Studio Quercus - December 18th
A Night of Cello, Harpsichord and
Choral Music by J.S. Bach
~ “ So You Want to Write A Fugue” by Glenn Gould.
~ Cantata No. 140“ Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”,
(Wake arise loud call the voices) by J.S. Bach.
~ Suite I for Solo Cello in G Major
~ Harpsichord Music by J.S. Bach
BACH Chamber Chorus
Andrew Chung, Conductor
Dustin Chase-Woods, Assistant Conductor
Tessa Borelli, Cello
Eugene Petrushansky, Harpsichord
Bay Area Classical Harmonies brings the music of J.S. Bach for the first time to Studio Quercus located in downtown Oakland. Studio Quercus is a space that cultivates creative exploration and an exchange of ideas-- allowing for the unexpected to happen! The evening will begin with "So You Want to Write A Fugue," a choral satire by the legendary Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, who was particularly renowned as an interpreter of the keyboard music of J.S. Bach. This eclectic artistic evening will also include music of J.S. Bach's choral, cello, and harpsichord music.
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DECEMBER 18TH, DOOR OPENS @ 4:30PM SHOW STARTS @5PM
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Studio Quercus
385 26th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
November 4th - November 12th
“ Jesu Meine Freude” , (Jesus my Joy) by J.S. Bach
“ Miserere mei Deus”, (Have Mercy on Me O’ God) by Gregorio Allegri
“Das ist je gewisslich wahr” (This is now gospel truth) by Heinrich Schutz
“ So You Want to Write A Fugue” by Glenn Gould.
BACH Chamber Chorus
Andrew Chung, Conductor
Dustin Chase-Woods, Assistant Conductor
The most notable of Bachs asserts his position as simply the best ever with his popular funeral motet “Jesu, Meine Freude” (1723). As usual, J.S. Bach presents his signature musical double whammy: harmonic and linear complexities that rival today’s avant garde choral works in difficulty to master, along with a stunning aesthetic purity too musically seductive to be called second to anyone.
A century prior, Schutz and Allegri were proving that the Renaissance style need not be forgotten after Monteverdi revolutionized a new one that would come to be (derisively) called the Baroque. Schutz’s modality and Allegri’s polychoral polyphony make a good case for the style of their fathers’ generation, the High Renaissance of 1550-1600
From pieces straddling the Renaissance and Baroque to one straddling the tongue and the cheek, the legendary virtuoso quirk Glenn Gould brings a modern audience back to a time when fugues just came naturally to the ear, and anyone could freely write and perform them... or could they?
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Sunday, November 6th 4PM
All Saints Lutheran Church
2 San Marin Drive, Novato, CA
Friday, November 11th 8PM
St. Joseph Arimathea Church
2316 Bowditch Street Berkeley,
Saturday, November 12th 8PM
Arlington Community Church
52 Arlington Avenue Kensington, CA
Autumn Gala and Silent Auction
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Berkeley Jazz School
Berkeley West Edge Opera
California Shakespeare Theater
Chop Bar
Filippo's
Lush Gelato
Oakland East Bay Gay Men's Chorus
Shotgun Players
Last Friday Concert Series -
August, 2011
Harpsichord Recital:
Eugene Petrushansky
Harpsichord Music by: d'Anglebert, Louis Couperin, Froberger, Forqueray, and Scarlatti
Harpsichordist Eugene Petrushansky first appeared as continuo harpsichordist with BACH's performances of Handel's Messiah in late 2007. He studied privately at UC Berkeley with Davitt Moroney and Katherine Heater. He has been engaged as organist at St Joseph of Arimathea Chapel in Berkeley since 2006.
Friday August 26th, 2011
Pro Arts Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
Tickets: $18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students
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Last Friday Concert Series -
July, 2011
Last Friday Concert Series
An Evening of Traditional Greek Music, Featuring Agapi Mou
Formed two years ago, Agapi Mou is the latest musical project from the young half-Japanese duo of Aya Davidson and Gregory Masaki Jenkins.
The name "Agapi Mou" translates from Greek to mean "my love" and signifies the group's love of and dedication to the traditional music of Greece.
With Aya on violin and vocals and Greg on clarinet and vocals, the group is rounded out with Greek-American percussionist/vocalist Michael Garibaldi and Alan Davidson on the Greek lute (laouto).
Encompassing the diversity of regional musical styles in Greece would be a daunting task for any group, but with graceful nuance,
Agapi Mou threads together an impressive selection, presenting songs and dance tunes from numerous islands, including Crete, Rhodes, Amorgos, Ikaria, Mytillini, and mainland areas such as Thrace, Macedonia, Eipirus,
and the Peloponnese. Many of these selections include the traditional improvisational sections known in Greek as "taximi". The group also
performs a number of selections from nearby countries such as Albania, Turkey, and Armenia.
Agapi Mou web site: http://agapimoumusic.com
Friday July 29th, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Pro Arts Gallery
150 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
Tickets: $18 General / $15 Seniors / $12 Students
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