Atlanta Baroque Orchestra: Monteverdi Vespers
$25 ($10 students)
- Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano
- Andréa Walker, soprano
- Thomas Cooley, tenor
- Richard Pittsinger, tenor
- Sumner Thompson, baritone/tenor
This may well be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Atlantans to hear Monteverdi's Vespers performed live by virtuoso soloists, multiple choirs, and expert period instrumentalists in acoustical and aesthetic surroundings similar to those for which it was written. Come and be swept away by one of the transformative works in the entire history of music, and marvel at this kaleidoscopic work of sonic grandeur, extraordinary virtuosity, constant changes in color and performing forces, compositional brilliance, originality, and ravishing beauty, as Monteverdi ushers music from the Renaissance to the Baroque.
About Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
Founded in Atlanta, Georgia, the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra has been performing continuously since 1998 and remains preeminent in the early music movement. Under the direction of Artistic Director & Concertmaster, Julie Andrijeski, ABO is the first and oldest professional orchestra in the Southeastern United States dedicated to the historically-informed performance (also called "authentic performance practice") of Baroque music on period instruments.
https://atlantabaroque.orgAbout Cathedral of St. Philip Cathedral Choir & Schola (Atlanta)
The Cathedral of St. Philip is well known for its broad tradition of choral music ministry. Some 40 adult volunteer singers, 12 staff singers, 25 choristers (children and youth), and three volunteer organists, along with our Organist and Artist-in-Residence, Organist and Associate Choirmaster, and Canon for Music provide music for approximately 225 Cathedral services and 75 weddings and funerals each year.
https://www.cathedralatl.org/worship/music/choirs/About Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano
Praised as "fiery, wild, and dangerous" (Classical Voice North Carolina) with "a talent for character portrayal" (Chicago Classical Review), soprano Margaret Carpenter Haigh captivates audiences with her "flawless intonation" and "perfect vocalism" (Classical Voice North Carolina). She is in demand as a specialist interpreter of early music throughout North America and has been featured with ensembles including the Memphis, Winston-Salem, and Portland Symphonies; Messiah Festival of the Arts; Bach Akademie Charlotte; Arizona MusicFest; Apollo's Fire; Evansville Philharmonic; and her own ensemble L'Académie du Roi Soleil. Margaret resides in New York City where she is a member of the Choir of Trinity Wall Street.
http://www.margaretcarpenterhaigh.com/About Andréa Walker, soprano
Mexican-American soprano Andréa Walker specializes in historical performance practice and vocal chamber music. She appears regularly with Grammy Award-winning orchestra Apollo's Fire, and made recent solo debuts with Les Délice, The American Bach Soloists Academy, and The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra as Belinda in Dido and Aeneas. Other recent solo performance highlights include making her debut at the Lincoln Center in Telemann's Der Tag des Gerichts with Masaaki Suzuki and Juilliard415, touring Germany as a soloist in Haydn's Schöpfungsmesse with Yale Schola Cantorum, performing the role of Venus in Daniel Purcell's The Judgment of Paris with Amherst Early Music Festival, and serving as a guest artist at the Norfolk Chamber Choir Festival under the direction of Simon Carrington.