Celebrate: Bach and Handel
St. Luke’s Cathedral – 143 State Street, Portland, ME
Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major, BWV 1046 J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
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Adagio
Allegro
Menuet – Trio, Polonaise, Trio — Menuet
Daniel Lee, piccolo violin
Va tacito (Aria from Giulio Cesare, HWV 17) G.F. Handel (1685-1759)
Jay Carter, countertenor
Rachel Childers, French horn
As steals the morn (Aria from L’allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV 55)
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor
John Ferrillo, oboe
Sam Childers, bassoon
Sorge infausta una procella (Aria from Orlando, HWV 31)
Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone
– Intermission –
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme (Cantata 140) J.S. Bach
Chorus: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme
Recitative: Er kommt (Tenor)
Duet: Wenn kömmst du, mein Heil (Soprano, Bass)
Chorale: Zion hört die Wächter singen
Recitative: So geht herein zu mir (Bass)
Duet: Mein Freund ist mein (Soprano, Bass)
Chorale: Gloria sei dir gesungen
Lewis Kaplan, conductor
Vocal Soloists Vocal Ensemble
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Sarah Bailey, soprano
Brian Giebler, tenor Jay Carter, Andrea Graichen, altos
Paul Max Tipton, bass Ben McVety, tenor
Paul Jessen, bass
Bach Virtuosi Festival Orchestra
Oboe
John Ferrillo
Amanda Hardy
Catherine Weinfield-Zell
Bassoon
Sam Childers
French horn
Richard Sebring
Rachel Childers
Piccolo Violin
Daniel Lee
Violin 1
Renée Jolles, Concertmaster
Leerone Hakami
Ela Kodžas
Daniel Yue
Violin 2
Chihiro Kakishima, Principal
Bo Pang
Dean Stein
Jessica Wu
Violas
Sebastian Gottschick
Lucy Gelber
Cello
Nathan Whittaker
Kelsey Howell
Double Bass
Peter Walsh
Harpsichord / Organ
Arthur Haas