LA SERENISSIMA: Music of Venice and her Others
Sunday, January 29 at 3:00 pm
(in the Chapel)
Venice was known as La Serenissima because it managed to maintain an extraordinary level of civil peace throughout its long reign as the dominant political and economic power of the Mediterranean in the 17th century.
The economic engine of La Serenissima thrived on diversity, and with an Arabic School, an Armenian Church, and numerous Jewish ghettos, the influence of foreign voices on the sacred music of the Venetian seicento is unmistakable.
Sacred motets of Strozzi, Rigatti, Cavalli and Monteverdi performed in alteration with music of Venice’s Armenian, Turkish, and Dalmatian communities comprise this compelling program.
Jessica Gould, soprano
Daniel Swenberg, theorbo
Bradley Brookshire, harpsichord
The Rose of the Compass Ensemble
Nina Stern, recorders & chalumeau
Ara Dinkjian, oud
Glen Velez, percussion
Co-presented by Salon/Sanctuary Concerts
