“NonClave”, the 58th annual Conclave of the VdGSA
Family Affairs (Stay at Home)
July 26–August 1, 2020
Go to the VdGSA website, where you’ll see the NonClave brochure with its schedule of events, and workshop offerings, along with a link to the registration form.
We'd also like to direct your attention to a couple of ways you could help with NonClave:
Photos: What's your viol been doing during quarantine? We're collecting photos to show during NonClave. To share a photo of what you’ve been up to, with or without your gamba, please send it to Kathy Schenley: [email protected]
Conclave Auction: Ruby Brallier is organizing the auction for NonClave, online of course, and will be glad to hear from you about what you’d like to offer, whether it’s a service or a physical item that you’d be prepared to send to the winning bidder. Contact her at: [email protected]
Registration will close June 15, 2020 or once we have reached our capacity, whichever comes first.
We’re breaking new ground, which is always exciting. We expect lots of questions and will do our best to answer them.
Best wishes,
Risa Browder, Becca Humphrey & Pedro Funes-Whittington
Conclave Management Team “Spork”. ([email protected])
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Family Affairs (Stay at Home)
July 26–August 1, 2020
Go to the VdGSA website, where you’ll see the NonClave brochure with its schedule of events, and workshop offerings, along with a link to the registration form.
We'd also like to direct your attention to a couple of ways you could help with NonClave:
Photos: What's your viol been doing during quarantine? We're collecting photos to show during NonClave. To share a photo of what you’ve been up to, with or without your gamba, please send it to Kathy Schenley: [email protected]
Conclave Auction: Ruby Brallier is organizing the auction for NonClave, online of course, and will be glad to hear from you about what you’d like to offer, whether it’s a service or a physical item that you’d be prepared to send to the winning bidder. Contact her at: [email protected]
Registration will close June 15, 2020 or once we have reached our capacity, whichever comes first.
We’re breaking new ground, which is always exciting. We expect lots of questions and will do our best to answer them.
Best wishes,
Risa Browder, Becca Humphrey & Pedro Funes-Whittington
Conclave Management Team “Spork”. ([email protected])
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Rare Music Series: La Paix du Parnasse
French and Italian masterworks of the Baroque with Sonnambula
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
7:30 pm — von der Heyden Theater, RubensteinArts Center
Italian and French musical fashions wrestled for dominance in Europe throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Sonnambula violinist Jude Ziliak and gambist Amy Domingues, joined by guest harpsichordist Gabriel Benton, will present a rich sampling of each nation's most characteristic offerings, from the fiery and idiosyncratic works of the little-known Nicola Matteis to the sublime pathos of Couperin's chamber music for Louis XIV.
Praised as "remarkable" and "superb" by the New Yorker, Sonnambula is a historically-informed ensemble that brings to light unknown music for various combinations of early instruments with the lush sound of the viol at the core.
The Rare Music Series is presented by DUMIC (Duke University Musical Instrument Collections)
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French and Italian masterworks of the Baroque with Sonnambula
Tuesday, February 18, 2020
7:30 pm — von der Heyden Theater, RubensteinArts Center
Italian and French musical fashions wrestled for dominance in Europe throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Sonnambula violinist Jude Ziliak and gambist Amy Domingues, joined by guest harpsichordist Gabriel Benton, will present a rich sampling of each nation's most characteristic offerings, from the fiery and idiosyncratic works of the little-known Nicola Matteis to the sublime pathos of Couperin's chamber music for Louis XIV.
Praised as "remarkable" and "superb" by the New Yorker, Sonnambula is a historically-informed ensemble that brings to light unknown music for various combinations of early instruments with the lush sound of the viol at the core.
The Rare Music Series is presented by DUMIC (Duke University Musical Instrument Collections)
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Another concert:
Friday, November 22, 2019, 3:00 pm,
Carolina Meadows, 100 Whippoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill
Les violes charmantes
Elisabeth Reed and Gail Ann Schroeder, violas da gamba
Jennifer Streeter, harpsichord
works by Boismortier, Handel, Marais, and Schenck
(this concert will be repeated November 24 in Asheville)
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Friday, November 22, 2019, 3:00 pm,
Carolina Meadows, 100 Whippoorwill Lane, Chapel Hill
Les violes charmantes
Elisabeth Reed and Gail Ann Schroeder, violas da gamba
Jennifer Streeter, harpsichord
works by Boismortier, Handel, Marais, and Schenck
(this concert will be repeated November 24 in Asheville)
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An outstanding performance - the highlight of Chapel Hill's cultural year.
Friday, June 14, 2019. 6:30pm Bach's St. Matthew Passion
University United Methodist Church, Franklin St. Chapel Hill,
Bach Akademie Charlotte. Tickets $25.
The final concerts of the year feature one of Bach’s most profound artistic contributions—considered by many to be one of the crowning achievements of sacred music —the legendary St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244. Bach calls for not one but two choirs and orchestras in his masterfully crafted musical depiction of chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew. It is the longest and most elaborate of Bach's works and represents the culmination of his sacred music and, indeed, of Baroque sacred music as a whole.
The story for the work was taken mostly from the Gospel According to Matthew, but the actual verses that Bach set to music were provided by several contemporary poets. His principal contributor was Christian Friedrich Henrici, a poet who wrote under the name of Picander. The St. Matthew Passion is divided into two parts. The first part concerns Jesus Christ’s betrayal, the Last Supper, and his prayers and arrest in Gethsemane. The second part presents the rest of the biblical story, including the Crucifixion, death, and burial of Christ.
Vocal Fellows join the BA|Charlotte Cantata Choir and NCBO under the direction of Scott Allen Jarrett who is a phenomenal conductor. What an experience for the singers and instrumentalists to follow such easy precision throughout, especially for the continuo players who were spot on consistently.
Friday, June 14, 2019. 6:30pm Bach's St. Matthew Passion
University United Methodist Church, Franklin St. Chapel Hill,
Bach Akademie Charlotte. Tickets $25.
The final concerts of the year feature one of Bach’s most profound artistic contributions—considered by many to be one of the crowning achievements of sacred music —the legendary St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244. Bach calls for not one but two choirs and orchestras in his masterfully crafted musical depiction of chapters 26 and 27 of the Gospel of Matthew. It is the longest and most elaborate of Bach's works and represents the culmination of his sacred music and, indeed, of Baroque sacred music as a whole.
The story for the work was taken mostly from the Gospel According to Matthew, but the actual verses that Bach set to music were provided by several contemporary poets. His principal contributor was Christian Friedrich Henrici, a poet who wrote under the name of Picander. The St. Matthew Passion is divided into two parts. The first part concerns Jesus Christ’s betrayal, the Last Supper, and his prayers and arrest in Gethsemane. The second part presents the rest of the biblical story, including the Crucifixion, death, and burial of Christ.
Vocal Fellows join the BA|Charlotte Cantata Choir and NCBO under the direction of Scott Allen Jarrett who is a phenomenal conductor. What an experience for the singers and instrumentalists to follow such easy precision throughout, especially for the continuo players who were spot on consistently.