Posted by: Orchestra Miami is joining with the Music Ministry of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral to create the Saturdays at Trinity Series on Saturdays at 7 p.m. in their historic sanctuary in Downtown Miami. These concerts will feature music performed by soloists from Orchestra Miami along with singers from South Florida.
The series will explore the lush and opulent music of the Art Nouveau era (roughly 1885 to the 1930s). This period is known for its opulence, lushness and eclecticism, with music that was often theatrical, grandly scaled and adorned with complex harmonies.
May 16: Arte Nuova
For this performance the orchestra will explore stile floreale, or “floral style” music.
They will perform:
- Il Tramonto, a dramatic lyric poem/cantata composed in 1914 for string quartet and mezzo-soprano, based on a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelly. The soloist on this piece will be Metropolitan Opera Grand Finalist Award winner Maggie Reneé.
- The Piano Quintet in F Minor, composed in 1902, featuring Orchestra Miami's Huifang Chen and Dale Sandvold on violin, Gregory Falkenstein on viola, Susan Bergeron on cello and Artistic Director Elaine Rinaldi on piano.
The program also features a lesser-known work of composer Giacomo Puccini. Crisantemi for string quartet, composed in 1890 as a tribute after the death of Amadeo I of Spain, a son of the Italian king Vittorio Emanuele II.
They will also perform some of composer Paolo Rosti's most well-known songs, popular during the Belle Époque era. The works will feature tenor soloist Gerardo Ortega, a frequent Orchestra Miami collaborator.
Admission for this is on a Pay-What-You-Wish basis, starting at $5.
Trinity Cathedral is located at 464 NE 16 Street, Miami, 33132. Free parking is available at the church (tell the attendant you are there for the concert). There is also nearby street parking, parking in the Omni garage, or you can take the free Metromover to the Omni Station.
The next two concerts are La Musique Nouvelle, Art Nouveau in France on Saturday, June 13. and Neue Musik, the music of the Art Nouveau in Germany and Austria. on July 11. Tickets and info are available at www.orchestramiami.org, or call (305) 274-2103.
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