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Arcadian Academy

April 27, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Arcadian Academy

Thursday, April 27 at 7:00 pm
The Italian Academy at Columbia University
1161 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10027

Enrico Gatti returns to lead a concert re-creating the musical splendor of the Arcadian Academy of Rome, whose leading composers were Bernardo Pasquini, Arcangelo Corelli, and Alessandro Scarlatti. The program features the North American premiere of Pasquini’s festive cantata Applauso Musicale with concerto grosso orchestra and principal soloists Sarah Chalfy, Laura Heimes, and Clara Rottsolk, sopranos; Gregorio Taniguchi, tenor; and Steven Hrycelak, bass with additional music by Corelli and Scarlatti. Instrumental soloists will be Enrico Gatti and Cynthia Freivogel, violins, and Loretta O’Sullivan, cello. Dr. Barbara Hanning will give spoken program notes throughout the performance.

Laura Heimes, soprano
Clara Rottsolk, soprano
Sarah Chalfy, soprano
Christina Kay, soprano
Clifton Massey, countertenor
Gregorio Taniguchi, tenor
Steven Hrycelak, bass
Barbara Hanning, lecturer
Enrico Gatti, violin leader
Cynthia Freivogel, violin
Loretta O’Sullivan, cello
The ARTEK Baroque Orchestra:
Jeremy Rhizor, Theresa Salomon, Peter Kupfer & Alyssa Campbell, violins
Dan McCarthy & Andrea Andros, violas
Arnie Tanimoto, cello
Motomi Igarashi, violone
Daniel Swenberg, theorbo & archlute
Adam Cockerham, theorbo
Christa Patton, harp
Gwendolyn Toth, harpsichord & director

Bernardo Pasquini: Cantata, Applauso Musicale
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713): Concerto Grosso op. 6 no. 4 in D major
Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725): Madrigals, Sdegno la fiamma; Cor mio; O morte

NYC Cultural Affairs
New York Council on the Arts

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