Event
A Renaissance Christmas with the Festival Consort
The Festival Consort presents its beloved Renaissance Christmas concert on Sunday, January 3 at 3 PM, 2016, at the Church of the Incarnation, 550 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa CA 95401. This will be the Consort's thirty ninth year -- closing off the 2015 Christmas season. Soprano Carol Menke and countertenor Chris Fritzsche join director David Hogan Smith, Joanna Bramel Young, Alan Paul and Bob Cronin in a concert celebrating the Yuletide season. The Consort plays an impressive array of medieval and renaissance instruments, including a full matched consort of recorders, crumhorns and schreyerpfeifen, as well as shawms, curtals, guitar and sackbut. Traditional carols and works by some of the greatest medieval and renaissance composers will be on the program. Along with works by Praetorius, Arcadelt and Hassler, there will be three jubilant and majestic six part works by Victoria, Palestrina and Guerrero.
The Church of the Incarnation, built in 1875, is perfect venue for the Festival Consort. Built entirely of heart redwood, the church has very fine acoustic qualities that showcase the Consort's richly varied program. Some audience members come every year, making it a family tradition.
Soprano Carol Menke performs as a soloist throughout Sonoma County with major music ensembles. She is on the faculty of Santa Rosa Junior College and is Director of Music at the Church of the Incarnation.
Countertenor Chris Fritzsche, also well-known to Bay Area
audiences, was a member of Chanticleer, and has performed throughout the world with the men's vocal group. He presently performs with the vocal ensemble Clerestory. He has made many recordings, and is Music Director of the Center for Spiritual Living in Santa Rosa.
Director David Hogan Smith is internationally known as an expert in the making of double reeds for early instruments. His book on the subject was published by Indiana University Press. He has taught on the faculty of Amherst Early Music Workshop and the San Francisco Early Music Society workshops. He also directs his own group - The King's Trumpetts & Shalmes.
Joanna Bramel Young is a founding member of the Festival Consort. She has taught recorder at Santa Rosa Junior College, and at workshops sponsored by the San Francisco Early Music Society and workshops on Lake George, New York. She and the Festival Consort toured the United States with Community Concerts, sponsored by Columbia Artists.
Alan Paul, a founding member of The King's Trumpetts & Shalmes, has been active in the San Francisco Bay Area and in the Oregon music scene for many years. He has played with the Pacific Collegium, City Concert Opera, Baroque Etcetera and the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra
Bob Cronin is a founding member of The King's Trumpetts & Shalmes. Trained as an engineer, he has crafted professional quality replicas of renaissance and baroque double reed instruments that are played in many countries The shawms and curtals played in the Consort were all made by him. He has also been on the faculty of the Amherst Early Music Workshop
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LocationThe Church of the Incarnation, (View)
550 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
United States
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| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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Contact
| Owner: Joanna Young |
| On BPT Since: Sep 27, 2010 |
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| The Festival Consort |
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