Santa Fe Pro Musica continues their beloved tradition of Baroque Holy Week concerts on historical instruments. In these inspiring and unique concerts, featuring Santa Fe favorite soprano Clara Rottsolk and violinist Stephen Redfield, the Pro Musica Baroque Ensemble presents music by women composers from the French court of the Sun King, Louis XIV (1638–1715).
About French Baroque Women Composers: For millennia, women have participated in music-making, whether in taverns, homes or palaces. However, only women from the wealthiest families had the money and leisure to become musicians with the education to write down their accomplishments—and if their music was not written down, we don’t have it today. This concert highlights the voices of women from the lavish court of Louis XIV. The Sun King employed the very best French writers, artists, craftsmen, and musicians. This court employed more than 200 musicians and made France the musical, if not the cultural, arbiter of Europe.
PROGRAM
ELISABETH JACQUET DE LA GUERRE: Trio Sonata No. 1 in G Major
ANTONIA BEMBO Al Re: Chiaro esempio de gloria
JULIE PINEL: Songs
ELISABETH JACQUET DE LA GUERRE: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Minor
MADEMOISELLE DUVAL: Suite from Les Genies
ELISABETH JACQUET DE LA GUERRE: Cantate-Judith
TICKETS: $25–$65
Tickets available through the Pro Musica Box Office at 505.988.4640 X 1000 or online at https://tickets.sfpromusica.org/8641
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photo: courtesy of Santa Fe Pro Musica
Stephen Redfield, violin and leader with the Pro Musica Baroque and Bach ensembles, is also concertmaster of the Pro Musica Orchestra, positions he also holds with GRAMMY-winning Conspirare (Texas), the Arizona and Victoria (Texas) Bach festivals, and La Follia Austin Baroque. He has performed as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the U.S. and is a prizewinner in the Coleman and Monterey Chamber Music competitions. Redfield is a long-time performer with the Oregon Bach Festival where he contributed to numerous recordings, including their GRAMMY-awarded CD. He recently retired as violin professor at the University of Southern Mississippi.
photo: Taylor Photography
Clara Rottsolk, soprano, is acclaimed for her “pure and shining” voice (Cleveland Plain Dealer), and has had solo performances with Atlanta Baroque, American Bach Soloists (San Francisco), American Classical Orchestra (New York), Bach Collegium San Diego, Colorado Bach Ensemble, San Francisco Early Music Society, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Pacific MusicWorks, Trinity Wall Street Choir, and at many festivals including Berkeley Early Music, Boston Early Music, Carmel Bach, Indianapolis Early Music, and Philadelphia Bach. Originally from Seattle, Rottsolk graduated from Rice University and Westminster Choir College. She is currently based in Philadelphia where she teaches at Swarthmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr colleges.