# Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale at First Congregational Church, April 30, 2023

[Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale](https://philharmonia.org/2022-2023-season/from-muffat-to-mason/) season finale: From Muffat to Mason  
[First Congregational Church](http://fccb.org/)  
[2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704-2201 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=2345+Channing+Way,+Berkeley,+CA+94704-2201+USA&hl=en)  
4:00 PM, Sunday, April 30, 2023

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## Set One

[4:00 PM] {concert tuning}  
[4:02 PM] {enter RE; welcoming remarks}

### Bates: Appalachian Ayre

01. \[4:04 PM] [Mason Bates](https://www.masonbates.com/) \(b. 1977): _Appalachian Ayre_ (2023; world premiere this run)  
[4:11 PM] {work ends; DB off}

### Schmelzer: Lamento sopra la morte di Ferdinandi III

[4:12 PM] {RE move to organ and then harpsichord for comments about the next work and baroque tuning}

01. [4:16 PM] Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (ca. 1620–1680): _Lamento sopra la morte di Ferdinandi III_ (1657)  
[4:22 PM] {work ends}

### Biber: Mensa Sonora Pars III

[4:23 PM] {RE comments about the next work}

Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber (1644–1704): _Mensa Sonora_ Pars III in A minor, C 71 (ca. 1680)

01. [4:24 PM] Gagliarda: Allegro
02. [4:25 PM] Sarabanda
03. [4:26 PM] Aria
04. [4:27 PM] Ciacona
05. [4:30 PM] Sonatina  
[4:31 PM] {applause at set end}  
[4:32 PM] {break!}

## Set Two: Muffat: Missa in labore requies

[4:44 PM] {back in my seat; performers noodling onstage}  
[4:50 PM] {enter soloists; RE talk about the next piece}  
[4:54 PM] {concert tuning}

Georg Muffat (1653–1704): _Missa in labore requies_ (ca. 1690)

01. [4:56 PM] Sonata (Kyrie)
02. [4:57 PM] Kyrie I
03. [4:58 PM] Christe
04. [4:59 PM] Kyrie II  
[5:01 PM] {applause at section break}
05. [5:01 PM] Gloria: Et in terra pax
06. [5:02 PM] Gloria: Laudamus te
07. [5:04 PM] Gloria: Gratias agimus tibi
08. [5:05 PM] Gloria: Domine Deus
09. [5:05 PM] Gloria: Qiu tollis peccata mundi
10. [5:08 PM] Gloria: Quoniam tu solius Sanctus
11. [5:10 PM] Gloria: Cum Sancto Spiritu  
[5:13 PM] {applause at section break}
12. [5:14 PM] Credo: Patrem omnipotentem
13. [5:15 PM] Credo: Et in unum Dominum
14. [5:18 PM] Credo: Qui propter
15. [5:19 PM] Credo: Et incarnatus est
16. [5:20 PM] Credo: Crucifixus
17. [5:22 PM] Credo: Et resurrexit
18. [5:24 PM] Credo: Et in Spiritu Sanctum  
[5:28 PM] {applause at section break}
19. [5:30 PM] Sanctus
20. [5:31 PM] Hosanna
21. [5:33 PM] Benedictus
22. [5:33 PM] Hosanna  
[5:35 PM] {applause at section break}
23. [5:35 PM] Agnus Dei
24. [5:36 PM] Dona Nobis Pacem  
[5:38 PM] {set ends; applause and bows}  
[5:40 PM] {all off; show ends}


## Performers

### Soloists

* [Spencer Britten](https://www.spencerbritten.com/): tenor vox, L side;
* [Siman Chung](https://www.kenbensonartists.com/roster/artist/siman-chung): countertenor vox, L side;
* [Maya Kherani](https://www.mayakherani.com/): soprano vox, L side;
* [Reginald Mobley](http://www.reginaldmobley.com/): countertenor vox, R side;
* [Cody Quattlebaum](https://www.codyquattlebaum.com/): bass-baritone vox, R side;
* [James Reese](http://www.jamesreesemusic.com/): tenor vox, R side;
* [Nola Richardson](https://www.nolarichardson.com/): soprano vox, R side;
* [Jonathan Woody](https://www.athloneartists.com/artists/jonathan-woody/): bass-baritone vox, L side.

### Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

* [Kathryn Adduci](https://www.clarinotrumpet.com/): principal baroque trumpet;
* [David Belkovski](https://davidbelkovski.com/): harpsichord;
* [Allen Biggs](https://www.facebook.com/biggsdrums): principal timpani, percussion;
* [Elizabeth Blumenstock](http://www.philharmonia.org/about/orchestra/elizabeth-blumenstock/): violin;
* [Phoebe Carrai](https://www.phoebecarrai.com/): cello;
* Maria Ionia Caswell: viola;
* [Richard Egarr](http://www.intermusica.co.uk/egarr/piano): conductor, harpsichord, music director;
* Dominic Favia: baroque trumpet;
* Stephen Goist: viola;
* William Harvey: baroque trumpet;
* [Katherine Heater](http://music.berkeley.edu/heater.html): organ;
* [Tomà Iliev](http://tomailiev.com/): violin II;
* Greg Ingles: sackbut;
* Chloe Kim: principal violin II;
* [Katherine Kyme](https://www.facebook.com/kati.kyme): violin II;
* Anthony Martin: violin;
* Manami Mizumoto: violin, concertmaster;
* [Carla Moore](http://www.carlamoore.net/): violin;
* [Maxine Nemerovski](https://www.facebook.com/maxine.nemerovski): violin II;
* Ellie Nishi: viola;
* Alex Opsahl: cornetto;
* Melissa Rodgers: baroque trumpet;
* Erik Schmalz: sackbut;
* Ezra Seltzer: cello;
* William Skeen: cello;
* Bill Skiba: baroque trumpet;
* Noah Strick: violin II;
* [Kiri Tollaksen](https://www.kiritollaksen.com/): cornetto;
* [Jessica Troy](http://www.jessicatroy.com/): principal viola;
* Jolianne von Einem: violin;
* Wen Yang: contrabass;
* Daniel Zuluaga: lute, theorbo, guitar, baroque guitar.

### Philharmonia Baroque Chorale

* [Valérie Sainte-Agathe]: choral director;

* John Kendall Bailey: bass vox;
* William Betts: tenor vox;
* Paul Boyce: bass vox;
* [Joel Chapman](http://joel-chapman-ay6e.squarespace.com/welcome): bass-baritone vox;
* Tonia D'Amelio: soprano vox;
* Shauna Fallihee: alto vox;
* Victoria Fraser: soprano vox;
* Sepp Hammer: bass vox;
* Corey Head: tenor vox;
* Jeffrey Howe: tenor vox;
* Michelle Kennedy: soprano vox;
* Benjamin Liupaogo: tenor vox;
* John Mansfield: tenor vox;
* James Monios: bass vox;
* Mark Mueller: tenor vox;
* Jefferson Packer: bass vox;
* Diana Pray: soprano vox;
* Leandra Ramm: alto vox;
* Sarah Sims: soprano vox;
* Nathan Stroud: alto vox;
* Susan Thampi: alto vox;
* Kyle Tingzon: alto vox;
* Celeste Winant: alto vox;
* Helene Zindarsian: soprano vox.

## Notes

I thought today's concert was very good. I really liked both the instrumental works of the first half and the big choral mass of the second: it was a fine way for PBO to wrap up the current season, and good reinforcement of my decision to renew for next year!

[Program Notes](https://s3.amazonaws.com/data.instantencore.com/pdf/1078671/April+23+Muffat.docx.pdf) or {{:2023:2023-04:20230430pn.pdf|program notes}}

{{tag>music Richard_Egarr Valérie_Sainte-Agathe Spencer_Britten Siman_Chung Maya_Kherani Reginald_Mobley Cody_Quattlebaum James_Reese Nola_Richardson Jonathan_Woody Elizabeth_Blumenstock Kathryn_Adduci David_Belkovski Allen_Biggs Phoebe_Carrai Maria_Ionia_Caswell Dominic_Favia Stephen_Goist William_Harvey Katherine_Heater Tomà_Iliev Greg_Ingles Chloe_Kim Katherine_Kyme Anthony_Martin Manami_Mizumoto Carla_Moore Maxine_Nemerovski Ellie_Nishi Alex_Opsahl Melissa_Rodgers Erik_Schmalz Ezra_Seltzer William_Skeen Bill_Skiba Noah_Strick Kiri_Tollaksen Jessica_Troy Jolianne_von_Einem Wen_Yang Daniel_Zuluaga John_Kendall_Bailey William_Betts Paul_Boyce Joel_Chapman Tonia_D'Amelio  Shauna_Fallihee Victoria_Fraser Sepp_Hammer Corey_Head Jeffrey_Howe Michelle_Kennedy Benjamin_Liupaogo John_Mansfield James_Monios Mark_Mueller Jefferson_Packer Diana_Pray Leandra_Ramm Sarah_Sims Nathan_Stroud Susan_Thampi Kyle_Tingzon Celeste_Winant Helene_Zindarsian}}

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