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Tempesta di Mare
2010–2011
Greater Philadelphia Concert Series
2010–2011 Programs
Center City • Chestnut Hill
Musical Grand Tour
Pack your bags!

The Dresden Orchestra The Royal Concert Roman Nights Characters
of the Dance 		Telemann’s
Ino
Oct 2 & 3
orchestral music		 Dec 10 & 11
chamber music		 Jan 29 & 30
chamber music		 Mar 26 & 27
orchestral music		 May 20 & 21
orchestral music
9th season • 5 amazing programs
2010-2011 Season Pass

The Season Pass is like a subscription, membership card and tax deduction all rolled into one. It gets you preferred seating for all 5 programs, free admission to special events such as receptions, pre-concert talks and masterclasses, and free ticket exchanges.
2010–2011 Season Pass
Choose series & number of passes:
$145.00
+ 7.25
$152.25
 Philadelphia Series, $145
processing fee
online price (incl. $50 deductible)
$145.00
+ 7.25
$152.75
 Chestnut Hill Series, $145
processing fee
online price (incl. $50 deductible)
Additional Gift - optional
$ .00 (100% deductible)

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Tempesta di Mare
2010-2011 Season Pass
College Pass
for full-time students

The College Pass gets you general seating for all 5 programs, free admission to pre-concert talks and masterclasses, plus free ticket exchanges. A 30% savings over buying single tickets. For full-time students with current ID’s.

Ticket information and an order link appear under each program’s listing below.


Choose series & number of passes:
$40.00
+ 2.00
$42.00
 Philadelphia Series, $40
 processing fee
online price (no deductible)
$40.00
+ 2.00
$42.00
 Chestnut Hill Series, $40
 processing fee
online price (no deductible)
Additional Gift - optional
$ .00 (100% deductible)
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2010–2011 Programs
October 2 & 3
The Dresden Orchestra
music for baroque Europe’s most brilliant ensemble
music by Vivaldi, Fasch, Zelenka, Hasse and Weiss

Program
Concerto in D, FWV L:D5* Johann Friedrich Fasch
Ouverture to Cleofide Johann Adolf Hasse
Lute Concerto in C, SC 105 Silvius Leopold Weiss
Concerto “for the Dresden Orchestra” RV 577 Antonio Vivaldi
Capriccio in F, ZWV 184 Jan Dismas Zelenka

* live-in-concert, modern premiere recording for Chandos

Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

Saturday, October 2 at 8:00 pm
Arch Street Meeting House
320 Arch St
Center City

season pass - all five programs

single tickets
$25 General, $35 Preferred
$10 College, $20 Senior
Grades 3-12 free
available after Labor Day

Sunday, October 3 at 4:00 pm
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

season pass - all five programs

single tickets
$25 General, $35 Preferred
$10 College, $20 Senior
Grades 3-12 free
available after Labor Day

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December 10 & 11
The Royal Concert
Couperin’s private music for the King of France
with Sarah Cunningham, viola da gamba

Program
8me Concert, “dans le goût théatral”
Les baricades mystérieuses
L’Apothéose de Corelli
La Françoise (sonade)
Les Sylvains
La Françoise (suite)

Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players
Gwyn Roberts, flute • Debra Nagy, oboe
Emlyn Ngai, violin • Karina Fox, violin
Sarah Cunningham, viola da gamba • Eve Miller, cello
Richard Stone, theorbo • Adam Pearl, harpsichord

Friday, December 10 at 8:00 pm
Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Willow Grove Ave at St Martin’s Lane
Chestnut Hill

Open Doors - Free Admission

season pass - all five programs

single tickets
available after Labor Day

Saturday, December 11 at 8:15 pm
Old St Joseph’s Church
321 Willings Alley (4th & Walnut)
Center City

Open Doors - Free Admission

season pass - all five programs

single tickets
available after Labor Day

NB: Online ticketing (pre-registration) closes at noon on the day of each concert.

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January 29 & 30
Roman Nights
cantatas and concertos by Handel and Scarlatti*
with Clara Rottsolk, soprano

*featuring music from our new Scarlatti CD on Chandos

Program
“Filen, mio caro bene”
  soprano, recorder, strings, continuo		 Alessandro Scarlatti
Concerto in F
  recorder, strings, continuo		 Scarlatti
“Ardo, è ver, per te d’amore
  soprano, recorder, continuo		 Scarlatti
“Menzognere speranze”
  soprano, continuo		 George Frideric Handel
Trio Sonata in G Minor, Op. 2 No. 5
  2 violins, cello, continuo		 Handel
Alpestre monte
  soprano, strings, continuo		 Handel


Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players
Clara Rottsolk, soprano • Gwyn Roberts, recorder • Emlyn Ngai & Karina Fox, violin
Eve Miller, cello • Richard Stone, theorbo • Adam Pearl, harpsichord

Saturday, January 29 at 8:00 pm
Arch Street Meeting House
320 Arch St
Center City

season pass - all five programs

single tickets
$25 General, $35 Preferred
$10 College, $20 Senior
Grades 3-12 free
available after Labor Day

Sunday, January 30 at 4:00 pm
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

season pass - all five programs

single tickets
$25 General, $35 Preferred
$10 College, $20 Senior
Grades 3-12 free
available after Labor Day

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March 26 & 27
Characters of the Dance
Bach’s First Orchestral Suite and the dances that inspired it
music by Bach, Rebel and Fasch*

*Fasch works performed in April at the International Fasch Festival in Zerbst, Germany

Program
Les Charactères de la Danse Jean-Féry Rebel
Orchestral Suite in A Minor, FWV K:a1*
  modern world premiere		 Johann Friedrich Fasch
Sinfonia in G Minor, FWV M:g1*
  North American premiere		 Fasch
Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C, BWV 1066 Johann Sebastian Bach

* live-in-concert, modern premiere recording for Chandos

Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

Saturday, March 26 at 8:15 pm
Old St Joseph’s Church
321 Willings Alley (4th & Walnut)
Center City

season pass - all five programs

single tickets
$25 General, $35 Preferred
$10 College, $20 Senior
Grades 3-12 free
available after Labor Day

Sunday, March 27 at 4:00 pm
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

season pass - all five programs

single tickets
$25 General, $35 Preferred
$10 College, $20 Senior
Grades 3-12 free
available after Labor Day

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May 20 & 21
Telemann’s Ino
 a riveting, blood-and-guts cantata by an 84-year old master
plus modern orchestral premieres by Fasch and Janitsch
with soprano Laura Heimes

Program
Concerto for Orchestra in G, FWV L:G12*
  modern world premiere		 Johann Friedrich Fasch
Ouverture Grosso
  modern world premiere		 Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
Konzertsatz,* FWV L:F3 Fasch
Ino
  cantata for soprano and orchestra		 Georg Philipp Telemann

* live-in-concert, modern premiere recording for Chandos

Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra
Laura Heimes, soprano

Friday, May 20 at 8:00 pm
Arch Street Meeting House
320 Arch St
Center City

season pass - all five programs

single tickets
$25 General, $35 Preferred
$10 College, $20 Senior
Grades 3-12 free
available after Labor Day

Saturday, May 21 at 8:00 pm
Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
8855 Germantown Ave
Chestnut Hill

season pass - all five programs

single tickets
$25 General, $35 Preferred
$10 College, $20 Senior
Grades 3-12 free
available after Labor Day

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Past Seasons

Season VIII
2009–2010 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 23 & 24, 2009
Concerto en Suite
Brandenburg 1
with works by Telemann, Fasch and Muffat
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra
guest speaker: Michael Marissen

December 19 & 20, 2009
The Chamber Concerto
Brandenburg 5
with works by Pachelbel, Fasch, Graupner and Telemann
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

January 22, 23 & 24, 2010
Concerto alla Veneziana
Brandenburgs 2 & 3
with works by Vivaldi, Heinichen and Pisendel
in collaboration with
Pro Musica Rara, Baltimore, MD
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

March 26 & 27, 2010
Zelenka’s Lamentations of Jeremiah
six cantatas for Holy Week
Lorie Gratis, alto • Aaron Sheehan, tenor • David Newman, bass
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players
guest speaker: Tanya Kevorkian

May 21 & 22, 2010
The Mixed Concerto
Brandenburgs 4 & 6
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra
guest speaker: Steven Zohn

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Season VII
2008-2009 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 3 & 4, 2008
Orchestral Music from Hamburg
grand symphonies, suites and concerti
works by Graupner, Erlebach, CPE Bach, Kaiser and Telemann
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

December 6 & 7, 2008
Chamber Music with Horn
fanfares for the drawing room
works by Handel, Fasch, Telemann, Graun, Vivaldi and Koželuch
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

January 31 & February 1, 2009
With Cheerful Hearts
odes by Bach, Vivaldi and Blow
in collaboration with
The Philadelphia Singers, David Hayes, Music Director
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

March 21 & 22, 2009
Madame Levy’s Salon
a musical time capsule from Berlin
works by Janitsch, Quantz, JS Bach, WF Bach and CPE Bach
guest speaker: Dr Mark Knoll
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

May 15 & 16, 2009
Handel’s Aci, Galatea & Polifemo
tall, dark, one-eyed and handsome
with Clara Rottsolk, soprano • Lorie Gratis, mezzo-soprano • David Newman, bass
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

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Season VI
2007-2008 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 19 & 20, 2007
Force Majeure
an orchestral perspective on nature unleashed
works by Rebel, Marais and Leclair
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

December 7 & 8, 2007
Ain’t Love Grand
Clara Rottsolk sings Alessandro Scarlatti
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

January 25 & 26, 2008
Rescued by the Red Army
rediscovering Johann Gottlieb Janitsch
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

March 7, 8 & 9, 2008
No Strings Attached
love and death with music and puppets
works by Castello, Monteverdi, Scarlatti and Handel
Marguerite Krull, soprano • Aaron Sheehan, tenor • David Newman, bass
Mock Turtle Marionette Theater, Doug Roysdon, Director
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

May 16 & 17, 2008
Fresh Fasch
modern premieres celebrating Johann Friedrich Fasch’s 250th anniversary
guest speaker: Dr Barbara Reul
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

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Season V
2006-2007 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 28 & 29, 2006
Heroes, Lovers & Villains
soprano Michael Maniaci sings arias for Handel’s leading men
works by Handel, Babell and Veracini
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

December 8 & 9, 2006
Les Conversations Galantes
music of the Paris salon
works by Couperin, Rameau, Guillemain, Marais and Telemann
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

January 26 & 27, 2007
The Fantastic Herr Fasch
modern world premieres of orchestral music by Johann Friedrich Fasch
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

March 31 & April 1, 2007
Hoshanna!
Hebrew music of the High Baroque
grand-scale Hebrew cantatas from Italy and Holland
Sheryl Heather Cohen & Nell Snaidas, sopranos • David Newman, bass
Chamber Singers of Haverford & Bryn Mawr Colleges, Thomas Lloyd, Director
guest speaker: Dr Francesco Spagnolo, Jewish Music Research Institute, Jerusalem
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

May 11 & 12, 2007
Trio Sonatas of J.S. Bach
Bach’s 6 organ trios reimagined for chamber ensemble
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

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Season IV
2005-2006 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 14 & 15, 2005
The Grand Orchestra, Part 1: France & Italy
part one of our survey of music for Baroque Europe’s leading orchestras
works by Charpentier, Corelli, Vivaldi, Veracini and Leclair
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

January 27 & 28, 2006
The Grand Orchestra, Part 2: Ambassador Franklin in London
part two of our survey of music for Baroque Europe’s leading orchestras
in celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s 300th birthday
works by Arne, Greene, Stanley, Handel, John Bach and Geminiani
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

March 17, 18 & 19, 2006
Flaming Rose
all-Handel program featuring the German Arias
soprano Julianne Baird
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

May 12 & 13, 2006
The Grand Orchestra, Part 3: Germany, Austria & Bohemia
part three of our survey of music for Baroque Europe’s leading orchestras
works by Pisendel, Zelenka, Telemann, Haydn and Toeschi
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

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Season III
Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 22 & 23, 2004
Stormy Weather
Tempestuous concertos & concert arias
with baritone Jeffrey Strauss
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

January 21 & 22, 2005
Vivaldi da Camera
A full-color snapshot of Vivaldi’s chamber music
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

March 18, 19 & 20, 2005
Great Quire of Heav’n
Choral odes by Purcell and Blow
with vocal ensemble Fuma Sacra
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

May 21 & 22, 2005
special school group preview performance on May 20*
Clori, Tirsi & Fileno
Handel’s soap opera of infatuation & rivalry
Clori: Margaret Bragle • Tirsi: Marguerite Krull • Fileno: Drew Minter
stage direction: Drew Minter • musical direction: Richard Stone
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

*School preview made possible in part with the support of the Lincoln Financial Group Foundation.

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Season II
Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 3 & 4, 2003
Murder Most Foul
Betrayal and Revenge set to music by Handel and Clérambault
with Soprano Christine Goerke
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

January 23 & 24, 2004
Bohemian Vivaldi
A musical journey from Venice to Prague
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

March 28-April 4, 2004
Bach Spring Festival 2004*
Eight special events celebrating the art and craft of J. S. Bach
Recitals, roundtables, multimedia presentations and performances
guest presenters: Ed Cunningham, Dr Michael Marissen, Jennifer McAlarney
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

*Made possible in part with the support of the Lincoln Financial Group Foundation.

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Season I
2002-2003 Greater Philadelphia Concert Series

October 4 & 5, 2002
Concerti for the Dresden Hofkapelle
showpieces for baroque Europe’s most spectacular orchestra
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra

January 24 & 25, 2003
Invisible Bach
hidden versions of Bach’s chamber music masterpieces
Tempesta di Mare | Chamber Players

April 4 & 5, 2003
Apollo and Daphne
love, terror, grief and magical transformation set to music by Handel
Tempesta di Mare | Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra
with soprano Sheryl Heather Cohen and baritone Jeffrey Strauss