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 The Cal Poly Music Department will present its annual Bach Week in person from Tuesday through Saturday, Jan. 18-22, with presentations and performances on campus and at the First Presbyterian Church in San Luis Obispo.
The final events will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo.
• At 7:30 p.m. Jan. 21, a concert titled “A Musical Portrait of a Venetian Courtesan” will be presented as a musical tour to Renaissance Venice. The courtesan held a unique social position since she was able to circumvent many of the patriarchal restrictions on women making music. This concert will explore this world, from the performance of “high art” madrigals by Barbara Strozzi and San Marco maestri Willeart and Rore, to “bawdy” Carnival songs in dialetto. The concert will be performed by the world-class period instrument ensemble Tesserae Baroque. Works for solo voice and small instrument ensemble featuring guest artist Rebecca Myers, soprano, will round out the program.
• The Bach Week finale concert will be held Jan. 22 with a pre-concert lecture. At 6 p.m., co-director Scott Glysson will present a lecture on the history of the musical settings of Psalm 130 and the context of J.S. Bach’s Cantata, “Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir,” and Michel Richard Delalande’s “De profundis.” The concert,“From the Depths,” starts at 7:30 p.m. Psalm 130, which begins with the line “Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord,” provided the text for one of Bach’s earliest cantatas, “Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir,” BWV 131. Approximately 20 years earlier, the French composer Delalande wrote his powerful “De profundis” to the same text, though in a different language. Both works will be performed, as well as a suite of French music, directed by the musicians of Tesserae Baroque, will conclude the program. Members of Cal Poly’s Chamber Choir, Symphony and faculty join with guest artists in a side-by-side performance of these works.
Presenter / Producer: Cal Poly Music Department
Listed Categories
Music > Classical
Music > Recitals - Instrumental
Music > Chamber Music
Event Phone: 805-756-4849
Venue
First Presbyterian Church of San Luis Obispo
981 Marsh St
San Luis Obispo CA 93401
Regions:
Central California
Ventura, Santa Barbara & San Luis Obispo
Performance Dates: 1/22/2022
Performance Times
6 p.m lecture, 7:30 p.m. concert
Ticket Information:
$20 general, $10 students | Special ticket price: $30 general, $15 students if tickets are purchased to both the Jan. 21 and 22 concerts
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