Concerts
Progetto Corelli presents
CONCERTI GROSSI
Sunday 15 October 2023 and Sunday 22 October 2023
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Arcangelo Corelli was one of the masters of the concerto grosso form of composition in the baroque era, juxtaposing the sweet tones of a solo group against the richness of a full ensemble.
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This concert presents one of Corelli's concerti grossi, together with pieces in similar format by Georg Muffat, Giuseppe Torelli, Georg Philipp Telemann and Alessandro Scarlatti. The program is rounded out with contrasting works by Tomaso Albinoni and Vincenzo Albrici.
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Corelli – Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.6 No. 2
Albrici – Sonata à 5 in C major
Scarlatti – Concerto Grosso in E minor, R.533.4
Torelli – Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op.8 No. 6
Telemann – Concerto for 2 Violas, TWV 52:G3
Albinoni – Sonata à 5 in G major, Op. 2 No. 1
Muffat – Passacaglia from Sonata No. 5 in G major from Armonico tributo
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Performers: Ray Chan, Wony Choi, Tiffany Duncan, Michaela Murphy, Peter Neustupný, Dylan Quinlan-Baskett, Benjamin Sim, Olivia Thorne, Magdalen Urrutia, Sarah Wade, Jamie Wallis, Jason Yong
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Kew Philharmonic Chamber Choir directed by Stephen Kerr presents
VENUS AND ADONIS
With guests Progetto Corelli
Saturday 28 October 2023
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John Blow’s masque Venus and Adonis was performed for King Charles II, probably at Windsor Castle in 1683. It combined vocal and instrumental music, dance and costume, in a concise and lively form first developed in the Tudor and Elizabethan periods.
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Progetto Corelli members supplement the instrumental forces in this production by the Kew Philharmonic Chamber Choir.
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Progetto Corelli performers: Ray Chan, Wony Choi, Peter Neustupný, Dylan Quinlan-Baskett, Jason Yong