First Universalist Church of Denver and Colorado Chamber Players present

Baroque Road Trip: Summer Edition

August 2nd, 2022

7 pm concert,  8:15 optional reception ($)

Please join us for the reception ($) in the Hospitality Center.

Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757): Sonata in A Major, K208, for solo harp (transcribed by Susann McDonald and Linda Wood Rollo)

Andante e cantabile

Lily Primus, harp

Felice Giardini (1716-1797) Sonata in F major for viola and continuo Billiardo, dedicated to Lord Aylesford

I. Andante  II. Grazioso  III. Allegro scherzando

Barbara Hamilton, baroque viola    Sarah Biber, baroque cello   Paul Primus, harpsichord

Louis Caix d'Hervelois (1670-1759): Suite pour pardessus de viole et basse continue en Sol, transcribed for viola d'amore and continuo by Dan Urbanowicz

I. Prelude   II. Lentement    III. La Cristine   IV. Gaiment et Marqué 

Daniel Urbanowicz, viola d'amore   Sarah Biber, viola da gamba    Paul Primus, harpsichord

Thomas Lupo (1571-1627): Fantasia for three viols in d minor, no. 261

Sarah Graf, viola da gamba 1, Sarah Biber viola da gamba 2, Hannah Robbins viola da gamba 3

Carl Friedrich Abel (1723-1787): Aria from Sonata no. 2, d minor

Sarah Biber, solo viola da gamba

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Brandenburg Concerto #6, Bb Major, BWV 1051

I. Allegro   II. Adagio, ma non tanto  III. Allegro

Barbara Hamilton and Daniel Urbanowicz, baroque violas

Sarah Biber, baroque cello

Hannah Robbins, viola da gamba 1

Sarah Graf, viola da gamba 2

Paul Primus, harpsichord

Diego Ortiz (1510-1576): from Il Trattado de Glosas Book 2 (Rome 1553)

Recercada Segundo sobre tenores Italianos, for ensemble (arr. by Daniel Urbanowicz)

Named one of the top five chamber groups in Colorado by the Denver Post,   Colorado Chamber Players  celebrates its 29th Season in 2022-2023. The 29th Season is presented as both live events and in a virtual format. The ensemble has received numerous awards, including the prestigious Chamber Music America Residency Awards (2000 and 2008). The CCP has received awards from the Denver Arts and Venues Recovery Fund, DreamSpring, Denver Mayor's Fund, Colorado Creative Industries, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, Energize Colorado, Xcel Energy Foundation, and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD). The CCP has a core of string quartet, piano, harp, and flute; and has expanded to include baroque instrument (viola d’amore, gamba and harpsichord). Favorite guest artists  have included cellist Lynn Harrell, clarinetist Derek Bermel, guitarist Sharon Isbin, violists Jesse Levine, Patricia McCarty and Roger Tapping, and pianist Jeffrey Kahane.

For more information, go to www.coloradochamberplayers.org 

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