orchestra to roaring applause. Maestro Radu will do all of that–minus playing the flute! Hear the Steinway, and be uplifted by the majestic Requiem! Running Time: 2 hours including one intermission 5 “...even Bach would have been impressed [by Herr ‘Orgelmeister’ Radu]...” ~ Süddeutsche Zeitung Fall 2011 “...expertly balanced, and eloquently phrased...” ~ Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill Local 10,000 PIPES Sunday, October 16 at 1 PM Longwood Gardens Kennett Square

Maestro at Longwood Gardens Soloist: Valentin Radu (organ) Mozart called the organ the “Queen of Instruments.” The awe-inspiring majesty of the Grand Organ in the Ballroom of Longwood Gardens will inspire and uplift you–and transport you, with its “surround” sound, to the world of Bach, Vierne, Widor and Boëllmann. Under the fast and furious fingers (and feet) of Maestro Radu, and with the help of 10,000+ pipes, you will live an hour like no other. A unique experience! Running Time: 1 hour – 6 No intermission “...Maestro Radu and the Vox Renaissance proffered a memorably enjoyable performance of ‘A Renaissance Noël’...a perfect start to the sometimes-exhausting Holiday 2011 season of Christmas concerts...” ~ Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill Local

RENAISSANCE NOËL HANDEL’S MESSIAH Friday, December 2 at 8 PM Friday, December 9 at 7 PM Sat., December 17 at 7 PM Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill The Church of the Holy Trinity St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Rittenhouse Square, Phila. Chestnut Hill Sat., December 3 at 7&8 PM Sun., December 4 at 4 PM Longwood Gardens* Thomas Great Hall Sat., December 10 at 7 PM Sun., December 18 at 4 PM National Shrine of Our Lady St. Katharine of Siena Kennett Square Bryn Mawr College of Czestochowa, Doylestown Wayne Sun., December 11 at 4 PM Vox Renaissance Consort Daylesford Abbey, Paoli Christmas Renaissance gems from Old Europe Ama Deus Ensemble * for voices & instruments 1749 Covent Garden version Soloists: Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano), Jody Kidwell (alto), This year our enduring annual tradition of Noël concerts Timothy Bentch (tenor), Ed Bara (bass) (in its twenty-fifth year!) visits three fabulous venues, A Philadelphia tradition! On original Baroque instruments, including Longwood Gardens*, to celebrate the glorious Handel’s Messiah celebrates the Story of the Season. Bright Renaissance Christmas music of Old Europe–with gems trumpets, grand voices of choristers and dazzling soloists for single and double chorus, solo voices, and period stir, awaken, excite and uplift. From haunting melodies to instruments. Come and be merry! the great “Hallelujah Chorus”, this is Christmas at its best! Running Time: 2 hours 45 minutes including one intermission Running Time: 75 minutes – No intermission *Longwood Gardens: Two 30-minute performances included in the price of “Christmas at Longwood Gardens” admission. Limited seating. www.longwoodgardens.org This concert series sponsored by Godlewski Enterprise, Inc.; Los Murillos Grocery, West Grove, PA; and Andrea Lauren Jody Kidwell Timothy Bentch Ed Bara Brown PA Tags and Notary Franchisor, Valley Township, PA * Baroque instrument orchestra 7 “...Sarah Davis’ singing stood out for its cleanness of tone, purity of pitch, elegance of phrasing, and potency of textural delineation...” Holiday 2011 ~ Michael Caruso, Chestnut Hill Local YULETIDE Friday, December 16 at 8 PM Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater Philadelphia Camerata Consort * Camerata Ama Deus & Vox Renaissance Consort Soloists: Valentin Radu & Bronwyn Fix-Keller (harpsichords), Elin Frazier (trumpet), Sarah Davis (soprano), Darlene Kelsey (soprano), Tatyana Rashkovsky (alto) Two Renaissance Christmas Motets Corelli – “Christmas” Concerto Grosso Monteverdi – “Laudate Dominum” Bach – Double Harpsichord Concerto Albinoni – Trumpet Concerto in d minor Vivaldi – Gloria Sarah Davis The sublime and pure a capella voices of Vox Renaissance Consort singers, draped in lush period costume, and the mellow but exciting sound of baroque instruments of Camerata Ama Deus, combine forces for their debut as the all new Camerata Consort! With dueling harpsichords, glorious trumpets, angelic voices and “live notes”–from Monteverdi and Vivaldi to Albinoni and Bach–this one is a must-see holiday concert! Running Time: 2 hours including one intermission 8 * Baroque instrument orchestra “...Donohoe is brilliant...his digital fluency seemed to run ahead of Winter 2012 any human brain.” ~ Adrian Jack, The Independent (London) GERSHWIN GALA RENAISSANCE CANDLEMAS Friday, January 6 at 8 PM Friday, January 27 at 8 PM Sunday, January 29 at 6 PM Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater Old St. Joseph’s Church Daylesford Abbey Olde City Philadelphia Paoli Philadelphia Ama Deus Ensemble Vox Renaissance Consort Soloists: Peter Donohoe (piano), Renaissance Masterworks for voices & instruments Kevin Deas (Porgy), Julie-Ann Green (Bess) Variations on I Got Rhythm This year, after 25 years as a beloved annual tradition, An American in Paris Candlemas Concert adds, for the first time, the visual Concerto in F and acoustical beauty of voices and instruments of

Rhapsody in Blue Sussie Ahlburg Vox Renaissance Consort. Also as a first, it expands Peter Donohoe Symphonic Suite Porgy and Bess beyond Daylesford Abbey to Olde City Philadelphia. After a successful pairing of Gershwin with Fight the mid-winter blues with the bright angelic Fauré and Stravinsky this past season (for the sound of Italian Renaissance masters! (Plus organ PIFA concert), George returns with a vengeance interludes–only at Daylesford Abbey) in an exclusive gala featuring five of his best- Running Time: 75 minutes – No intermission known “hits.” Introducing internationally Kevin Deas renowned and critically acclaimed British virtuoso Peter Donohoe on the Steinway. Plus “Porgy” Deas and “Bess” Green are back by popular demand! Happy 2012! Running Time: 2 hours including one intermission Julie-Ann Green 9 “Beckmann gave it a hypnotic performance...” Spring 2012 ~ Tom Purdom, Broad Street Review BAROQUE MASTERS BACH BIRTHDAY GALA Friday, March 2 at 8 PM Sunday, March 4 at 6 PM Sunday, March 18 at 5 PM Church of St. Martin-in- Daylesford Abbey Gladwyne Presbyterian Church the-Fields, Chestnut Hill Paoli Gladwyne Camerata Ama Deus * Maestro and Guests Soloists: Valentin Radu (organ) Guests: Rebecca Hoke (soprano) Bronwyn Fix-Keller (harpsichord) Tatyana Rashkovsky (mezzo-soprano) Albinoni – Concerto a cinque Op. 5, No. 1 Rainer Beckmann (recorders) Bach – Harpsichord Concerto in F BWV 1056 Bach – Air from Overture No. 3 in D Our birthday soirée musicale is reminiscent of one in the Corelli – Sarabande, Giga & Badinerie music room of “Castle Somewhere,” on a lazy Sunday Marcello – Introduction/Aria/Presto afternoon over 300 years ago. Sparkling voices, enchanting Gluck – Overture in D Bronwyn Fix-Keller Handel – Two Organ Concerti Op. 4, 2&4 recorders, majestic organ and exciting piano, with “live notes” by the Maestro, Rather than focusing on a single th composer (e.g., Vivaldi, Handel, celebrate Johann’s 327 . A beloved annual tradition. Happy Birthday! Bach), this Camerata concert Running Time: 75 minutes – provides an eclectic and exciting No intermission mix of solo concerti (organ and harpsichord) and concerti grossi of various famous German and Italian “Baroque Masters” with “live notes”. Running Time: 90 minutes – No intermission

10 * Baroque instrument orchestra Rainer Beckmann Rebecca Hoke Tatyana Rashkovsky Valentin Radu “The singers of the Ama Deus Ensemble are a cut above the average American choir in terms of intonation and control. In short, the performance is an exciting one.” ~ James Manheim, All Music Guide

VERDI REQUIEM BEETHOVEN’S 9TH Good Friday, April 6 at 8 PM Friday, May 11 at 8 PM Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater Kimmel Center – Perelman Theater Philadelphia Philadelphia Ama Deus Ensemble Ama Deus Ensemble Soloists: Julie-Ann Green (soprano), Jody Kidwell (alto), Soloists: Thomas DiSarlo (violin), Megan Monaghan (soprano), Timothy Bentch (tenor), Ed Bara (bass) Jody Kidwell (alto), Timothy Bentch (tenor), Ed Bara (bass) Concerto for Violin in D Op. 61 Verdi–the giant of Italian Grand Opera! His one and only Symphony No. 9 in d minor “Choral” Op. 125 Requiem, which was nicknamed “Verdi’s best opera,” is an extraordinary masterpiece that simultaneously exudes Beethoven’s last symphony–his Ninth is a powerful sound images of fire and brimstone as well as perfect 10! And unlike any other symphony the serenity of heaven. One exciting performance by previously written (which was always for stellar soloists, powerful chorus, and exciting orchestra. orchestra only), this one, nicknamed Don’t miss it! “Choral,” ends with the famous “Ode to Joy,” Thomas DiSarlo Running Time: 2 hours including one intermission with full chorus and vocal soloists. And its performance is preceded by Ludwig’s only Violin Concerto, another amazing landmark, brought to life by the Ama Deus Ensemble concertmaster Thomas DiSarlo’s fast fingers! Megan Monaghan Julie-Ann Green Jody Kidwell Timothy Bentch Ed Bara Running Time: 2 hours including one intermission 11 “...You can be certain you’ll get your money’s worth when Radu leads the Camerata Spring 2012 through a Baroque period instrument concert.” ~ Tom Purdom, Broad Street Review VIVALDISSIMO Friday, June 1 at 8 PM Sunday, June 3 at 6 PM Church of St. Martin-in- Thomas Great Hall the-Fields, Chestnut Hill Bryn Mawr College

Camerata Ama Deus * Soloists: Thomas DiSarlo & Thomas Jackson (violins), Paul Miller (viola d’amore), Rainer Beckmann (recorder), Sarah Davol (oboe), Elin Frazier (trumpet) Concerto for Violin in c minor RV 199 Concerto for Recorder in g minor (“La Notte”) RV 439 Concerto for Viola d’amore in A RV 396 Concerto for Oboe in d minor Sinfonia No. 3 in G RV 149 Concerto for Trumpet in B-flat Concerto for Two Violins in a minor RV 522 The Grand Finale program of our Silver Anniversary Season XXV is dedicated to Antonio “The Red Priest” Vivaldi. An exciting, fun and uplifting Venetian serata! “Live notes”!

Thomas DiSarlo Thomas Paul Miller Rainer Sarah Davol Elin Frazier Jackson Beckmann Running Time: 90 Minutes – No intermission 12 * Baroque instrument orchestra VoxAmaDeus Recordings Order CDs online at www.VoxAmaDeus.org or call 610-688-2800

NEW RELEASE! NEW 1. REBELS IN PARIS: $20# RELEASE! 2. MOZART GALA $15 FAURÉ, STRAVINSKY & GERSHWIN Soloists: Valentin Radu, Soloists: Darlene Kelsey, Julie-Ann Green, Paul Rosenberg Timothy Bentch, Kevin Deas And “rebels” they were! In different Live concert CD with Maestro Radu ways and musical genres, Fauré, (his first piano recording in Stravinsky and Gershwin changed Philadelphia) playing the Steinway and the norms of music at the time of conducting one of Mozart’s most transition – 1910 to 1920 – in Paris and elsewhere! This very unusual concert was custom designed beloved piano concerti! Plus the to be part of the first Philadelphia International Festival of the famous Symphony No. 40 and an exciting horn concerto, all at Arts at the Kimmel Center. Very exciting live recording! the Kimmel Center! A unique collector’s item!

3. BRAHMS: $15 4. RENAISSANCE NOËL $15 EIN DEUTSCHES REQUIEM Soloists: Tatyana Galitskaya, Ed Bara Our annual Christmas concert of Known as the most romantic of the motets and carols celebrates the classics and the most classic of the Renaissance musical traditions of romantics, Brahms – the quintessential England, France, Italy, Germany and cerebral German turned big-hearted Romania. With gems for single and Viennese – was a bridge from Bach & double chorus, solo voices and Beethoven to Verdi & Wagner! Brahms’ German Requiem, instruments – including Corelli’s famous Christmas Concerto dedicated to his mother, with text from the Lutheran Bible. Grosso! A perfect Yuletide! Recorded live at the Kimmel Center on Good Friday, April 2, 2010. * Baroque instrument orchestra # 2 CD set 13 “The choir executed...with clarity and ease, its jubilant “Radu’s clear love of this masterpiece tone carrying Handel’s message” ~ Phillyist.com showed through in his passionate conducting...

5. A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS* $15 7. A EUROPEAN CHRISTMAS $15 Soloists: Julianne Baird, soprano Soloists: Mary Ellen Callahan, Lorie Gratis Sarah Davol, oboe Traditional holiday music from eleven countries Glorious 18th century choral and vocal master- performed in original languages. The music of pieces emphasizing Christmas scriptural texts European Christmas is majestic yet simple. This and Baroque musical forms. Vivaldi’s Oboe recording observes both the richest and most Concerto and Bach’s Orchestral Suite III (“Air on the G String”) glorious, as well as the humblest. Christmas traditions. are included, as well as selections from Bach’s Magnificat and Handel’s Messiah, and works by Hammerschmidt and Scarlatti. 8. BACH: B MINOR MASS* $20# Soloists: Julianne Baird, Lorie Gratis, David Gordon, Kevin Deas

Performed on authentic Baroque instruments and 6. BAROQUE MASTERWORKS $15 in Baroque practice style, this is authentic Bach. Valentin Radu, Conductor & Organist “The greatest work of music of all ages and all Soloists: Andrea Lauren Brown, soprano peoples,” as expressed by famous 19th-century Swiss music scholar Hans- Sarah Davol, oboe Elin Frazier, trumpet Georg Nägeli. A stellar cast adds power to this testament of Bach’s genius! 9. BACH: MAGNIFICAT* $15 Maestro Radu plays the organ and conducts and Orchestral Suite No. 3 the Ama Deus Ensemble in this delightful Soloists: Julianne Baird, Lorie Gratis, assortment of Baroque masterworks, including Bach’s famous David Gordon, Kevin Deas Toccata & Fugue in d minor and Cantata 51, plus other Vivaldi and Handel gems. Two of Bach’s most glorious masterpieces: his one and only Magnificat, and his best known orchestral work, which includes the famous Air on the G String. 14 * Baroque instrument orchestra # 2 CD set A collector’s “must”! ...the choir and the period orchestra responded wonderfully to Radu’s precise and thoughtful dynamics and tempo choices” ~ Jeff Cohen, Phillyist.com

10. BEETHOVEN: MISSA $15 12. HANDEL: $20# SOLEMNIS and Egmont Overture ACIS AND GALATEA* Soloists: Julianne Baird, Frederick Urrey, Soloists: Sarah Davis, Jody Kidwell, David Price, Kevin Deas Timothy Bentch, Ed Bara Acis and Galatea is classified as an English Masque, a dramatic piece most often based on a Written in 1824 and premiered in Vienna theme from classical mythology. Whether staged (together with Symphony No. 9) the Missa or in concert form, it is clearly the most successful treatment of the myth. The spontaneity Solemnis represents the finest in the Latin Mass setting & one of of this exuberant score serves to keep Acis and Galatea forever young. Beethoven’s towering achievements. It is a testament to his artistry 13. HANDEL: FIREWORKS $15 and faith, and a bridge from the Classical to the Romantic era and Musick for Royal Fireworks / Organ Concerto beyond! This exceptional live recording (Kimmel Center, November in F Major / Water Music, Suites II and III 14, 2008) opens with the famous Egmont Overture! A sparkling all-instrumental display of these most famous and beloved gems of the Baroque era. Just as The Four Seasons spells Vivaldi, the Royal 11. BEETHOVEN: $20# Fireworks and Water Music Suites spell Handel. SYMPHONY NO. 9 Maestro Radu plays the organ and conducts the Ama Deus Ensemble in and Die Ruinen von Athen this truly delightful collection. Soloists: Tatyana Galitskaya, 14. HANDEL: $20# Tatyana Rashkovsky, JUDAS MACCABÆUS* Kenneth Garner, Ed Bara Soloists: Timothy Bentch, Ed Bara, Andrea Lauren Brown Beethoven’s greatest masterpiece, Symphony No. 9 – completed in Nicknamed the “other Messiah”, this epic 1824 while he was completely deaf – plays a prominent role in the oratorio was written in 1746 for the celebration of the Duke of Cumberland’s victory over the cultural life of the world today. Ode to Joy has been adapted as the Scottish Jacobite rebels at the battle of Culloden. official anthem of the European Union! Also on this recording is the With a stellar cast of soloists and baroque instruments, this superb exciting Ruins of Athens – all with a stellar cast! Recorded live on album is a live recording from the Kimmel Center on February 27, 2009. April 25, 2008, at the Kimmel Center. * Baroque instrument orchestra # 2 CD set 15 “The instruments blend seamlessly with each other and the vocals to create a masterful musical mélange.” ~ Dan Prosen, Life Style Magazine

15. HANDEL: MESSIAH* $20# 18. VERDI: REQUIEM $20# Soloists: Julianne Baird, Jennifer Lane, Soloists: Tatyana Galitskaya, Tatyana Rashkovsky, David Price, Kevin Deas Kenneth Garner, Ed Bara This fabulous recording of the Covent Garden Often referred to as Verdi’s “best opera”, this version with stellar cast headed by Julianne powerful and exciting performance was recorded Baird with original Baroque instruments is live at the Kimmel Center on Good Friday, April 6, sure to become a favorite in your classical 2007 and dedicated to the fallen heroes of Iraq home collection! and Afghanistan. A true collector’s item! 16. MOZART: REQUIEM $15 19. VIVALDI: $15 and Exsultate, Jubilate Soloists: Andrea Lauren Brown, Jody Kidwell, THE FOUR SEASONS & More...* Kenneth Garner, Ed Bara Soloists: Thomas DiSarlo, Thomas Jackson, Mozart’s famous Requiem, which he never Colin St. Martin, Elin Frazier, Daniel Orlock Vivaldi’s greatest orchestral masterpiece, finished due to his untimely death at age 35. The Four Seasons, is brilliantly performed by Also, one of the most famous solo orchestral Thomas DiSarlo, our own genius Concertmaster. motets, ending on the single word “Alleluia”. This CD also features three other “more” concerti: two doubles Powerful and uplifting! (violin & trumpet) & a single (flute). A rare collection of Baroque 17. PURCELL: DIDO & AENEAS* $15 gems! Recorded live at the Kimmel Center on April 17, 2009. Soloists: Julianne Baird (Dido), 20. VIVALDI: MAGNIFICAT* $15 Timothy Bentch (Aeneas), Magnificat / Concerto in C Major Andrea Lauren Brown (Belinda) for Two Trumpets / Gloria Purcell’s most famous opera, written in 1689, Soloists: Julianne Baird, Lorie Gratis based on Virgil’s “Aeneid”, it is filled with Vivaldi left behind a trove of musical heritage of drama, love, passion and death. Recorded live unmatched proportions in both vocal and with the original cast of the Kimmel Center stage production of instrumental genres, as represented on this February 16, 2007 – with Baroque instrument orchestra! wonderful recording. 16 * Baroque instrument orchestra # 2 CD set KIMMEL CENTER VENUES ERELMAN HEATER P T Bryn Mawr College (BMC) Kimmel Center (KC) Thomas Great Hall Perelman Theater 256 North Merion Avenue Broad & Spruce Streets Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 Philadelphia, PA 19102

Cathedral Basilica of Longwood Gardens (LG) SS. Peter & Paul (BPP) 1001 Longwood Road 18th Street & Kennett Square, PA 19348 Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia, PA 19103 Old St. Joseph’s Church (OSJ) 321 Willings Alley (just south of Walnut, between 3rd & 4th Sts.) Church of the Holy Trinity (CHT) Philadelphia, PA 19106 Rittenhouse Square th 19 & Walnut Streets Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa Philadelphia, PA 19103 (CZ) 654 Ferry Road Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Doylestown, PA 18901 (SM) 8000 St. Martin’s Lane St. John Vianney Church (SJV) Philadelphia, PA 19118 350 Conshohocken State Road Gladwyne, PA 19035 Daylesford Abbey (DA) 220 South Valley Road St. Katharine of Siena Church (SK) Paoli, PA 19301 Lancaster & Aberdeen Avenues Wayne, PA 19087 Gold ($60) Silver ($40) Gladwyne Presbyterian Church (GPC) St. Paul’s Episcopal Church (SP) 1321 Beaumont Drive 22 East Chestnut Hill Avenue Bronze ($20)) Plaza II ($20) Gladwyne, PA 19035 Philadelphia, PA 19118 17 Celebrating Our Silver Anniversary Concert Season XXV 2011-2012

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To Order Concert Tickets and/or Join “Friends of Vox” Visit us online at www.VoxAmaDeus.org, call 610-688-2800, or mail the TICKET ORDER FORM (next page) with your payment to VoxAmaDeus, Box 203, Gladwyne, PA 19035 18 TICKET ORDER FORM (Mailing Instructions - See p.18) NUMBER OF TICKETS $ NUMBER OF TICKETS $ "SUBURBS & MORE" GOLD GENERAL SUBTOTAL KIMMEL CENTER SILVER BRONZE PLAZA II SUBTOTAL CONCERTS ADMISSION SENIOR STUDENT Per CONCERTS $60 Per CHOICE

MEMBER $40 $20 $20 (All Non-Kimmel-Center Venues) $25 $20 $10 PREMIUM Concert Concert SEATING ANGELUS (p.5) MOZART REQUIEM (p.5) 1 FRIDAY, SEPT 16 at BPP FRIDAY, OCT 14 2 SUNDAY, SEPT 18 at SJV YULETIDE (p.8) FRIDAY, DEC 16 10,000 PIPES (p.6) FREE WITH LONGWOOD GARDENS ADMISSION SUNDAY, OCT 16 at LG GERSHWIN GALA (p.9) RENAISSANCE NOËL (p.7) FRIDAY, JAN 6 3 FRIDAY, DEC 2 at SM VERDI REQUIEM (p.11) SATURDAY, DEC 3 at LG FREE WITH LONGWOOD GARDENS ADMISSION GOOD FRIDAY, APR 6 4 SUNDAY, DEC 4 at BMC BEETHOVEN’S 9TH (p.11) HANDEL’S MESSIAH (p.7) FRIDAY, MAY 11 5 FRIDAY, DEC 9 at CHT SUBTOTAL (2) NUMBER OF TICKETS $$ 6 SATURDAY, DEC 10 at CZ (KIMMEL CENTER) 7 SUNDAY, DEC 11 at DA "FRIENDS of VOX" - MEMBERS ONLY (p. 18) 8 SATURDAY, DEC 17 at SP ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP* $25 + $ 25.00 9 SUNDAY, DEC 18 at SK Detach & Mail ONE FREE TICKET*: CONCERT DATE______+ $ 0.00 RENAISSANCE ENTER MEMBER DISCOUNT*: $5 PER CONCERT - $ CANDLEMAS (p.9) SUBTOTAL (3) NUMBER OF TICKETS $$ 10 FRIDAY, JAN 27 at OSJ (MEMBERSHIP) ONE FREE 11 SUNDAY, JAN 29 at DA SUBTOTAL: BAROQUE MASTERS (p.10) SUBTOTAL(1) + SUBTOTAL(2) + SUBTOTAL (3): 12 FRIDAY, MAR 2 at SM TICKET PROCESSING FEE + $ 3.00 13 SUNDAY, MAR 4 at DA Please consider making a tax-deductible gift BACH BIRTHDAY GALA (p.10) to Vox Ama Deus! Thank you! 14 SUNDAY, MAR 18 at GPC VIVALDISSIMO (p.12) TOTAL PAYMENT ENCLOSED: 15 FRIDAY, JUN 1 at SM NAME:______PHONE:______16 SUNDAY, JUN 3 at BMC ADDR:______ADDR:______SUBTOTAL (1) NUMBER OF TICKETS $$CREDIT CARD#:______EXP:______(SUBURBS & MORE) EMAIL:______* “FRIENDS OF VOX” MEMBERSHIP $25 Annually, includes: ONE FREE TICKET to concert of your choice. Choose one from 16 MEMBER CHOICE concerts. (Kimmel Center and Longwood Gardens concerts not included); MEMBER DISCOUNT $5 per concert; and $5 CD COUPON. (SEE PAGE 18.) 19 VoxAmaDeus Valentin Radu, Artistic Director & Conductor Box 203, Gladwyne, PA 19035 Ama Deus Ensemble Vox Renaissance Consort Camerata Ama Deus Camerata Consort FOR TICKETS AND INFORMATION: 610-688-2800 or www.VoxAmaDeus.org Kimmel Center tickets also available at Box Office, www.KimmelCenter.org, or Ticket Philadelphia: 215-893-1999.