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In their centerpiece celebration of the season, ''The Four Seasons: Antonio Vivaldi, Christopher Simpson & John Cage'', [[Folger Consort]] performed works by two other composers who were also captivated with the idea of a set of pieces based on the seasons from January 7 to January 8, 2011 at the [http://www.nationalcathedral.org/ Washington National Cathedral]. Christopher Simpson’s virtuosic set from 17th-century England for violin and two viols is a high point in the literature for viol in the same way that Vivaldi’s concertos are for the violin. Along with Simpson, the music of 20th-century American composer John Cage was heard in a new arrangement of his atmospheric ballet ''The Seasons'' for baroque instruments and percussion. | |||
[[File:The Four Seasons Folger Consort 2011.jpeg|300px|left|thumb|Detail of Caspar David Friedrich's ''Hill and Ploughed Field near Dresden'' (c. 1824).]] | |||
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*Christopher Kendall: theorbo, conductor | *Christopher Kendall: theorbo, conductor | ||
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*Julie Andrijeski: violin | *Julie Andrijeski: violin | ||
*Risa Browder: violin | *Risa Browder: violin | ||
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*Leslie Nero: violin | *Leslie Nero: violin | ||
*Brent Wissick: cello, viol | *Brent Wissick: cello, viol | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:01, 21 September 2014
In their centerpiece celebration of the season, The Four Seasons: Antonio Vivaldi, Christopher Simpson & John Cage, Folger Consort performed works by two other composers who were also captivated with the idea of a set of pieces based on the seasons from January 7 to January 8, 2011 at the Washington National Cathedral. Christopher Simpson’s virtuosic set from 17th-century England for violin and two viols is a high point in the literature for viol in the same way that Vivaldi’s concertos are for the violin. Along with Simpson, the music of 20th-century American composer John Cage was heard in a new arrangement of his atmospheric ballet The Seasons for baroque instruments and percussion.
Artists
Folger Consort
Artistic Directors
- Robert Eisenstein: viol, violin
- Christopher Kendall: theorbo, conductor
Guest artists: orchestra
- Julie Andrijeski: violin
- Risa Browder: violin
- Wade Davis: cello
- Michael De Sapio: violin
- Nina Falk: viola
- Joseph Gascho: harpsichord, organ
- Marta Howard: viola
- June Huang: violin
- John Kilkenny: percussion
- Mark Kuss: synthesizer
- Caroline Levy: violin
- Anthony J. Marini: viola
- John Moran: cello
- J. Tracy Mortimore: violone
- Leslie Nero: violin
- Brent Wissick: cello, viol