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Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons—four concertos for solo violin and strings—is beloved the world over. In their centerpiece celebration of the seasons, '' The Four Seasons: Antonio Vivaldi, Christopher Simpson & John Cage'', the Folger Consort performed works by two other composers who were also captivated with the idea of a set of pieces based on the seasons. 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. The Folger Consort performed ''The Four Seasons'' from January 7 to January 8, 2011 at the Washington National Cathedral.  
Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons—four concertos for solo violin and strings—is beloved the world over. In their centerpiece celebration of the seasons, '' The Four Seasons: Antonio Vivaldi, Christopher Simpson & John Cage'', the [[Folger Consort]] performed works by two other composers who were also captivated with the idea of a set of pieces based on the seasons. 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. The Folger Consort performed ''The Four Seasons'' from January 7 to January 8, 2011 at the [http://www.nationalcathedral.org/ Washington National Cathedral].  


==Artists==
==Artists==

Revision as of 09:03, 13 June 2014

Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons—four concertos for solo violin and strings—is beloved the world over. In their centerpiece celebration of the seasons, The Four Seasons: Antonio Vivaldi, Christopher Simpson & John Cage, the Folger Consort performed works by two other composers who were also captivated with the idea of a set of pieces based on the seasons. 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. The Folger Consort performed The Four Seasons from January 7 to January 8, 2011 at the Washington National Cathedral.

Artists

Folger Consort

Artistic Directors

  • Robert Eisenstein: viol, violin
  • Christopher Kendall: theorbo, conductor

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