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FAMILIAR AND NEW - TRIO NAVARRO'S SPRING CONCERT IN WEILLby Terry McNeill Sunday, April 21, 2024 Symphony
MONUMENTAL MAHLER 5TH IN SO CO PHIL'S SEASON ENDING CONCERTby Terry McNeill Sunday, April 14, 2024 Chamber
OAKMONT SEASON CLOSES WITH STRAUSS' PASSIONATE SONATAby Terry McNeill Thursday, April 11, 2024 Chamber
MORE GOLD THAN KORN AT ALEXANDER SQ CONCERTby Terry McNeill Sunday, April 7, 2024 Choral and Vocal
VIBRANT GOOD FRIDAY REQUIEM AT CHURCH OF THE ROSESby Pamela Hicks Gailey Friday, March 29, 2024 by Peter Lert Saturday, March 23, 2024 Chamber
NOT A SEVENTH BUT A FIRST AT SPRING LAKE VILLAGE CONCERTby Terry McNeill Wednesday, March 20, 2024 by Terry McNeill Saturday, March 16, 2024 Choral and Vocal
A ST. JOHN PASSION FOR THE AGESby Abby Wasserman Friday, March 8, 2024 Choral and Vocal
SPLENDID SCHUBERT SONGS IN SANET ALLEN RECITALby Terry McNeill Saturday, March 2, 2024 |
AMERICAN BACH SOLOISTS CAPTIVATE MARIN AUDIENCEby Joanna Bramel YoungFriday, April 3, 2009
St. Stephens Church in Belvedere was again the location April 3 for a superb American Bach Soloists concert of masterpieces in the Italian manner, featuring soprano Mary Wilson and countertenor Ian Howell. Wilson and Howell, singing soprano and alto parts, were perfectly matched, the arias soaring, and were among the finest singers this reviewer has heard. The evening opened with Pergolesi’s incomparable “Stabat Mater”, its twelve short solo and duet arias giving both singers the opportunity to demonstrate the beauty and virtuosity of their voices. The first aria began with the soprano rising in an achingly painful theme, the countertenor then entering, creating rich dissonances that finally resolved. The text was “The grieving Mother stood weeping beside the cross where her Son was hanging.” Some arias were piercingly sad, the slow melodies intertwining, and others included elaborate coloratura passages which the singers negotiated with the great ease. Intonation among voices and instruments was flawless, the instrumentation consisting of one to a part – two violins, viola, cello, contra bass, and chamber organ.
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