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May 9, 10, and 11, 2008
Monica and PBO soloists thrilled audiences last year with three of J.S. Bach’s masterpiece Brandenburgs. Join us for the completion of the cycle, plus a rarely heard overture by Telemann, the other great master of German High Baroque, scored for the same “big band” forces as the rollicking first Brandenburg Concerto.
March 14, 15 and 16, 2008
Rinaldo Alessandrini, director of Rome’s Concerto Italiano, makes his PBO debut with an exploration of the Italian string concerto. One of the new generation of Baroque specialists from Southern Europe, Alessandrini’s extensive discography has restored the rhythm and passion of the Italian language to the music of Italian composers.
This unique program includes works spanning a century and tracing the influence of Corelli and the Italian “symphonic” style across England, France, Austria, and Bohemia.
February 20, 2008, 7:30pm
TWO FOR ONE TICKETS AVAILABLE!
A great way to introduce your friends to Baroque music.
Wilbert Hazelzet, baroque flute
Jaap ter Linden, baroque cello
Jacques Ogg, harpsichord
One performance only
Wednesday, February 20, 7:30 pm
Kaul Auditorium, Reed College
Works by Couperin, Leclair, and J.S. Bach,
and the solo Cello Suite no. 3 performed by
Jaap ter Linden, renowned baroque cellist.
Click here to play samples of the Bach cello suites (click on the [>] buttons
February 19, 2008
Masterclass with the HLO Baroque Trio, Tuesday, February 19, 7pm, Eliot Hall Chapel at Reed College.
No tickets necessary. February 15, 16, and 17, 2008
Some of Bach�s most beautiful music appears in his hundreds of sacred cantatas. Monica builds the program around the virtuoso violin concerto in D minor, whose music also appears in Cantata 146. Four vocalists, one on a part, and a small string ensemble will perform intimate cantatas featuring solo violin and oboe, much as they were first performed in the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, where Bach was director of music for nearly 30 years. December 22 (sold out) and 23 (sold out), 2007
Monica Huggett brings her decades of experience with Handel's masterpiece back to Portland for the first time in ten years. Following her triumphant success last season with Handel's Messiah in Dublin (the city of its premiere), Monica will lead PBO, Cappella Romana, and an exciting new roster of soloists in a rousing performance of the complete oratorio, about three hours in length.
PBO's Messiah sold out early in 2006 -- act now and reserve the best seats for this Portland holiday tradition!
December 20 and 21, 2007
PBO brings a new holiday program to the historic First Baptist Church with the complete Christmas portion (part one) of Messiah by Handel. You will also hear the Locatelli Concerto for Christmas and vocal works for the season from 17th- and 18th-century Russia by specialists in the field, Cappella Romana.
This program lasts about two hours. November 17, 2007
Share your passion for PBO with the next generation by bringing the children you love to a one-hour program created just for them. This young people’s concert will feature Mozart’s First Symphony (written when he was just 9 years old!) and other short works. Child-at-heart Richard Egarr will bring the music to life for kids of all ages. November 16, 17, and 18, 2007
Portland has known and loved Richard Egarr for years, and now, the newly appointed director of England’s Academy of Ancient Music returns to PBO for his first fortepiano performances with us. Hear symphonies and a fortepiano concerto by the two Classical masters Mozart and Haydn, and one of the great chamber works for fortepiano and winds, Mozart’s K. 452. Monday, November 12, 2007, 7pm
Come hear young Portland pianists Stephanie Kai, Eloise Kim, and Rosa Li perform music by Mozart and Beethoven. Master teacher Richard Egarr coaches these young talents on period performance techniques. No reservations or tickets required; space is limited and doors open at 6:45pm.
Made possible in part by the Oregon Cultural Trust and the PBO Expanded Repertoire Fund, with grants from the Collins Foundation and Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust.
This event is free to the public. October 19, 20, and 21, 2007
Monica never ceases to astound with her performances of Vivaldi – be it one of the Four Seasons or an unknown masterpiece. Always ready for new challenges, Monica debuts solo violin concertos from one of Vivaldi’s last published volumes (1729-30). You’ll also see PBO violinists take center stage playing double concertos from Vivaldi’s rich Opus 3 (1711).
Monica and Vivaldi: pure delight. |
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