Where Art Thou, God of Dreams with Anne Harley, soprano
Music of England, 1650-1700 from introspective fantasies to rowdy drinking songs, English baroque music is brimming with memorable tunes and rousing dance rhythms. Saltarello performs a choice selection of pieces from the English court, theatre, and church, including works of Purcell, Locke, Jenkins, and Eccles. Full of harmonic boldness and rhythmic inventiveness, this concert is sure to please the Anglophile in everyone.
Les Plaisirs redoublés: virtuosity and sentiment in the French baroque
Saltarello brings to life the glory of the Sun King’s court with a concert of music by Braun, Leclair, Forqueray, Couperin, Royer, and Rameau. The program ranges from rustic to serene, highlighting the exquisite beauty and elegance of this repertoire. From the flamboyance and energy of Forqueray’s character pieces to the rhythmic exuberance of Rameau’s dances, this program samples the finest of the French grand siècle.
La Stravaganza: Virtuoso Music of Baroque Italy
Seventeenth century Italy was a hotbed of musical innovation and experimentation, as well as the home of many of the age’s greatest composers and virtuoso performers. Join Saltarello on a whirlwind tour of baroque Italy, from the depths of tender affect to the heights of technical wizardry, through the music of Castello, Rossi, Buonamente, Fontana, Uccellini, Lonati, and more, full of pungent chromaticism and dazzling passagework and always dancing.
In Stil Italiano: a musical diaspora
In the 17th and 18th centuries, Italian music was known the world over, primarily through the efforts of Italian musicians living and working abroad. In turn, these musicians often seasoned their own compositions with the flavors of their adopted countries. This program features music by Italians from England, Scotland, Austria, France, and Paraguay, including works by Matteis, Barsanti, Buonamente, Lully, Scarlatti, and Zipoli.
The Art and the Fugue: Music of the Bach Family with violinist Kinloch Earle
The amazing Bach family produced over seventy musicians, from town fiddlers to organists and compositional masters. This program features the music of three eighteenth century Bach’s, including the great Johann Sebastian, his son Carl Philipp Emanuel, and cousin Johann Bernhard. Experience a brilliant range of musical styles, from Sebastian’s contrapuntal precision to Bernhard’s vivacious dance rhythms and Emanuel’s refined elegance.
Dueling Recorders: with guest artist Aldo Abreu
Renowned recorder virtuoso Aldo Abreu joins Saltarello for a delightful program of chamber music from Baroque Italy, France, Poland, and Germany.
A Musical Banquet
Join Saltarello on a musical tour of Europe in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, as seen through the eyes of its greatest composers. From the dawn of the Baroque style in 1620s Italy through its artistic culmination in the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Saltarello explores the many facets of this age of great musical achievement through sonatas, canzonas, and dance suites for recorder, viola da gamba, and harpsichord. The program includes music from Italy, Germany, England, France, and Scotland, including works by Bach, Buonamente, Reid, Rameau, Forqueray, and Handel.
Baroque Fireworks with the Inman Street Baroque orchestra
Virtuoso Concerti from 18th-century Europe. From intimate musical dialogue to flashy, extroverted fun, Saltarello mixes melody and elegance with a definite flair for the dramatic with works by Bach, Vivaldi, Sammartini, Graun and more.
Saltarello Goes To The Opera
Lavish and sumptuous, exuberant and moving, Baroque opera was filled with soaring melody and spirited dances. Saltarello brings the best of opera to the concert hall with new transcriptions of music from the staged works of some of the era’s greatest masters, including Handel, Rameau, Purcell, and Telemann. Full of vitality, catchy rhythm and mysterious exoticism, this program is sure to please the opera buff and novice alike.
From Edinburgh to Dublin
Explore the crossroads of traditional and classical music in the Celtic countries in this popular unforgettable concert. Sonatas by Matteis, Reid, Oswald, and Maclean as well as reels, jigs, and airs by O’Carolan and Gow illustrate the lively dialogue between native and foreign composers as well as traditional players that makes the music of baroque Ireland and Scotland a hit with audiences of all ages.
A Celtic Christmas with Michael Albert, violin, and Jayne Tankersley, soprano
Celebrate the yuletide season with carols and dance tunes from Ireland, Scotland, England, Quebec, Appalachia, and Bretagne, spanning four centuries of traditional, folk, and classical music. In this refreshing break from the usual Christmas fare, Saltarello is joined by fiddler and Irish whistle player Michael Albert and soprano Jayne Tankersley for a program filled with joy, spirit, and unforgettable melodies.