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SEASON XXIV
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FESTA VIVALDI
"...For his all-Vivaldi season finale, Vox's Valentin Radu selected five unfamiliar pieces from Vivaldi's huge catalogue, along with one piece I will hear as often as any one wants to play it: the buoyant, irresistible Lute Concerto in D Major.
The opening and closing movements of the Lute Concerto raced along with all the required gaiety, and the slow movement received a perfect treatment, with Daniel Boring playing in front of a beautifully controlled, nicely modulated string background.
The other concertos on the agenda were all equally satisfying examples of Vivaldi's enthusiastic exploitation of instruments that reached a new level of development during the Baroque era. ..."
- TOM PURDOM, Broad Street Review 5/18/10
BACHFEST
"...We often talk about the composer's intentions when we discuss music, but the performer's intentions can be just as relevant. The Vox Ama Deus conductor, Valentin Radu, discussed his attitudes toward Bach's music at some length in the program notes, and Radu's personal, highly individual vision shaped the entire evening..."
- TOM PURDOM, Broad Street Review 2/9/10
PAPA HAYDN
...the four vocal soloists - soprano Sarah Davis & bass Kevin Deas joining Kidwell & Garner - sang efficaciously.
- Noteworthy, Chestnut Hill LOCAL 11/06/09 by MICHAEL CARUSO.
CD RECORDING REVIEWS OF JUDAS MACCABAEUS
... The recording preserves in good sound an enjoyable live February 2009 performance by unstarry but worthy Philadelphia-based forces. Romanian born Valentin Radu paces the able Ama Deus chorus increasingly well and elicits generally solid results!...Timothy Bentch is incisive as to phrasing and diction, showing good coloratura and breath control, with dynamic play in the voice...Soprano
Andrea Lauren Brown (Israelite Woman) offers a pretty, clear timbre with very little vibrato; most of what she does - and hers is the most substantial solo role - is very enjoyable,...Richard Shapp handles the Messenger's two recits capably.
- Opera and Oratorio ONLINE, October 2009, by DAVID SHENGOLD
... Both the Handel and Vivaldi albums are excellent buys. Handel's "Messiah" is so overwhelming and popular a masterpiece that it has overshadowed many of his other compositions. "Judas Maccabeus" may not approach the flawless so closely as does "Messiah," but its telling of the story of the ancient Israelites' rebellion against their Syrian oppressors is thrillingly relayed in arias, ensembles, choruses and instrumental music. The performance is energetic, stylish and resonant.
Radu wisely balanced audiences' familiarity with the four concerti of Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" by including on the CD the Flute Concerto in A minor, the Concerto for Two Violins in A minor and the Concerto for Two Trumpets in C major. Both CDs feature exemplary playing in the continuo of Roxborough harpsichordist Bronwyn Fix-Keller.
- Noteworthy, Chestnut Hill LOCAL 09/03/09 by MICHAEL CARUSO. |
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Did you know? Vox has a very special fundraiser approaching this fall!
Mark your calendars for Opera to Broadway featuring Keith Miller*, Megan Monaghan and Valentin Radu, an afternoon of music and majesty at the magnificent Guildford (formerly the Wharton Sinkler Estate), the home of Martha McGeary Snider in Wyndmoor, PA. [*Keith Miller appears courtesy of the Metropolitan Opera.]
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We look forward to seeing you!
And don't miss out on scheduling our upcoming concerts - the fall season begins next month (see below for details)!
Enthusiastically,
Your Friends at Vox Ama Deus
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RENAISSANCE HARVEST
Instruments:
Come celebrate the arrival of Fall and the harvest season with singers draped in full period costume regalia, complimented by authentic instruments. Reverence and revelry, motets and madrigals, meeting in this historic church in Old City Philadelphia, will bring you back in time and leave you uplifted and energized.
Running Time: 75 Minutes - No intermission
* Willings Alley is located just south of Walnut, between 3rd & 4th Sts.
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Program:
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D Major Op. 6 No. 7
Marcello: Oboe Concerto in c minor
A. Scarlatti: Concerto Grosso No. 2 in c minor
D. Scarlatti: Concerto Grosso No. 1 in f minor
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in c minor Op. 6 No. 3
Albinoni: Oboe Concerto in d minor Op. 3 No. 2
Vivaldi: Concerto for Two Violins and Cello in A Major Op. 3 No. 5
Soloists:
Close your eyes and be transported back to the Doge's Palace in glorious Venice, where the court orchestra entertained the noble guests of "Il Duce" with exciting concerti by famous local masters: Corelli, Marcello, Scarlatti (father & son), Albinoni and of course Vivaldi!
Running Time: 90 Minutes - No intermission
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HAYDN IN VIENNA:
MASS IN TIME OF WAR AMA DEUS ENSEMBLE
Program:
Symphony No. 94 ("Surprise")
Concerto for Piano in D Major Hob. XVIII:11
"Mass in Time of War" (Paukenmesse) Hob. XXII:8
Soloists:
In collaboration with the Curtis Institute of Music, we welcome Alexander Ullman as our featured piano soloist. Last season we commemorated the bicentennial of Haydn's passing. This season we continue his tremendous legacy with three cornerstone works - the "Surprise" Symphony, the D Major Piano Concerto, and, ending an exciting evening, "Mass in Time of War" - a fitting piece then and now!
Running Time: 2 Hours including one intermission
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