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Music from the Habsburg Court

February 16, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Music from the Habsburg Court

Thursday, February 16 at 7:00 pm
Saint Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church
552 West End Avenue
New York, NY 10024

ARTEK presents a chamber music concert of music from court musicians of the Habsburg emperor Charles VI. The program includes excerpts from the opera Orfeo by Johann Joseph Fux, arias by Francesco Bartolomeo Conti and Antonio Caldara, and solos by Conti & Muffat, featuring soprano Christina Kay and countertenor David Dickey.

Christina Kay, soprano
David Dickey, countertenor
Nina Stern, chalumeau
David Ross, baroque flute
Jeremy Rhizor, baroque violin
Arnie Tanimoto, viola da gamba
Daniel Swenberg, lute & mandolino
Gwendolyn Toth, lautenwerk & chalumeau

Johann Joseph Fux (1660-1741): Excerpts from the opera Orfeo
Francesco Bartolomeo Conti (1681/2-1732): Cantata, Lontananza dell’ amato; Sonata for mandolino
Antonio Caldara (1670-1736): Cantata, Vicino a un rivoletto
Gottlieb Muffat (1690-1770): Capriccio Desperato for keyboard

NYC Cultural Affairs
New York Council on the Arts

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