Remembrance, Madrigali & the Lion's Den
2012-2013 SeasonSan Francisco Renaissance Voicesis pleased to announce our exciting ninth season for 2012-13,“Remembrance, Madrigali & the Lion's Den”that continues our tradition of exploring and presenting seldom-performed and rarely-heard music of the Renaissance and related periods. OurOpera Early & Ancientseries returns with another rare gem from the Middle Ages, two of our most popular events combine into one for ourthird annual Boar’s Head Festival, our popularBaroque Dance Workshopreturns with an additional workshop forRenaissance dancers– and we are delighted to presenttwo free concertsfor our audiences this season!Next Concert! -
OPERA EARLY & ANCIENT: LUDUS DANIELIS (The Play of Daniel)
June22- 7:30 pmSeventh Avenue Performances1329 Seventh Avenue
San Francisco
June 23- 2:00 pmCongregation Kol Shofar215 Blackfield Drive
Tiburon
June29- 8:00 pmAll Saints' Episcopal Church500 Waverley Street
Palo Alto
June 30 - 4:00 pmCongregation Beth El1301 Oxford StreetBerkeley
The musical liturgical drama, The Play of Daniel, written by students at the
Beauvais Cathedral in France some time between 1227-1234 is one
of the earliest examples of what we now call opera. Its poetic text
closely follows the story of the biblical prophet Daniel at the court
of the Persian king Belshazzar and is filled with satraps, soldiers,
angels... and of course lions.
Performed semi-staged with Medieval instrumentation, for our production of
this Medieval jewel we are joined by members of our
Dance Early & Ancienttroupefor anexciting ending
to our ninth season - and a great show for the entire family!
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ANNUAL OFFICE of the DEAD CONCERT
October 21 - 4:00 PM
All Saints Episcopal Church
555 Waverley Street
Palo Alto
October 27 - 7:30 PM
Seventh Avenue Performances
1329 Seventh Avenue
San Francisco
October 28 - 7:30 PM
Garden Gate Creativity Center
2911 Claremont Avenue
BerkeleyOur annualOffice of the Dead Concertthis yearcommemorates
All Saints Daywith a performance ofTomás Luis de Victoria’s
(1548-1611) hauntingly beautiful Misa O Quam Gloriosum
(O How Glorious is the KingdomMass) including his motet of the same
name upon whichthe mass isbased with other music by
Ascanio Trombetti, William Byrd,Juan Esquivel and others.
Unlike his more prolificcontemporaries Victoria focused on composing
music thatwas liturgical and devotional. This parody mass, writtenin
the mixolydian mode, perfectly illustrates this and is considered one
of his best being described by the British musicologist Donald Tovey as"one of the most perfect ever written." We are delighted to be joined byguest conductor Don Scott Carpenter(pictured) of American Bach Soloists.
HALLOWEEN SING-a-LONG FUNDRAISEROctober 31 - 7:30 pm -FREESeventh Avenue Presbyterian Church
1329 Seventh Avenue, San Francisco
Ever wonder what it would be like to sing withSan FranciscoRenaissance
Voices? Well, here’s your chance!! Join us and our host as
Artists-in-Residence,Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church, on Halloween
for aAll Saints/All Souls Days Sing-a-Long ofTomás Luis de Victoria’s
Missa O QuamGloriosumandO Quam Gloriosummotetwith readings
of remembrance for the dead. Alimited numberof both scores will
be availableat the event for $20;however we recommend you
This is no trick! Entrance to the event is free, however a free-will offering will be taken; and we hope you will treat us with a donation at the concert that benefits San Francisco Renaissance Voices and the music programs at Seventh Avenue. All are invited to a post-event reception featuring Halloween treats.
FAMILY CONCERT: A FESTIVAL OF LESSONS & CAROLSDecember 1 - 7:30 PM -FREE
Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church
1329 Seventh Avenue, San Francisco
Members of San Francisco Renaissance Voices join leadtenor Corey Head
(pictured) and students from his vocal studio at Seventh Avenue
PresbyterianChurch, our host as Artists-in-Residence, for atraditional
Service ofLessons and Carols. This service began in 1918 at King's
College(Cambridge, England) and we are delighted to bring this
Christmastradition to you, including audience carol sing along – and a
festiveholiday reception. No tickets or reservations are
necessary - just come and enjoy the concert!
THIRD ANNUAL:
BOAR'S HEAD FESTIVAL
& MID-WINTER GALAJanuary 5 - 6:30 pm(Concert - 7:30 pm)Seventh Avenue Performances1329 Seventh AvenueSan FranciscoJanuary 6 - 3:00 pm(Concert - 4:00 pm)First Lutheran Church of Palo Alto600 Homer AvenuePalo AltoWe combine our two most popular eventsonce again under the direction of AssistantMusic Director Katherine McKee,
this year for agrand celebration of
Twelfth Night and Mid-Winterpresided
over by her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth I!
Arrive any time during the first hour to begin the evening witha silent auctionaccompanied by the most delicious appetizers
in the realm washed down with mead and wine; her Majesty then invites
you and a magical, mysterious guest or two,approximately an hour laterto a concert at her courtto end the Yuletide season with a celebrationof-The Boar’s Head– the world’s oldest continuously celebratedYuletide event for over 650 years, with the music of Medieval throughContemporary England and lots of chances for you to sing along. Legendhas it that a scholar wasstudying a book of Aristotle while walkingthrough the forest on his way to Midnight Mass. Suddenly, he wasconfronted by an angry wild boar. Having no other weapon, theresourceful Oxonian rammed his metal-bound philosophy book down the throat of the charging animal,
whereupon the brute choked to death. That night the boar's head, finely dressed and garnished, was borne in procession to the dining room, accompanied by carolers singing"in honor of the King of bliss."
After the concert you’ll enjoy a feast featuring wassail, king’s cake and traditional meat and vegetable pies. We are delighted to once again be joined bydancer LeAnna Sharpof ourDance Early & Ancienttroupe,Phantom of the Opera'ssoprano Susan Gundunas, Celtic harper Diana Rowanand new guest artistslutenist Adam Cockerhamandmagician Jeffrey Korst. Any attire you choose is appropriate for her Majesty's court,but those in period costume will be especially welcome!
(Featured photos, by Daniel Harper, are from our 2012 Festival)
A PRELUDE to VALENTINE'S DAYFebruary 9 - 7:30 pm -FREE
Seventh Avenue Performances
1329 Seventh Avenue
San Francisco
San Francisco Renaissance Voices’lutenist
Adam Cockerhamdazzled our Berkeley Festival &
Exhibition of Early Music audiences this past year with
his interpretive and virtuosic playing.
Mezzo Danielle Reutter-Harrah, has been
impressing Bay Area audiences (“beauty and passion …” –
San Francisco Classical Voice) by performances with American Bach
Soloists and the San Francisco Symphony, among others since her graduation from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Together they form the duoJarring Soundsand present this concert of music from the Renaissance through the 20th Century for voice and plucked instruments as a prelude to Valentine’s Day. No tickets or reservations are necessary - just come and enjoy the concert!
MADRIGALI: GESUALDO & MONTEVERDI
February 23 - 7:30 pmSeventh Avenue Performances1329 Seventh Avenue
San FranciscoFebruary 24 - 4:00 pmFirst Lutheran Church600 Homer Avenue
Palo Alto
The secular musical form known as the madrigal took Europe by storm during the sixteenth century. In the madrigal, the composer attempted to express the emotion contained in each line, and sometimes individual words, of a celebrated poem, frequently the poetry of Petrach. In Italy, the madrigal was the most important secular musical form of its time and madrigal composers were held in public adoration akin to cultstatus. Come find out what kindled the passion of RenaissanceItaly with this concert featuring the exquisitely chromatic and
ardently avant-guard music ofCarlo Gesualdo (1566-1613)and masterpieces from the hand of the ultimate word-painter, Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643).
PERIOD DANCE WORKSHOPS with PHILIPPA WAITE & JUDY KENNEDYMarch 9 & 16 - All Day
Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church
1329 Seventh Avenue
San Francisco
We are delighted to havePhilippa Waite, currently guest teacher of
Period Movement and Dance at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama,
Cardiff, and the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, and Artistic Director of
Consort de Danse Baroque (UK), return! Judy Kennedy, Principal Dancer
for Ms. Waite, will teach a workshop inRenaissance Dance on March 9,
and Ms. Waite will teach a workshop inBaroque Dance on March 16.
Both workshops will teach basic dance step technique and arm motions
from both periods and students will learn several dances as well.
OPERA EARLY & ANCIENT: LUDUS DANIELIS (The Play of Daniel)
June22- 7:30 pmSeventh Avenue Performances1329 Seventh Avenue
San Francisco
June 23- 2:00 pmCongregation Kol Shofar215 Blackfield Drive
Tiburon
June29- 8:00 pmAll Saints' Episcopal Church500 Waverley Street
Palo Alto
June 30 - 4:00 pmCongregation Beth El1301 Oxford StreetBerkeley
The musical liturgical drama, The Play of Daniel, written by students at the
Beauvais Cathedral in France some time between 1227-1234 is one
of the earliest examples of what we now call opera. Its poetic text
closely follows the story of the biblical prophet Daniel at the court
of the Persian king Belshazzar and is filled with satraps, soldiers,
angels... and of course lions.
Performed semi-staged, for our production of
this Medieval jewel we are joined by members of our
Dance Early & Ancienttroupefor anexciting ending
to our ninth season - and a great show for the entire family!
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