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

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale season finale: From Muffat to Mason
First Congregational Church
2345 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94704-2201 USA
4:00 PM, Sunday, April 30, 2023

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

1. [4:04 PM] Mason Bates (b. 1977): Appalachian Ayre (2023; world premiere this run)
   [4:11 PM] {work ends; DB off}

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

1. [4:16 PM] Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (ca. 1620–1680): Lamento sopra la morte di Ferdinandi III (1657)
   [4:22 PM] {work ends}

[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)

1. [4:24 PM] Gagliarda: Allegro
2. [4:25 PM] Sarabanda
3. [4:26 PM] Aria
4. [4:27 PM] Ciacona
5. [4:30 PM] Sonatina
   [4:31 PM] {applause at set end}
   [4:32 PM] {break!}

[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)

1. [4:56 PM] Sonata (Kyrie)
2. [4:57 PM] Kyrie I
3. [4:58 PM] Christe
4. [4:59 PM] Kyrie II
   [5:01 PM] {applause at section break}
5. [5:01 PM] Gloria: Et in terra pax
6. [5:02 PM] Gloria: Laudamus te
7. [5:04 PM] Gloria: Gratias agimus tibi
8. [5:05 PM] Gloria: Domine Deus
9. [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}

• Spencer Britten: tenor vox, L side;
• Siman Chung: countertenor vox, L side;
• Maya Kherani: soprano vox, L side;
• Reginald Mobley: countertenor vox, R side;
• Cody Quattlebaum: bass-baritone vox, R side;
• James Reese: tenor vox, R side;
• Nola Richardson: soprano vox, R side;
• Jonathan Woody: bass-baritone vox, L side.

• Kathryn Adduci: principal baroque trumpet;
• David Belkovski: harpsichord;
• Allen Biggs: principal timpani, percussion;
• Elizabeth Blumenstock: violin;
• Phoebe Carrai: cello;
• Maria Ionia Caswell: viola;
• Richard Egarr: conductor, harpsichord, music director;
• Dominic Favia: baroque trumpet;
• Stephen Goist: viola;
• William Harvey: baroque trumpet;
• Katherine Heater: organ;
• Tomà Iliev: violin II;
• Greg Ingles: sackbut;
• Chloe Kim: principal violin II;
• Katherine Kyme: violin II;
• Anthony Martin: violin;
• Manami Mizumoto: violin, concertmaster;
• Carla Moore: violin;
• 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: cornetto;
• Jessica Troy: principal viola;
• Jolianne von Einem: violin;
• Wen Yang: contrabass;
• Daniel Zuluaga: lute, theorbo, guitar, baroque guitar.

• [Valérie Sainte-Agathe]: choral director;
• John Kendall Bailey: bass vox;
• William Betts: tenor vox;
• Paul Boyce: bass vox;
• Joel Chapman: 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.

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 or program notes

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