Sprezzatura – An effortless nonchalance. A careless grace. The zenith of virtuosity. Amidst songs of ardent love and intense heartbreak, sprezzatura is an air which prevails in the music of 17th-century Italian composers such as Monteverdi, Cavalli and Strozzi.

Led by Artistic Director Alan Choo, this exciting collaboration between Red Dot Baroque and Italy's La Risonanza explores this corner of Baroque repertory rarely performed in Singapore, played on instruments such as the theorbo, recorder and sackbut – the predecessor of the trombone.

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Alan Choo leads Red Dot Baroque as well as students from the Voice Department and Orchestral Institute at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory in a programme of resplendent cantatas, also featuring guest baroque trumpeters Danny Teong and Alexandra Mikheeva.

PROGRAMME

NICHOLAS BRUHNS
Muß nicht der Mensch auf dieser Erden
I. Sinfonia
II. Muß nicht der Mensch
III. Da gibt es schon auf allen Seiten
IV. Sind wir gelangt zu unsern Jahren
V. Da gibt es schon auf allen seiten
VI. Lauf unser Lebenslauf zu Ende
VII. Die machen uns auf allen Seiten
VIII. Doch wer sich tapfer hält
IX. Ach, aber ach!
X. Triumph, triumph!

J. S. BACH
Gleichwie der Regen und Schnee vom Himmel fällt, BWV 18
I. Sinfonia – Gleichwie der Regen
II. Mein Gott
III. Mein Seelenschatz
IV. Ich bitt, o Herr

– Intermission  –

ANTONIO VIVALDI
Concerto in C major for two trumpets, RV 537
I. Allegro
II. Largo
III. Allegro

HENRY PURCELL
Come, Ye Sons of Art, Away, Z. 323 “Ode for Queen Mary’s Birthday”
I. Sinfonia
II. Come ye Sons of Art
III. Sound the Trumpet
IV. Come ye Sons of Art
V. Strike the viol, touch the lute
VI. The day that such a blessing gave
VII. These are the sacred charms
VIII. See Nature, rejoicing

ABOUT THIS EVENT

We hope that you will accept our invitation to this festive Cantata Series program which explores the new and different and celebrates the more familiar. Beginning with Bach’s very unique BWV 18, which is scored for two recorders and four violas, we then move to a cantata by the lesser known Baroque composer, Nicholas Bruhns. Bruhns was a child prodigy and pupil of Buxtehude, but his tragically short life has left us with few, albeit excellent, pieces. Vivaldi’s Concerto for two trumpets begin the celebration of the second half of the performance, which concludes gloriously with Purcell’s Ode, Come, Ye Sons of Art, Away. Join the Voice majors, Red Dot Baroque led by Alan Choo, and members of the Orchestral Institute for this, our 11th anniversary of the series.

TICKETING INFORMATION

Free admission.