Above photo : Soprano Hannah Fraser
Artists
Hannah Fraser – Mezzo soprano
Susannah Lawergren – Soprano
Madeleine Easton – Artistic Director Bach Akademie Australia
The odds are slim that three musicians of global significance could be born in the same year, however in 1685, that’s exactly what happened. Domenico Scarlatti, Georg Frideric Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach were The Class of ’85, and their overwhelming influence on music cannot be overstated, enduring to this day. Featuring Handel’s rich Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op.6 No.7, Domenico Scarlatti’s ‘Salve Regina’ with mezzo soprano Hannah Fraser, and J.S. Bach’s magnificent secular cantata ‘Non sa che sia dolore’ BWV 209 with soprano Susannah Lawergren, this program celebrates the supreme craftsmanship, versatility and imagination of these three titans of Western classical music.
Program
D. Scarlatti Salve Regina in A major SANT Hs 3514 (Nr. 5)
J. P. Rameau Les Boréades, Act IV, Scene 4: Entrée de Polymnie RCT31
J.S. Bach Orchestral Suite No.3 in D major BWV 1068
G.F. Handel Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.7 in B flat major HWV325
J.S. Bach Cantata ‘Non sa che sia dolore’ (He knows not what sorrow is) BWV 209
Performances:
Friday May 30 at 7.30pm St James’ Church, King Street
Saturday May 31 at 2.30pm Our Lady of Dolours, Chatswood
Sunday June 1 at 2.30pm Bowral Memorial Hall
Tickets
https://www.bachakademieaustralia.com.au/events
or call 1300 785 377
