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Bronwyn Fix-Keller was the harpsichordist and she played with consumate artistry. Employing a commanding rubato (give-and-take of tempo) to replace the dynamic shading capabilities the instrument doesn't possess, Fix-Keller conveyed the elemental emotion of the music with passionate intensity and its towering structural
inventiveness with digital wizardry...flutist Colin St. Martin played with suave beauty of timbre, aristocratic refinement of phrasing, and unforced projection of tone".
- Chestnut Hill LOCAL by Michael Caruso
Bach Brandenburg & More, Oct. 18th at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill, PA | |
The XXII Season continues into 2009!
Happy New Year from Vox Ama Deus! A preview of the second half of the Vox Ama Deus season features some intriguing musical delights:
In February the genius of George Frederick Handel are showcased by both Camerata Ama Deus (performing Handel Candlemas on 2/7 and 2/8) and Ama Deus Ensemble (performing Judas Maccabeaus on 2/27 at the Kimmel Center)! Each concert will feature our Baroque Instrument Orchestra.
March brings the Bach Birthday Gala at Gladwyne Presbyterian Church on 3/22 and the 3/27 Kimmel Center performance of Mozart's Requiem with a repeat performance for our audience at Daylesford Abbey on 3/29!
In April on 4/17 we return to the Kimmel Center for Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, showcasing the debut of Camerata Ama Deus at the Kimmel!
The 2008-2009 tributes to Handel will continue at the final concert of our season in May with Handelfest at Daylesford Abbey on 5/31.
Read below for more or for a full calendar listing of concerts, groups and venues, please see the Vox Ama Deus website or contact the office at 610-688-2800 for information or for group rates!
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Handel Candlemas
Camerata Ama Deus
Baroque Instrument Chamber Orchestra
Saturday, February 7, 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 8, 4 PM
Commemorating the "Year of Handel" (the 250th anniversary of his death) with a program of seldom heard gems for orchestra, flute and oboe concerti, a delightful trumpet dance suite and two of his best known triple concerti grossi. A sure cure for treating February "blues"!
Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.1 for two violins and cello
Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.4 for two violins and cello
Oboe Concerto in G
Flute Concerto in D
Trumpet Suite in D
Soloists: Linda Kistler, Daniela Pierson (violins), Vivian Barton Dozor (cello), Sarah Davol (oboe), Steven Zohn (flute), Elin Frazier (trumpet).
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Handel: Judas Maccabaeus
Ama Deus Ensemble
Soloists, Choruse and Baroque Instrument Orchestra
Friday, February 27, 8 PM
In 1746, Handel composed Judas Maccabaeus, setting to music the heroic story of Judas Maccabaeus leading the Jews in the fight for religious freedom from the Syrians in 165 B.C. The Jewish feast of Hanukkah commemorates this victory.  This oratorio, with libretto by Thomas Morrell, was written for the celebration following the Duke of Cumberland's victory over the Scottish Jacobite rebels at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. Handel's Judas Maccabaeus is often performed in Israel, with the tune of "conqu'ring hero" becoming a well-known Hanukkah song.
Soloists: Timothy Bentch (tenor), Ed Bara (bass), Andrea Lauren Brown (soprano)
Special Guests: Bryn Mawr Boychoir and Girlchoir - Huw Williams, Director of Music
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CD Release coming soon!
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
Vox Ama Deus is releasing a live recording CD on the Lyrichord label. This recording showcases Ama Deus Ensemble at its best, conducted by Maestro Valentin Radu.
And we are pleased to announce Beethoven's Egmont Overture will be included as a bonus on this one-of-a-kind recording!
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