TGIF, Apr 11, 5:30pm
This Friday evening get a sneak peak of the ProMusica concerts that will be held at our church on April 12 and 13. The Baroque Ensemble will sing and play selections from Telemann, Vivaldi, Biber, and Pergolesi. Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm and the concert begins at 5:30pm. The concert is free with donations accepted.
Program
Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble
With guest artists:
Clara Rottsolk, soprano
Meg Bragle, alto
Kim Pineda, baroque flute
Stephen Redfield, violin and leader
Cristina Prats-Costa, violin
Jeffrey Smith, viola
James Holland, cello
Deborah Dunham, bass
David Solem, harpsichord and chest organ
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767)
Sonata in D Major, Op. 2, No. 3
Dolce—Allegro—Largo—Vivace
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741)
Flute Concerto, Op. 10, No. 2, “La Notte”
Largo—Fantasmi—Largo—Presto—Il Sonno—Allegro
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644–1704)
Rosary Sonata XV, “The Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary” (excerpts)
Aria—Canzona
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710–1736)
Stabat Mater (excerpts)
Duet—Grant my heart
Duet—Holy Mother
Santa Fe Pro Musica
Since 1994, Santa Fe Pro Musica has been presenting Baroque Holy Week Concerts that offer introspective and contemplative music during this period of devotion to the Passion of Christ. Today’s program features secular music that ranges from tenderness to foreboding, and sacred music that honors Mary, venerated as the Virgin, the Queen, the Mother of Jesus, and humanized by the composer Pergolesi as the Grieving Mother.
Santa Fe Pro Musica presents Pergolesi’s complete Stabat Mater (for two singers and string ensemble) at the First Presbyterian Church this Saturday at 4pm and Sunday at 3pm. The Stabat Mater, based on one of the most powerful medieval hymns, meditates on the suffering of Mary as she stood at the cross during her son’s crucifixion. Set to music by Pergolesi when he himself was dying, this work is a breathtaking example of tone painting, and a blend of operatic and sacred music styles.
(Published in 2025)