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Tempesta di Mare
2009-2010
Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

5 amazing programs • 2 complete cycles
Bach’s 6 Brandenburg Concertos
with music that inspired and surrounded them, and
Zelenka’s Lamentations of Jeremiah
six cantatas for Holy Week

Center City • Chestnut Hill

2009–2010 Programs
Oct 23 & 24
orchestral concertos 		Dec 19 & 20
chamber concertos 		Jan 22 & 23
orchestral concertos 		Mar 26 & 27
cantatas for Holy Week 		May 21 & 22
orchestral concertos
2009-2010 Season Passes
2009-2010 Season Pass

The Season Pass is like a subscription, membership card and tax deduction all rolled into one. It gets you preferred seating for all 5 programs, free admission to special events such as receptions, pre-concert talks and masterclasses, and free ticket exchanges, plus it includes a tax-deductible contribution that helps sustain Tempesta di Mare. A $165 value for only $145!
Choose series & number of passes:
$145.00
+ 7.25
$152.25
Philadelphia Series, $145
 processing fee
online price (incl. $50 deductible)
$145.00
+ 7.25
$152.25
Chestnut Hill Series, $145
 processing fee
online price (incl. $50 deductible)
Additional Gift - optional
$ .00 (100% deductible)

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College Pass
for full-time students

The College Pass gets you general seating for all 5 programs, free admission to pre-concert talks and masterclasses, plus free ticket exchanges. A $75 value for only $40. For full-time students with current ID’s.
Choose series & number of passes:
$40.00
+ 2.00
$42.00
Philadelphia Series, $40
 processing fee
online price (no deductible)
$40.00
+ 2.00
$42.00
Chestnut Hill Series, $40
 processing fee
online price (no deductible)
Additional Gift - optional
$ .00 (100% deductible)

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2009-2010 Programs

October 23 & 24
Concerto en Suite
Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
plus music by Telemann, Fasch and Muffat

pre-concert talk by Michael Marissen

Program
Brandenburg Concerto No 1, BWV 1046
  for orchestra 		Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite in D Minor, “Nobilis Juventus”
  for orchestra 		Georg Muffat
Concerto in G, FWV L:G13*
  for orchestra 		Johann Friedrich Fasch
Concerto “en suite” in F, TWV 54:F1
  for orchestra 		Georg Philipp Telemann

* modern premiere

Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

Friday, October 23 at 8 pm
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

season pass - all five programs
available now

Saturday, October 24 at 8 pm
St Mark’s Church
1625 Locust St
Center City

season pass - all five programs
available now

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December 19 & 20
The Chamber Concerto
Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
plus music by Pachelbel, Fasch, Graupner and Telemann

Program
Brandenburg Concerto No 5, BWV 1050
  for flute, violin, harpsichord & strings 		Johann Sebastian Bach
Partie a 4 in G
  for strings 		Johann Pachelbel
Concerto No 2 in D, TWV 43:D1
  for flute, violin, cello & bass 		Georg Philipp Telemann
Concerto in D Minor, FWV L:d1
  for lute & strings 		Johann Friedrich Fasch
Suite in F, GWV 447
  for recorder & strings 		Christoph Graupner

Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players
Gwyn Roberts, flute & recorder • Emlyn Ngai, violin • Karina Fox, violin
Marika Holmqvist, viola • Eve Miller, cello • Andrew Arceci, bass
Richard Stone, lute • Adam Pearl, harpsichord

Saturday, December 19 at 8 pm
Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Willow Grove Ave at St Martin’s Lane
Chestnut Hill

season pass - all five programs
available now

Sunday, December 20 at 3:30 pm
Old St Joseph’s Church
321 Willings Alley
Center City

season pass - all five programs
available now

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January 22 & 23
Concerto alla Venetiana
Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2 and 3
plus music by Vivaldi, Pisendel and Heinichen

Program
Concerto “La Tempesta di Mare”, RV 570
  for flute & oboe 		Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto “da chiesa” in G Minor
  for violin 		Johann Georg Pisendel
Concerto Grosso in D, S 226
  for flute, oboe, violin, cello & theorbo 		Johann David Heinichen
Brandenburg Concerto No 3, BWV 1048
  for strings 		Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in G, RV 575
  for 2 violins and 2 cellos 		Antonio Vivaldi
Brandenburg Concerto No 2, BWV 1047
  for trumpet, recorder, oboe & violin 		Johann Sebastian Bach


Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra
in collaboration with
Pro Musica Rara of Baltimore

Friday, January 22 at 8 pm
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

season pass - all five programs
available now

Saturday, January 23 at 8 pm
Old St Joseph’s Church
321 Willings Alley
Center City

season pass - all five programs
available now

Sunday, January 24 at 3:30 pm
Towson University Center for the Arts
Towson (Baltimore), Maryland
Pro Musica Rara’s Series

Tempesta’s Season Pass not valid for Towson.
For tickets to this performance, please
visit the Pro Musica Rara website or call 410-728-2820


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March 26 & 27
Jan Dismas Zelenka’s
Lamentations of Jeremiah
six cantatas for Holy Week

pre-concert talk by Tanya Kevorkian

Lorie Gratis, alto • Aaron Sheehan, tenor • Sumner Thomson, bass
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players
Gwyn Roberts & Eve Miller, flute • Debra Nagy & Stephen Bard, oboe
Emlyn Ngai & Karina Fox, violin • Alissa Smith, viola
Marilyn Boenau, bassoon • Eve Miller & Vivian Barton, cello • Anne Peterson, bass
Richard Stone, theorbo • Adam Pearl, harpsichord

Friday, March 26 at 8 pm
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

season pass - all five programs
available now

Saturday, March 27 at 8 pm
Old St Joseph’s Church
321 Willings Alley
Center City

season pass - all five programs
available now


These performances are made possible in part by a grant from The Pew Center for Arts and Heritage through the Philadelphia Music Project.

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May 21 & 22
The Mixed Concerto
Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 4 and 6
plus music by Telemann and Dall’Abaco

pre-concert talk by Steven Zohn

Program
Double Concerto in E Minor, TWV 52:e3
  for flute & violin		 Georg Philipp Telemann
Brandenburg Concerto No 6, BWV 1051
  for 2 violas, 2 gambas & cello 		Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in E Minor
  for 2 flutes & strings 		Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco
Suite in G Minor, TWV 55:g1*
  for orchestra 		Georg Philipp Telemann
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, BWV 1049
  for 2 recorders & violin 		Johann Sebastian Bach
Brandenburg Concerto No 2, BWV 1047
  for trumpet, recorder, oboe & violin 		Johann Sebastian Bach

* modern premiere


Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

Friday, May 21 at 8 pm
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

season pass - all five programs
available now

Saturday, May 22 at 8 pm
St Mark’s Church
1625 Locust St
Center City

season pass - all five programs
available now

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Past Seasons

2008-2009 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 3 & 4, 2008
Orchestral Music from Hamburg
grand symphonies, suites and concerti
works by Graupner, Erlebach, CPE Bach, Kaiser and Telemann
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

December 6 & 7, 2008
Chamber Music with Horn
fanfares for the drawing room
works by Handel, Fasch, Telemann, Graun, Vivaldi and Koželuch
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

January 31 & February 1, 2009
With Cheerful Hearts
odes by Bach, Vivaldi and Blow
in collaboration with
The Philadelphia Singers, David Hayes, Music Director
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

March 21 & 22, 2009
Madame Levy’s Salon
a musical time capsule from Berlin
works by Janitsch, Quantz, JS Bach, WF Bach and CPE Bach
guest speaker: Dr Mark Knoll
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

May 15 & 16, 2009
Handel’s Aci, Galatea & Polifemo
tall, dark, one-eyed and handsome
with Clara Rottsolk, soprano • Lorie Gratis, mezzo-soprano • David Newman, bass
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

 

2007-2008 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 19 & 20, 2007
Force Majeure
an orchestral perspective on nature unleashed
works by Rebel, Marais and Leclair
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

December 7 & 8, 2007
Ain’t Love Grand
Clara Rottsolk sings Alessandro Scarlatti
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

January 25 & 26, 2008
Rescued by the Red Army
rediscovering Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

March 7, 8 & 9, 2008
No Strings Attached
love and death with music and puppets
works by Castello, Monteverdi, Scarlatti and Handel
Marguerite Krull, soprano • Aaron Sheehan, tenor • David Newman, bass
Mock Turtle Marionette Theater, Doug Roysdon, Director
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

May 16 & 17, 2008
Fresh Fasch
modern premieres celebrating Johann Friedrich Fasch’s 250th anniversary
guest speaker: Dr Barbara Reul
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

 

2006-2007 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 28 & 29, 2006
Heroes, Lovers & Villains
soprano Michael Maniaci sings arias for Handel’s leading men
works by Handel, Babell and Veracini
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

December 8 & 9, 2006
Les Conversations Galantes
music of the Paris salon
works by Couperin, Rameau, Guillemain, Marais and Telemann
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

January 26 & 27, 2007
The Fantastic Herr Fasch
modern world premieres of orchestral music by Johann Friedrich Fasch
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

March 31 & April 1, 2007
Hoshanna!
Hebrew music of the High Baroque
grand-scale Hebrew cantatas from Italy and Holland
Sheryl Heather Cohen & Nell Snaidas, sopranos • David Newman, bass
Chamber Singers of Haverford & Bryn Mawr Colleges, Thomas Lloyd, Director
guest speaker: Dr Francesco Spagnolo, Jewish Music Research Institute, Jerusalem
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

May 11 & 12, 2007
Trio Sonatas of J.S. Bach
Bach’s 6 organ trios reimagined for chamber ensemble
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

 

2005-2006 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 14 & 15, 2005
The Grand Orchestra, Part 1: France & Italy
part one of our survey of music for Baroque Europe’s leading orchestras
works by Charpentier, Corelli, Vivaldi, Veracini and Leclair
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

January 27 & 28, 2006
The Grand Orchestra, Part 2: Ambassador Franklin in London
part two of our survey of music for Baroque Europe’s leading orchestras
in celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday
works by Arne, Greene, Stanley, Handel, John Bach and Geminiani
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

March 17, 18 & 19, 2006
Flaming Rose
all-Handel program featuring the German Arias
soprano Julianne Baird
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

May 12 & 13, 2006
The Grand Orchestra, Part 3: Germany, Austria & Bohemia
part three of our survey of music for Baroque Europe’s leading orchestras
works by Pisendel, Zelenka, Telemann, Haydn and Toeschi
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

 

2004-2005 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 22 & 23, 2004
Stormy Weather
Tempestuous concertos & concert arias
with baritone Jeffrey Strauss
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

January 21 & 22, 2005
Vivaldi da Camera
A full-color snapshot of Vivaldi’s chamber music
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

March 18, 19 & 20, 2005
Great Quire of Heav’n
Choral odes by Purcell and Blow
with vocal ensemble Fuma Sacra
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

May 21 & 22, 2005
special school group preview performance on May 20*
Clori, Tirsi & Fileno
Handel’s soap opera of infatuation & rivalry
Clori: Margaret Bragle • Tirsi: Marguerite Krull • Fileno: Drew Minter
stage direction: Drew Minter • musical direction: Richard Stone
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

*School preview made possible in part with the support of the Lincoln Financial Group Foundation.

 

2003-2004 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 3 & 4, 2003
Murder Most Foul
Betrayal and Revenge set to music by Handel and Clérambault
with Soprano Christine Goerke
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

January 23 & 24, 2004
Bohemian Vivaldi
A musical journey from Venice to Prague
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

March 28-April 4, 2004
Bach Spring Festival 2004*
Eight special events celebrating the art and craft of J. S. Bach
Recitals, roundtables, multimedia presentations and performances
guest presenters: Ed Cunningham, Dr Michael Marissen, Jennifer McAlarney
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

*Made possible in part with the support of the Lincoln Financial Group Foundation.

 

2002-2003 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 4 & 5, 2002
Concerti for the Dresden Hofkapelle
showpieces for baroque Europe’s most spectacular orchestra
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

January 24 & 25, 2003
Invisible Bach
hidden versions of Bach’s chamber music masterpieces
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

April 4 & 5, 2003
Apollo and Daphne
love, terror, grief and magical transformation set to music by Handel
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra
with soprano Sheryl Heather Cohen and baritone Jeffrey Strauss