Con Gioia's performances in 2011.
“PLAY from the SOUL” (CPE Bach):
Heeding the Composer’s Advice
A Harpsichord Recital
Sunday, October 16, 2011 4:00 p.m.
Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church of Pasadena
301 Orange Grove Boulevard
Pasadena, CA 91103
Preethi de Silva
Internationally acclaimed soloist and Artistic Director of Con Gioia
performing on her unique German-style harpsichord made by John Phillips
“Ms. de Silva has a profound understanding of CPE Bach’s idiosyncratic language.”
--Early Music, UK
C.P.E. Bach
Fantasia in A major, H. 278 (Wq. 58/7)
Sonata in G minor, H.47 (Wq. 65/17)
Preethi de Silva
Pas de deux and Prelude
J. S. BachPartita no. 4 in D Major, BWV 828
D. Scarlatti
Two Sonatas
Jacques DuphlyLa Forqueray and Chaconne in F
Internationally acclaimed soloist and Artistic Director of Con Gioia
performing on her unique German-style harpsichord made by John Phillips
“Ms. de Silva has a profound understanding of CPE Bach’s idiosyncratic language.”
--Early Music, UK
C.P.E. Bach
Fantasia in A major, H. 278 (Wq. 58/7)
Sonata in G minor, H.47 (Wq. 65/17)
Preethi de Silva
Pas de deux and Prelude
J. S. BachPartita no. 4 in D Major, BWV 828
D. Scarlatti
Two Sonatas
Jacques DuphlyLa Forqueray and Chaconne in F
Artists
Ticket Prices
General admission: $25
Seniors, Friends of Con Gioia, EMA, SCEMS: $20:
Students with ID, children under 12: $12
Tickets available at www.congioia.org or mail a check before October 9 to: Con Gioia 1020 Kent Drive, Claremont, CA 91711. For further information, call 909.624.0638
Seniors, Friends of Con Gioia, EMA, SCEMS: $20:
Students with ID, children under 12: $12
Tickets available at www.congioia.org or mail a check before October 9 to: Con Gioia 1020 Kent Drive, Claremont, CA 91711. For further information, call 909.624.0638
The Food of LoveSunday, March 6, 2011 3:00 p.m.
At an historic residence in San Marino, CA 91108 Address will be printed on tickets |
Michael Maniaci and Brenda Rae in Glimmerglass Opera's 2007 production of Orphée et Eurydice Photo: George Mott/Glimmerglass Opera. |
Artists
"The amazing male soprano Michael Maniaci [is] headed for a major career."
--New York Times
"[Preethi de Silva] moves effortlessly from wit to virtuosity to expressive or
fantastic passages, rarely crossing the narrow dividing line between the
expressive and self-indulgent."
--Early Music (Oxford, UK)
Michael Maniaci, Male soprano
M. Anne Rardin, baroque violin
Danielle Cummins, baroque violin
Denise Briesé, viola da gamba and violone
Jason Yoshida, baroque guitar and lute
Preethi de Silva, director, harpsichord
Click here for artists' bios
Michael Maniaci's website
Henry Purcell
Selection of songs and airs
Giulio Caccini
Selections from Le Nuove musiche
Barbara Strozzi
Cantata: Lagrime mie
Nicola Porpora
Alto Giove (Polifemo)
Bach
Laudamus te (Mass in B minor)
Schliesse mein Herze (Christmas Oratorio)
Handel
Arias from Giulio Cesare, Imeneo, Flavio, and Agrippina
Chaconne in G with 21 Variations for Solo Harpsichord
--New York Times
"[Preethi de Silva] moves effortlessly from wit to virtuosity to expressive or
fantastic passages, rarely crossing the narrow dividing line between the
expressive and self-indulgent."
--Early Music (Oxford, UK)
Michael Maniaci, Male soprano
M. Anne Rardin, baroque violin
Danielle Cummins, baroque violin
Denise Briesé, viola da gamba and violone
Jason Yoshida, baroque guitar and lute
Preethi de Silva, director, harpsichord
Click here for artists' bios
Michael Maniaci's website
Henry Purcell
Selection of songs and airs
Giulio Caccini
Selections from Le Nuove musiche
Barbara Strozzi
Cantata: Lagrime mie
Nicola Porpora
Alto Giove (Polifemo)
Bach
Laudamus te (Mass in B minor)
Schliesse mein Herze (Christmas Oratorio)
Handel
Arias from Giulio Cesare, Imeneo, Flavio, and Agrippina
Chaconne in G with 21 Variations for Solo Harpsichord
Ticket Prices
Admission to concert & reception: $75, by prior reservation ONLY (until 10 a.m.,on 3/5/2011)
Or please send a check by 3/1/2011 to Con Gioia, 1020 Kent Drive, Claremont, CA 9171
For more information, call 909.624.0638
E-mail: info@congioia.org
Con Gioia is a member of Early Music America,
which is commemorating its 25th anniversary
Or please send a check by 3/1/2011 to Con Gioia, 1020 Kent Drive, Claremont, CA 9171
For more information, call 909.624.0638
E-mail: info@congioia.org
Con Gioia is a member of Early Music America,
which is commemorating its 25th anniversary