Free concert
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church will offer music by baroque masters, Vivaldi, Albinoni, and Vitali, and classical great, Haydn.
The concert will be free with a suggested donation of $10.
Magdalena Richter, Violin (soloist)
Awards & Recognition: Jean Stackhouse Award for Excellence in Teaching 2009 Aspen Music School fellowship Special Award from the International Competition for American Contemporary Music International Wieniawski Competition prize winner International Young Violinists’ Competition prize winner
David Tierney, Organ John Emery & Adam Vaubel, Violins Alex Barstow, Viola Kirstin Peltz, Cello Jessi Eisdorfer, Bass
While the organ's position in the Baroque period is most often defined by the solo organ repertoire of German composers like Bach and the large instruments built by Silbermann and Schnitger, there is an often overlooked body of music by many European composers that suggests the organ was treat-ed as both an essential part of a baroque instrumental ensemble and as a solo instrument on par with the violin, cello, oboe, and other instruments. The influence of Vivaldi, among others, on com-posers of the early Classical period is significant. Many, if not most, baroque pieces for violin and continuo work beautifully using the organ and while violin and organ is not a common pairing today, it likely was a very familiar combination 400 years ago. This program explores the combination of organ and violin through music expressly written for the two instruments as a duo with string orchestra accompaniment (Vivaldi and Haydn), a piece for solo violin and keyboard accompaniment (Vitali) and a mid-twentieth century reconstruction and expansion of musical fragments (Albinoni) that may or may not reflect the intent of the composer.