Upcoming Concerts

Enlightenment Festival – Classical: Martines, Mozart & Haydn

PATRICK DUPRE QUIGLEY, CONDUCTOR
CHORUS, VOCAL SOLOISTS, PERIOD ORCHESTRA
REBECCA CYPESS, CONSULTING SCHOLAR, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

Explore the vibrant works of Marianna Martines, a star of Viennese Classical music. A pupil of Franz Joseph Haydn and duet partner to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Martines’ music radiates simplicity and elegance. In a concert featuring chorus and period orchestra, we highlight the modern world premiere of Martines’ O, Virgo, cui salutem, alongside bedrock works by Haydn Mozart, including the ravishing “Laudate Dominum” from the Vesperae solennes de confessore.

Program Includes

• MARIANA MARTINES — O, Virgo, cui salutem (modern world premiere)
• MARIANA MARTINES — Ah, Berenice, che fai 
• FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN — “La Roxelane” from Symphony No. 63
• WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART — Missa Brevis in F Major 
• WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART — “Laudate Dominum” from Solemn Vespers for a Confessor

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Baroque: Angels Behind the Walls

PATRICK DUPRE QUIGLEY, CONDUCTOR
CHORUS, VOCAL SOLOISTS, PERIOD ORCHESTRA
CRAIG A. MONSON, CONSULTING SCHOLAR, WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS

Journey back to 18th-century Italy, where captivating music blossomed in convents. Antonio Vivaldi, the “Red Priest,” composed vibrant choral pieces for Venice’s cloistered convent and orphanage, the Ospedale della Pietà, including the beloved Magnificat. Across Italy, talented women like Chiara Margarita Cozzolani and Maria Xaveria Perucona crafted ecstatic compositions that raised eyebrows among religious authorities. Join Patrick Dupre Quigley as he leads chorus and period orchestra in this program that offers a peek into the secret lives of 18th-century nuns.

Made possible by Marty Davis and Alix Ritchie.

Program Includes

• Ardete celestes flammae — BIANCA MARIA MEDA
• O caeli cives — CHIARA MARGARITA COZZOLANI
• Gaude plaude — MARIA XAVERIA PERUCONA
• Magnificat in G minor — ANTONIO VIVALDI

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