“One of those hallowed few countertenors who can take a single note on a single syllable and spin it out into a long-breathed thing of immaculate beauty—shifting, modulating, and shaped to tug at the heartstrings”—Bachtrack
This performance is made possible in part by Bernice E. Greene.
| TRABACI | Toccata Seconda & Ligature per l’arpa |
| MONTEVERDI | Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius, SV 287 |
| FRESCOBALDI | Se l’aura spira tutta vezzosa, F 7.15 |
| CAVALLI | “Delizie contente,” from Il Giasone |
| PURCELL | “Strike the Viol,” from Ode on the Birthday of Queen Mary II, Z. 323 |
| DEBUSSY | “Clair de lune,” from Suite Bergamasque |
| POULENC | Le Bestiaire, FP 15 |
| SCHUBERT | Im Frühling, D. 882 Seligkeit, D. 433 An den Mond, D. 193 |
| BEACH | Ecstasy, Op. 19, No. 2 |
| MEREDITH | Fin like a flower |
| PURCELL | Sweeter than Roses |
| de FALLA | “Spanish Dance” from La Vida Breve |
| MUHLY | Four Traditional Songs
A Brisk Young Lad Searching for Lambs The Cruel Mother The Bitter Withy |
| BRITTEN | Suite for Harp, Op. 83 |
| HANDEL | “Sento amor,” from Partenope “O Lord, whose mercies numberless,” from Saul |
Program notes will be available approximately one week before the performance.
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