2010 marks the 400th anniversary of the publication of Monteverdi's Vespro della Beata Vergine, a monumental work that displays its composer's brilliant assimilation of styles-old and new, sacred and secular-and his masterful command of a wide palette of musical structures including psalm settings, sacred concertos, hymns, motets, and sonatas, all bound together by Gregorian chant. ABS and the American Bach Choir begin the new year with a stunning performance of this splendid music from the Venetian school.
Free pre-concert lectures begin one hour prior to each performance.
- Venue: St. Mark's Lutheran Church
- Date: Sun January 31, 2010 7:00pm
- City: San Francisco
- Price Range: $18 - 45
- Tickets: (415) 621-7900
Fri January 29, 2010 8:00pm
St. Stephen's Church
Sat January 30, 2010 8:00pm
First Congregational Church - Berkeley
Mon February 1, 2010 8:00pm
Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis
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January 12, 2010
Major anniversaries of a famous composer’s birth or death often occasion great fanfare, yet such honors are seldom accorded the anniversary of the publication of an individual piece. The year 2010 presents a notable exception, marking the 400th anniversary of the first printed edition of Claudio Monteverdi’s masterful Vespro della Beata Vergine (1610). This year’s first local commemoration, and likely one of the finest to be heard all year, comes courtesy of American Bach Soloists, which presents this masterwork in four performances Jan. 29–Feb. 1 in Belvedere, Berkeley, San Francisco, and Davis. More »
