9 November 2002 at 7.30pm

BACH & BIBER

Simon Jones - violin

JS Bach – Motets:   Singet dem Herrn

                               Jesu, meine Freude

                               Lobet den Herrn

                               Jauchzet dem Herrn

JC Bach? – Motet: Merk auf, meine Herz

H Biber – Mystery Sonatas

JS Bach’s motets contain some of his most dramatic music, from the extrovert Singet dem Herrn to the more gentle sections of Jesu, meine Freude. Here we present three of the more familiar with one not so commonly heard together with one attributed to another member of the family. Biber’s Mystery Sonatas, contemplations on biblical events, are amongst the most challenging and sublime violin compositions of the late 17th repertoire and are here performed by Simon Jones, one of Europe’s finest baroque violinists.
 
 
 

30 November 2002 at 7.30pm

BACH at CHRISTMAS

with Yorkshire Baroque Soloists

MAGNIFICAT in D

Cantata 191 Gloria in excelsis Deo

Cantata 110 Unser Mund sei voll Lachens

We begin our Christmas celebrations early this year with three pieces written for Christmas Day but, of course, suitable for any festive occasion! Bach’s Magnificat is always one of his most accessible and popular pieces. The two cantatas, also scored for his festival orchestra (trumpets, timpani, oboes, flutes, bassoon and strings) use well-known material from the Gloria of  B Minor Mass (191) and his 4th Orchestral Suite (110).
 
 
 

1 February 2003 at 7.30pm

VENICE and ROME

Palestrina –    Stabat Mater

                      Motets

A Gabrieli -   Missa Quando lieta sperai

Leondaritis - Motets

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, based in Rome, is often considered to be one of the most influential figures of 16th century polyphony and his Stabat Mater is amongst his most moving compositions. His contemporaries, Andrea Gabrieli and the Cretan composer Franciscos Leondaritis were helping establish St Mark’s, Venice as one of the most important splendid musical centres of the late Renaissance. These sublime compositions by Gabrieli and Leondaritis are performed from new editions.
 
 
 
 

15 March 2003 at 7.30pm

BACH - ST JOHN PASSION

Evangelist - Charles Daniels

Christus - Stephen Varcoe

with Yorkshire Baroque Soloists

Written in 1724, the St John Passion is one of two surviving passion settings by Bach. The immediacy of its narrative, the dramatic power of the choral writing and pleading arias make it a powerful and moving work.
 
 
 
 

31 May 2003 at 7.30pm

CHARPENTIER - Psalms and motets

Marc-Antoine Charpentier was the most important composer of sacred music in late 17th century France, blending the elegance and charm of the French court fashions with the latest Italian styles.
 
 
 
 

21 June 2003 at 7.30pm

PURCELL – THE FAIRY QUEEN

with Yorkshire Baroque Soloists

Purcell’s 1692 semi-opera, The Fairy Queen, is (along with Dido) his most famous composition. Certainly it contains some of his best-known and spectacular music with a colourful orchestra of oboes, recorders, trumpets, drums and strings. The original stage play was an adaptation of Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream;in this performance the musical items are linked by a narration specially prepared by Andrew Pinnock.
 

Yorkshire Bach Choir receives generous financial support from Arts Council of England, National Federation of Music Societies and Yorkshire Arts (with funds provided by the Arts Council of England).

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