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Four members of La forza delle stelle | Baroque Orchestra—Lydia Becker (violin), Jimmy Drancsak (violin), Charlie Reed (cello & viola da gamba), and Alice Chuaqui Baldwin (harpsichord)—will be performing a chamber concert of works by Baroque women composers as part of the Gotham Early Music Scene Midtown Concerts Series in NYC! All works on the concert were written by women, including works by both the more famous Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre and Isabella Leonarda, as well as the less well-known Marieta Prioli and the woman composer known only by her pseudonym, “Mrs. Philarmonica.”

Admission for in-person attendance is FREE and the concert will also be *live-streamed* here: https://www.youtube.com/@MidtownConcerts

Join us in January for this concert of little-heard repertoire!

Join us for our spring concert where La forza delle stelle | Baroque orchestra will explore the works of Handel and Bach! Together we’ll examine two of Johann Sebastian Bach’s cantatas for solo voice (one for alto and one for bass), and take a whirl through a couple of George Frideric Handel’s instrumental works: his Concerto grosso in Bb Major, Op. 6, No. 7 (HWV 325), and his Sinfonia in Bb Major (HWV 339) written for a chamber ensemble of two violins and basso continuo.

$25 General Admission | $5 Students w/ ID

Pieces on this concert:
Bach: Cantata BWV 82, “Ich habe genung” (feat. bass-baritone Joseph Beutel)
Handel: Sinfonia in Bb Major (HWV 339)
Bach: Cantata BWV 54, “Widerstehe doch der sünde” (feat. countertenor James Brown)
Handel: Concerto grosso in Bb Major, Op. 6, No. 7 (HWV 325)

A concert of Italian Baroque music from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. With a mix of works by big names—like Vivaldi and Corelli—and lesser known masters—such as Gregori and Albinoni—there’s a lot to enjoy and discover in the concerti grossi by these Italian maestri!

$25 General Admission | $15 Students w/ ID

Here’s the full program:
Stradella: “Sinfonia” from the serenata La forza delle stelle
Vivaldi: Concerto in b minor, Op. 3, No. 10 (1711)
Corelli: Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 1 (1714)
Caldara: Sinfonia concertata
Albinoni: Concerto in F Major, Op. 2, No. 1 (1700)
Torelli: Concerto in E Major, Op. 8, No. 3 (1709)
Gregori: Concerto grosso in C Major, Op. 2, No. 1 (1698)