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Clarion is delighted to announce its concert season for 2011-2012: |
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Vocal and Sacred Music of Salamone Rossi
Clarion soloists will repeat their enthusiastically received concert of last January in an exclusive performance presented by Harvardwood (Harvard University's Arts and Entertainment Collective) and the Down Town Association. Originally performed at Temple Emanu-El as part of the Salon/Sanctuary and GEMS concert series, this program of repertoire by the Jewish-Italian composer Salamone Rossi (c. 1570-1630) juxtaposes works in Hebrew for clandestine liturgical services with Italian madrigals written for the court. Tickets: | ||
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From Ghetto to Palazzo: Vocal Works of Salamone Rossi Hebreo
Soloists of the Clarion Music Society present works in Hebrew composed for the synagogue and secular Italian madrigals for the Gonzaga court by the Italian composer Salamone Rossi (c. 1570-1630). Juxtaposing sacred music for clandestine services with madrigals penned in the idiom of the dominant culture, the program reflects the timeless Jewish struggle between tradition and assimilation. Presented by Salon/Sanctuary and GEMS, this performance takes place in the exquisite and historic Spanish-Portuguese Synagogue, with windows designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and home to North America's first Jewish congregation, Shearith Israel. Tickets: General, $25; Students/Seniors/EMA members/Congregants, $15
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Christmas Mystery, Christmas Fantasy
Presented in partnership with TENET, this concert explores two sides of the Christmas tradition: the mystical message of the Incarnation as expressed in Scripture, and the legends, symbols, and images of Christmas that have become part of the holiday celebration down through the centuries. Settings of Alma Redemptoris, Ave Maria, and Ave Maris Stella by Renaissance masters Dufay, Lassus, Palestrina, and Fayfax are complemented by more modern, English seasonal works by Vaughan Williams, Warlock, and Britten Admission: General $30; Preferred $50; Students $20. |
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More between Heaven and Earth Thomas Jefferson was an accomplished amateur violinist and four-year resident of Paris before he became our third President. His romance with the married, Italian-born painter/composer/musician Maria Cosway while in France left a trove of letters, which reported the French Revolution with startling precision. Works of Sacchini, Cosway, Hewitt and others will be performed with readings from these extraordinary letters. With Internationally renowned actor and Golden Globe Winner Matthew Modine and TONY and Emmy Nominee Melissa Errico. Tickets:
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Clarion Carnevale Masked Ball Clarion brings the mystery and enchantment of a gala Venetian Carnevale to the exquisite ballroom of the Cosmopolitan Club. Join us for cocktails, dinner, a short concert, 18th-century dancing, accompanied by the Clarion Orchestra -- an opportunity to trip the light fantastic in courtly style! -- and a live auction to support Clarion’s recording program. Tickets: General, $250; Premium Table (seats 10): $2,500 |
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The French Romantics The Clarion Choir under the direction of Steven Fox, and Swiss-Argentine organist Diego Innocenzi will perform a program of works by Poulenc, Durufle, and Ravel, as part of the American Guild of Organists’ President’s Day conference, “Les Autres”, Special Topics in French 19th and 20th Century Music. This concert is being presented by the AGO in partnership with the Church of the Ascension and Palazzetto Bru-Zane – Centre de Musique Romantique Française. Tickets: General Admission at $35 are available online here. Or call 212.358.7060 |
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Bach, Handel, and Corelli with Juilliard415 Juilliard415 and the Clarion Choir under the direction of Steven Fox perform a program of masterworks that will include J.S. Bach’s Violin Concerto in A Minor, BWV 1041; Handel’s Silete Venti; Corelli’s Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 4; and J.S. Bach’s Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243. Admission is free. |
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Clarion Collegium Week – The Brothers Haydn We are pleased to announce our fifth annual Clarion Collegium Week of master classes in historical performance, taught by Clarion's principal players and world-renowned tenor Rufus Müller. Free and open to the public, all classes will take place in the sanctuary of the Church of the Resurrection, 119 East 74th Street, between Lexington and Park. The schedule is as follows: Monday, April 16, 2012
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Participants will include high school and college students as well as young professional musicians. Clarion Collegium Week is the only program in the United States offering free, open master classes in the art of historical performance to students and young professionals from across the country. These classes can be just as enriching for the audience as for the students, and so we happily welcome the public for what are often seminal learning experiences. Clarion Collegium Week aims to help build audience appreciation for Baroque music and Baroque performance practice, and to nurture the next generation of Early Music performers. The program is supported with funds from the Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council on the Arts. Admission: All classes are free and open to the public. |
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Clarion Music Society, PO Box 259,
New York, NY 10021
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