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Heavenly Harmonies
July 11 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Heavenly Harmonies | July 10 & 11
This summer, the Whidbey Island Music Festival invites you to continue our musical exploration of Italy with a musical voyage to the glittering cultural capital of the Baroque era: Naples. Experience Heavenly Harmonies, an intimate performance that captures the passion and elegance of a city that was once the heartbeat of the musical world.
Your Journey to Naples
From the very first note, you’ll be transported to the historic conservatories and grand cathedrals of Italy. This program features the Neapolitan Masters —composers who defined an era with their lyrical vocal compositions and instrumental brilliance
- Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Feel the profound emotional depth of the composer who took Europe by storm.
- Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer: Van Who? Van Wassenaer’s music was attributed to Pergolesi until 1980, when a Dutch musicologist discovered that his Concerto Armonici were written by Dutch nobleman and diplomat van Wassenaer.
- Nicola Porpora: Discover why he was the most sought-after vocal teacher of the baroque through his virtuosic and soulful writing.
- Alessandro Stradella’s pioneering concerti grossi effectively invented the genre by setting a small group of soloists against a full orchestra, creating the blueprint for Baroque legends like Corelli and Vivaldi.
PROGRAM
Concerto Armonico in G major | Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692-1766)
Concerto for violin and strings in B flat | Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (1710-1736)
Concerto Armonico in B flat | Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer (1692-1766)
Salve Regina for alto, strings and continuo | Nicolo Porpora (1686-1768)
Concerto grosso No. 4 in G minor | Alessandro Scarlatti (1660-1725)
Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 4 | Archangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
ARTISTS
Cecilia Duarte, mezzo-soprano

Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin

Cynthia Miller Freivogel, baroque violin
Brandon Vance, baroque violin

Ethan Lin, baroque violin

Stef Creswell, baroque viola

Elisabeth Reed, baroque cello

Ross Gilliland, baroque bass

Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord
TICKETS:
General Admission: $37.00 ($35.00 + $2.00 booking fee)
Students: FREE
Schedule
Friday | July 10th | 7:30pm
Nordic Hall, 63 Jacobs Road Coupeville, WA 98239
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Saturday | July 11th | 3:00pm
St. Augustine’s in-the-Woods, 5217 South Honeymoon Bay Road Freeland, WA, 98249
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