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Jupiter Ensemble
Thomas Dunford, Lute/Artistic Director
Lea Desandre, Mezzo-Soprano
Princeton University Concerts Debut
When
Thursday, March 30, 2023, 7:30 PM EDT
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Where
Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall
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General: $25-40 | Student: $10
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The overwhelming impression left by this mixed Vivaldi programme is of chamber music delightedly shared among friends..."
—Gramophone
Concert Classics Series
About the Event
It is safe to say that you have never heard Vivaldi quite like this — reincarnated through the exuberant virtuosity of the young members of the Jupiter Ensemble. Led by “the Eric Clapton of the lute” (BBC Music Magazine) alongside a rising mezzo-soprano who “brings life and beauty to everything she touches” (The New York Times), the group boldly reimagines what an early music ensemble can be as they guide us through the vibrant landscape of Antonio Vivaldi’s baroque innovations. From exhilarating vocal works that dazzle through their stunningly beautiful finesse to fiery concertos for strings that make much of the western canon sound tame in comparison, the program promises to shatter all preconceptions of Vivaldi’s music and reacquaint you with this timeless composer in a completely new light.
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Musicians
Thomas Dunford Lute/Artistic Director
Lea Desandre Mezzo-Soprano
Louise Ayrton Violin
Augusta McKay Lodge Violin
Manami Mizumoto Viola
Bruno Philippe Cello
Douglas Balliett Double Bass
Elliott Figg Harpsichord & Organ
It is safe to say that you have never heard Vivaldi quite like this — reincarnated through the exuberant virtuosity of the young members of the Jupiter Ensemble. Led by “the Eric Clapton of the lute” (BBC Music Magazine) alongside a rising mezzo-soprano who “brings life and beauty to everything she touches” (The New York Times), the group boldly reimagines what an early music ensemble can be as they guide us through the vibrant landscape of Antonio Vivaldi’s baroque innovations. From exhilarating vocal works that dazzle through their stunningly beautiful finesse to fiery concertos for strings that make much of the western canon sound tame in comparison, the program promises to shatter all preconceptions of Vivaldi’s music and reacquaint you with this timeless composer in a completely new light.
Musicians
Thomas Dunford Lute/Artistic Director
Lea Desandre Mezzo-Soprano
Louise Ayrton Violin
Augusta McKay Lodge Violin
Manami Mizumoto Viola
Bruno Philippe Cello
Douglas Balliett Double Bass
Elliott Figg Harpsichord & Organ
Program
- All Vivaldi
“Vedro con mio diletto” from Il Giustino, RV 717
“Armatae face et anguibus” from Juditha triumphans, RV 644
Lute Concerto in C Major, RV 82
“Cum dederit” from Nisi Dominus, RV 608
Violin Concerto in F Minor, “L’Inverno” (Winter), RV 297
Lute Concerto in D Major, RV 93
“Gelido in ogni vena” from Farnace, RV 711
“Gelosia, tu già rendi l’alma mia” from Ottone in Villa, RV 729
Cello Concerto in G Minor, RV 416
“Onde chiare che sussurrate” and “Scenderò, volerò, griderò” from Ercole su’l Termodonte, RV 710
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