2020 Season

Concert 1

The Grand Handel

We will begin with three wonderful and rarely heard late concerto grossi; HWV 313 in Bb, HWV 318 in C, and HWV 302 also in Bb on Sunday, 9 February, 2020 at 3 p.m.. We will then present the early and remarkable Soprano secular cantata for Soprano, Strings and Oboes HWV 78 Ah! Crudel nel pianto. To round out this delightful concert, Handel friend Stuart Leitch will play Handel's Organ Concerto HWV 309 in D minor. This should be an unforgettable afternoon of music!

The Orchestra Shines!
Kipp Cortez, Conductor
H.W.V. 313 Concerto Grosso Opus 3 #2 in Bb H.W.V. 78 Soprano Cantata Ah! Crudel nel pianto - Sarah Gartshore, Soprano H.W.V. 318 Concerto Grosso in C major H.W.V. 309 Organ Concerto in d minor Opus 7 #4 - Stuart Leitch, Organ H.W.V. 302 Concerto Grosso in Bb

Concert 2

The Alto in Love and Life!

Our dedicated audience always loves our intimate Cabaret concert, and the one on Saturday, 22 February will be one for the ages! Golden-throated Amy Anderson de Jong, a perennial Handel Week favorite, will present two adventurous Alto secular solo cantatas: HWV 118 Alto Cantata Ho fuggito Amore, and HWV 164b Alto Cantata Son gelsomino. These will be presented with Handel's only two recorder Sonatas, HWV 377 Sonata in Bb, and HWV 367a Sonata in D minor. To this rich palette of sounds we add a Suite (HWV 452) and Fugue (HWV 606) both in G minor played on Harpsichord by the outstanding young keyboard virtuoso Charlie Carpenter. This will be an evening to savor!

Sing and Play in Dulcet Tone: The Intimate Handel The Alto in Love and Life

H.W.V. 118 Alto Cantata Ho fuggito Amore H.W.V. 452 Suite in G Minor H.W.V. 377 Sonata in Bb for Recorder and Basso Continuo H.W.V. 606 Fugue in G Major H.W.V. 367a Sonata in D Minor for Recorder and Basso Continuo H.W.V. 164b Alto Cantata Son gelsomino

Concert 3

The Regal Handel

The four Coronation anthems of Handel are some of his most beloved works and you will get to hear them all as they were sung at George II's coronation including: Let they hand be strengthened, Zadok the priest, The King shall rejoice and My heart is inditing (HWV 258-261) on Sunday March 1 at 3:00. We have paired these with Handel's perhaps most persuasive depiction of the power of music, his Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day HWV 76 on a text by John Dryden. Our soloists, the wonderful Handel Week Chorus and Orchestra will join together in this paen to music.

The Ode for St. Cecilia's Day H.W.V. 76 on a text by John Dryden “From harmony, from heav'nly harmony”
The Four Coronation Anthems!
H.W.V. 259 Let thy hand be strengthened H.W.V. 258 Zadok the priest H.W.V. 260 The King shall rejoice H.W.V. 261 My heart is inditing