The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt Chamber Music Concert presented by Raleigh Camerata
Experience the vibrant intersection of biblical narrative and music in a captivating chamber concert presented by Raleigh Camerata that blends historical storytelling with timeless compositions inspired by the baroque era.
About the performers
The Raleigh Camerata is a group of period musicians located in central North Carolina dedicated to the performance of small to midsize chamber music of the Renaissance through early Romantic periods on copies of instruments used in the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. Led by artistic director Dr. Kelly Nivison, the Raleigh Camerata strives to present seldom-heard literature and composers to audiences through creative concert programming, bringing early music to life in the Raleigh-Durham area.
Program
Historia Esther, H. 396 by Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704)
Cantates françaises sur des sujets tirés de l’Écriture, Livre 1: Esther by Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729)
Alissa Roca, soprano
Récitatif
Air: Ah! qu’elle affreuse image se trace à ses esprits?
Récitatif
Air: Venez, bannissez ces alarmes
Récitatif
Air: Souvent la vérité timide. Du trône n’ose s’approcher
Intermission
Regina Esther, selections by Giacomo Carissimi (1605–1674)
Esther, HWV 50a by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
Overture: Allegro
No. 7: Air –Tune Your Harps
No. 16: Recit – Why Sits That Sorrow?
No. 17: Air – Dread Not, Righteous Queen
No. 20: Chorus – Save Us, O Lord
No. 22: Duet – Who Calls My Parting Soul
No. 32: Air – Flattering Tongue, No More I Hear Thee
No. 35: Chorus – The Lord Our Enemy Has Slain
Musicians:
Soprano: Alissa Roca and Catherine Kelly Johnson
Alto: Jennifer Seiger
Tenor: Rob Strebendt
Bass: Gary Poster
Violin: Matvey Lapin, Allison Willet
Cello: Sarah Wines
Double bass: Robbie Link
Theorbo: Craig Wiggins
Oboe and recorder: Will Thauer
Flute: Kelly Nivison
Harpsichord: Jennifer Streeter
Image: Geldorp Gortzius, Esther and Ahasuerus, 1612, oil on panel, 22 1/4 × 28 1/2 in., The Leiden Collection, New York, GG-100