Salut! Baroque Charms in Musick
Salut! Baroque presents Charms in Musick, inspired by the gatherings of musicians, poets and intellectuals in Florence in the late 16th century, modelling ancient Greek theatre to create the dramatic new musical form of Opera, incorporating music, poetry, theatre and visual arts.
It was both a culmination of composition for voice over centuries and a starting point for what evolved during the baroque period and beyond of exceptional compositions showcasing the magnificence of the voice, affirming Aristotle’s (c350 BC) belief in the voice being an instrument with a soul.
There are two concerts, one in Canberra on Friday, 13 November, 7.30pm Wesley Church, Forrest
and one in Sydney on Sunday 15 November, 3.00pm Verbrugghen Hall, Conservatorium of Music
The performers: Anna Fraser, Soprano/ Sally Melhuish, Recorder/ Alana Blackburn, Recorder/ Jane Downer, Baroque Oboe/ Stephen Freeman, Baroque Violin/Julia Russoniello, Baroque Violin/Brad Tham, Baroque Viola/ Tim Blomfield, Baroque Cello/Jude Hill, Baroque Double Bass/Monika Kornel, Harpsichord
The Program: Georg Frideric Handel – Air Guardian Angels, Oh Protect me (1757)/ Johann Friedrich Fasch – Orchestral Suite in G Minor FWV K:g 2 (c1740)/Barbara Strozzi – Aria Che si può fare Op. 8 No. 6 (1664)/John Dowland – Shall I strive with words to move from A Pilgrim’s Solace (1612)/John Dowland – Fine knacks for ladies from Second Booke of Songes (1600)/Christoph Graupner – Ouverture-Suite in E minor GWV 442 (c1735)/Giovanni Battista Pergolesi – Aria Lieto Così Talvolta (1734)/Georg Philipp Telemann – Concerto in A minor TWV 53:a1 (c1721)/Christoph Graupner – Aria Seufzt und weint, ihr matten Augen (1711)/Mateo Flecha – from El fuego (c1550?)