ITALIAN GEMS FROM ACROSS THREE CENTURIES
La Bella Italia
SPONSORED BY PATRICIA ANN ABRAHAM
La Bella Italia
Sunday, Aug 13, 2023 at 4:00 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
214 W Beverley St, Staunton
Section A | $35
Section B | $28
Section C | $22
Discounts available for
youth, college, & military
Included in Summer and Annual Passes
Doors open at 3:00 | Lecture at 3:15
Italian composers take their moment in the spotlight this afternoon. Familiar works by Rossini and Chopin (whose Barcarolle derives from the traditional genre of gondolier songs) stand side-by-side with an obscure gem by Scelsi and Pergolesi's radiant Stabat Mater.
Banchieri | Three Madrigals
Chopin | Barcarolle Op. 60 for solo piano
Scelsi | Okanagon, for harp, double bass, and percussion
Pergolesi | Stabat Mater, for soprano, alto, and strings
Merula | Ciaccona Op. 12/20 for recorder and violin
Castello | Sonata No. 10 for recorder and continuo
Berio | Opus Number Zoo, for wind quintet and narrators
Rossini | Overture to Il Barbiere di Siviglia
Artists involved in this event:
Axtell, Balslov, Bier, Boodell, Campbell, Chartrand, Chester, Collins, Corwin, Davids, Dietrich, Fang, Fedor, Fester, Fisher, Gascho, Gilmore, Goist, Higgins, Hurley, Kordes, Kress, Kwapis, Lardin, Magen, Matthew, Matthews, Miller, Morton, Owens, Pensola, Quinn, Roe, Scheid, Schmidt, Shotwell, Shuford, Smith, Steinhoff, Stern, Tikkanen, Tipton, Willis, Wilson, Woody, Yoshioka