Jefferson Baroque Orchestra

Showcase Concerts - Baroque Chamber Music

Several years ago we instituted our new series of "Showcase Concerts", separate from our regular season concerts, for several reasons: while the season concerts are made up of large-scale choral/orchestral works, most of the music of the 17th & 18th centuries is small-scale, solos, duos, trios, arias with continuo and one or two obbligato instruments. The Showcase Concerts allow us to devise programs of these smaller, but often exquisite, works in smaller venues and at a lower ticket price. These concerts also give our players the opportunity to expore a wider range of repertoire.



   

Winter 2013 Showcase Concert

Boismortier, the Market-Driven Composer

Margret Gries, harpsichord & director

From the time he received his license to print music (1724), the fiercely independent Boismortier published over 100 collections for voice and all popular instruments in many combinations. One of the first musicians to spurn patronage, he relied entirely on sales of his music to support his family and was inordinately proud of the fact that he depended on no royal or aristocratic support. His bassoon concerto that Karen Basin will perform was the first French concerto in the new Vivaldian style. Other selections from his works include a harpsichord suite, the cantata "Winter" and works for strings plus one, two and three flutes or oboes. Pat O'Scannell will perform a delightful concerto for Vielle roue.

Sunday, February 17h, 2013, at 3pm, First Congregational Church (UCC), 817 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland

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  Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
   

Young Artist Concert

Corelli: "Master of Masters"

Wyatt True, baroque violin;
Margret Gries, harpsichord

Arcangelo Corelli has been praised as the "Columbus in the ocean of music" and the "Orpheus of our time" by his colleagues in the Accademia dei Arcadi. His compositions for violin, particularly the opus V sonatas from 1700, were highly respected due to their emotional content balanced with idiomatic writing for the instrument. Despite spending most of his life in Rome, Corelli's influence spread through his internationally-recognized compositions and students. This program will begin with a sonata from his groundbreaking opus V, before continuing in an exploration of works by composers who worked closely with the master.

Sunday, May 5th, 3pm, First Congregational Church (UCC), 717 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland

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Tickets $10, $5 students and season ticket holders, at the door or call 541 592 2681

  Wyatt True, Baroque Violinist
Wyatt True, baroque violinist
   

Spring Showcase Concert

Music from Samuel Pepys Diaries

Margret Gries, harpsichord & director

Since the early 20th c. transcriptions of Pepys' ten years of diaries, they have become historians' best source for many aspects of Restoration society, e.g. theater, music, naval history, the plague of 1665, and the great London fire of 1666. Our program is based on music from Pepys' own collection, and includes consorts by Matthew Locke, duos from "The Pleasant Companion" and ballads about life in London. When Pepys made music, either alone or with others, he gave us titles and instrumentation so that we know what he played and with whom. There is so much available music that we'll only hit the high points, interspersed with relevant readings from Pepys' journals.

Sunday, April 28, 2013, at 3pm, First Congregational Church (UCC), 817 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland

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  Samuel Pepys. The music he holds is his own setting of a lyric by Sir William Davenant, 'Beauty, retire'.
Samuel Pepys. The music he holds is his own setting of a lyric by Sir William Davenant, 'Beauty, retire'.
   

Special Spring Concert

East Meets West, or Drake in Java

Margret Gries, harpsichord & director

When in 1578, Francis Drake embarked on his monumental voyage of piracy, discovery and ultimately circumnavigation, he took with him a number of professional musicians. These were on board not only to entertain Drake and his men, but also to impress upon foreign potentates the sophistication of English civilization by presenting programs in various ports of call. Only in Java was the favor returned, when the Javanese king reciprocated with a concert of Gamelan music performed on the deck of the Golden Hind. Join us for a re-creation of that musical exchange, featuring JBO musicians and the Gamelan Sari Pandhawa of Eugene.

Sunday, May 19, 2013, at 3:00 pm 87 4th St., Ashland
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  Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake

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