This cantata by Telemann is one of the many "new" old works Music of the Baroque has brought to Chicago. It's possible this May 2010 performance led by Nicholas Kraemer was even a world premiere!

Telemann, Nun ist das Heil und die Kraft: Chorale and Chorus (Kraemer, 5/10)

Thomas Wikman, conductor; Isola Jones, mezzo-soprano; Elliot Golub. obbligato violin
Elliot Golub was Music of the Baroque's original concertmaster, serving in that capacity until 2008. Isola Jones went on to have a major career, appearing numerous times at the Metropolitan Opera.

Bach, St. Matthew Passion: Aria, "Erbarme dich" (Wikman, 3/74)

Featuring our longest-serving musicians, co-principal trumpets Barbara Butler & Charles Geyer, plus trumpeter Robert Smith. Recorded live in December 1982.

Renaissance Christmas Volume Two

Vierdanck, Capriccio a 3 Cornetti (12/82)

Dame Jane Glover, conductor, became our music director in 2002 and is known particularly for her performances of Mozart. 
Recorded live in September 2018

Mozart, Requiem: Kyrie & Dies Irae (Glover, 9/18)

O Soave Fanciulla

We already reached week #5! It means we are almost at the half of my project... this time, for the first time, i wrote and recorded a string quartet part together with my piano. I want to experiment in these months and so i am doing :)
Once again, the song is free to download.. please share it, if you think it is worth.

The original photo has been downloaded from here:
http://www.sxc.hu/profile/bjearwicke 
Then i edited it a little bit, but this is another story. 


Week #5

Tango with Lions - Black

The cold, icy landscape during winter portrays a feeling of isolation and loneliness, yet it is stunning and captivating in its raw beauty. It leaves us with a feeling of exquisite sadness while we wait in anticipation of the coming spring. 

Composed and performed by Michele McLaughlin
Mastered and engineered by Joe Bongiorno at Piano Haven Studio
Piano: Fazioli F212
Artwork and design by Michele McLaughlin
All Rights Reserved © 2018
www.michelemclaughlin.com

Watch the video here:  https://youtu.be/qYMW5UEzKqA

Winter

Edvard Kravchuk - Transience

Stephan asked me to write a nocturne for the day of no light here in Iceland, 21. december and here it is dedicated to him :)  And today was dark, no sun at all here in SV Iceland. However this is in a way a happy day, tomorrow the day will start getting longer and every year it´s like that.

The music starts in F# major/minor, the key with so many black (night) notes and it ends in C major, the white/daylight key. Symbolic.  I thought of the motiv today while I was playing in a service for a lady that died way to soon, and the idea is to start dark and give way to the light as the improv progresses.  I think some moments came out ok, 
and the world did not end which is good.

Bach, St. Matthew Passion: Aria, "Erbarme dich" (Wikman, 3/74)

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