Pious & Profane

Presented by American Bach Soloists

The Early Baroque era of Italian music brought a zenith of dramatic and technical display in the hands of new generations of virtuoso singers and instrumentalists. Composers and performers united in their course of revealing new depths of expression, color, and theatrical effects through music that is immediately thrilling and enthralling. 

From the delicate and spatial interplay of three violins in Marini’s Sonata in Ecco to the full-throated and lovelorn dramatic vocal works of Monteverdi — including two epic narratives from his Madrigals of Love and War — this is a program that moves from mystery to magic and from the sacred to the secular. 

Headliner works are Isabella Leonarda’s entrancing Sonata XII, Monteverdi’s Magnificat a 6 from the Vespers of 1610, and the same composer’s powerfully arresting setting of Torquato Tasso’s Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda. An ensemble of evocative ABS artists brings this passionate music to light in a program featuring vocal and violinistic fireworks. 

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City: Berkeley
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$39 to $101
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Program Items

Claudio Monteverdi Magnificat a 6 from Vespers of 1610 & Beatus vir
Claudio Monteverdi Altri canti di Marte (from Madrigals of Love) Hor che’l ciel e la terra e 'l vento tace (from Madrigals of War)
Claudio Monteverdi Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda
Gabrieli, Legrenzi, Leonarda, Marini Works for Violins and Basso continuo

Performers

American Bach Soloists orchestra
Jeffrey Thomas conductor
Hélène Brunet soprano
Julie Bosworth soprano
Nicholas Burns countertenor
Steven Brennfleck tenor
David McFerrin baritone
William Meinert bass

First Church Berkeley

First Church Berkeley

2345 Channing Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
United States