Gloria
La Grande Bande presents Handel’s “Olinto pastore, Tebro fiume, Gloria, HWV 143”
Two of the most important cities in Handel’s lifetime were the English and Italian capitals of London and Rome: in Rome, Handel planted seeds for a successful career as an operatic composer; in London, his career blossomed to its fullest potential both at the English court and in the English
opera houses.
Set on the shores of the River Tiber, Handel’s cantata O come chiare e belle stars an ancient River Tiber coaxed by the shepherd Olinto and goddess Gloria, to reinvigorate itself in a new era. Handel’s famous Water Music Suites were composed in 1717 to accompany King George I on an evening journey on the River Thames from Whitehall to Chelsea.
Pre-concert talk begins at approximately 6:45pm.
Musicians
Catherine Sandstedt, soprano (Olinto)
Alina Tamborini, soprano (Gloria)
Alyssa Anderson, mezzo-soprano (Tebro)
Curtis Foster, oboe
Curtis Foster & Matthew Hudgens, baroque oboe
Allen Hamrick, baroque bassoon
Nate Udell & Burke Anderson, baroque horn
Tom Pfotenhauer & Lena Console, baroque trumpet
Peter Kogan, percussion
Will Copeland, Miriam Scholz-Carlson, Mary Sorlie, Lindsay Bordner, Conor O’Brien, Theresa Elliott, & Hannah Kennedy, baroque violins
Cheryl Zylla & Emily Hagen, baroque viola
Alexa Haynes-Pilon & Maryne Mossey, baroque cello
Sara Thompson, baroque bass
Michael Thomas Asmus & Paul Boehnke, harpsichord