Directed by Preethi de Silva
Spring 2024
Saturday, March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Throop Hall
Throop Unitarian Universalist Church
300 S. Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA, 91101
4:00 p.m.
Throop Hall
Throop Unitarian Universalist Church
300 S. Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA, 91101
The Coffee Cantata
and
Other Works by Bach & Telemann
Other Works by Bach & Telemann
J.S. Bach Coffee Cantata, BWV 211 (staged in an English version) and
Duet from the cantata Wachet auf… (Sleepers awake), BWV 140
G. Ph. Telemann Paris Quartet No. 10 in B minor, TWV 43:h2
with
Andrea Zomorodian, soprano, John Buffett, baritone and Chris Gomez, tenor
Stephen Schultz, transverse flute
William Skeen, viola da gamba and baroque violoncello
Kati Kyme & Alfred Cramer, baroque violins
Ellie Nishi, baroque viola, Denise Briesé, violone
Preethi de Silva, harpsichord; artistic director
Duet from the cantata Wachet auf… (Sleepers awake), BWV 140
G. Ph. Telemann Paris Quartet No. 10 in B minor, TWV 43:h2
with
Andrea Zomorodian, soprano, John Buffett, baritone and Chris Gomez, tenor
Stephen Schultz, transverse flute
William Skeen, viola da gamba and baroque violoncello
Kati Kyme & Alfred Cramer, baroque violins
Ellie Nishi, baroque viola, Denise Briesé, violone
Preethi de Silva, harpsichord; artistic director
This event is co-sponsored by the Colburn Foundation, Los Angeles.
A reception with coffee, tea, and hors d’oeuvres will follow the concert.
Tickets may be obtained online at suggested donation amounts via Eventbrite at:
https://the-coffee-cantata.eventbrite.com
General admission: $40; Seniors, members of SCEMS, EMA, AMS, and Friends of Con Gioia:
$32; Students and children: $15
COVID-19 precautions shall comply with Los Angeles County guidelines at time of concert.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED AT THE DOOR.
The Throop Church parking lot is reserved for Accessible Parking only (vehicles with ADA
placards). General parking is available two blocks north of the church in the Paseo Colorado parking
structure located at the corner of East Green Street and Los Robles Avenue. Please allow additional
time to park and walk to Throop Hall before the concert time.
A reception with coffee, tea, and hors d’oeuvres will follow the concert.
Tickets may be obtained online at suggested donation amounts via Eventbrite at:
https://the-coffee-cantata.eventbrite.com
General admission: $40; Seniors, members of SCEMS, EMA, AMS, and Friends of Con Gioia:
$32; Students and children: $15
COVID-19 precautions shall comply with Los Angeles County guidelines at time of concert.
A LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS WILL BE ISSUED AT THE DOOR.
The Throop Church parking lot is reserved for Accessible Parking only (vehicles with ADA
placards). General parking is available two blocks north of the church in the Paseo Colorado parking
structure located at the corner of East Green Street and Los Robles Avenue. Please allow additional
time to park and walk to Throop Hall before the concert time.
Fall 2023
Saturday, November 4, 2023
4:00 p.m.
Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church
301 Orange Grove Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91103
4:00 p.m.
Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church
301 Orange Grove Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91103
Bach in Leipzig: 1723-2023
Commemorating the 300th anniversary of Bach’s appointment as
Cantor at the Churches of St. Thomas and St. Nicholas and Director of Music in Leipzig.
Arias from cantatas by J.S. Bach, George Philipp Telemann, and Christoph Graupner
(Bach and two others offered the position in Leipzig)
Cantor at the Churches of St. Thomas and St. Nicholas and Director of Music in Leipzig.
Arias from cantatas by J.S. Bach, George Philipp Telemann, and Christoph Graupner
(Bach and two others offered the position in Leipzig)
Andrea Zomorodian
This concert will present Bach’s arias from BWV 22, BWV 59, BWV 63, BWV 64, BWV 76, BWV 86, BWV 110, BWV 159 and BWV 185; and arias and duets by Christoph Graupner and George Ph. Telemann.
It will feature two acclaimed local singers, soprano Andrea Zomorodian and baritone John Buffett, and the highly lauded countertenor, Michael Skarke, in a rare appearance in Southern California. They will be supported by our ensemble of baroque string players and oboist and be directed by Preethi de Silva at the harpsichord.
Tickets will be available AFTER September 15 via Eventbrite at https://con-gioia-bach-and-more-bach.eventbrite.com
It will feature two acclaimed local singers, soprano Andrea Zomorodian and baritone John Buffett, and the highly lauded countertenor, Michael Skarke, in a rare appearance in Southern California. They will be supported by our ensemble of baroque string players and oboist and be directed by Preethi de Silva at the harpsichord.
Tickets will be available AFTER September 15 via Eventbrite at https://con-gioia-bach-and-more-bach.eventbrite.com
Winter/Spring 2023
Friday, February 3, 2023 at 12 noon
Balch Auditorium*
Scripps College
10th and Columbia
Claremont, CA 91711
*Click here to see map including Balch Hall.
Admission is free
Balch Auditorium*
Scripps College
10th and Columbia
Claremont, CA 91711
*Click here to see map including Balch Hall.
Admission is free
Inspired by Goethe
Lieder based on texts by the great German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, and statesman
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
Music for voices and fortepiano by Goethe’s close friends and contemporaries:
Carl Friedrich Zelter, Johann Friedrich Reichardt, Mozart,
Bettine von Arnim, Beethoven, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel,
Felix Mendelssohn, and
Franz Schubert
Janelle DeStefano, mezzo-soprano
John Buffett, Baritone
Preethi de Silva, fortepiano/ director and Stephan Moss, fortepiano
Roswitha Burwick, narrator
John Buffett, Baritone
Preethi de Silva, fortepiano/ director and Stephan Moss, fortepiano
Roswitha Burwick, narrator