A Northwest Baroque Masterworks Project in collaboration with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. Monica Huggett (violin soloist) This programme includes several of his violin concertos, orchestral works by Mozart and one of Haydn’s Paris Symphonies
Date/Time: Feb 4 2017, 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Vancouver, Vancouver Playhouse | Event calendarCost: $36.00
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Le Mozart Noir – Symphonies by Chevalier Saint-Georges, Mozart & Haydn
Pre-concert documentary screening 6:30pm - featuring Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
Pacific Baroque Orchestra; Alexander Weimann; Monica Huggett
One of the greatest composers of the early classical period was Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier Saint-Georges. Known as “Le Mozart Noir”, he was one of the earliest musicians of the European classical tradition to have African ancestry. Incredibly, this son of a slave overcame adversities of class, race, and prejudice to become a major musical star all over Europe inspired both Mozart and Haydn. Today, he is almost entirely forgotten. This programme includes several of his violin concertos, orchestral works by Mozart and one of Haydn’s Paris Symphonies.
This concert will be preceded with a screening of a Canadian-made documentary on St George’s life featuring Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
(See YouTube video below) Copies of the documentary will be available for purchase at intermission.
Supported by David McMurtry and Glen Patterson
Programme
Saint-Georges
Concerto for 2 violins and strings op 13/2 in G-major
Allegro, Rondeau
(Chloe Meyers and Linda Melsted)
Haydn
Symphony No. 85 in Bb-major “La Reine”
Adagio – Vivace, Romance Allegretto, Menuetto Allegretto, Finale Presto
Leclair
Concerto for violin and strings op 10/1 in Bb-major
Allegro, Andante, Giga Allegro ma non troppo
(Monica Huggett)
INTERVAL
Mozart
Symphony KV Anh 223 in F-major
Allegro assai, Andante, Presto
Saint-Georges
Concerto for violin and orchestra op 5/1 in C-major
Allegro, Andante moderato, Rondeau
(Monica Huggett)
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