Miller Theatre Presents CAVALIERI LAMENTATIONS (1/23) & BACH AND THE CONCERTO (1/30)

Miller Theatre at Columbia University welcomes the new year with two illuminating presentations: Cavalieri Lamentations (Early Music series) and Bach and the Concerto (Bach and the Baroque series) presented on January 23 and 30, respectively.

CAVALIERI LAMENTATIONS
Saturday, January 23, 8:00PM

Church of St. Mary the Virgin (145 West 46th Street)
Born into a noble Roman family around 1550, Emilio de' Cavalieri played an integral part in Italian artistic life. His Lamentations of Jeremiah, written towards the end of his career, is one of the most unique sacred works of the late 16th century. The enthralling Le Poème Harmonique perform this masterpiece of dramatic force in the glow of candlelight at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin.

Artists: Le Poème Harmonique
Vincent Dumestre, conductor
Bios: http://www.millertheatre.com/LearnInteract/ArtistDetails.aspx?artid=145

BACH AND THE CONCERTO
Saturday, January 30, 8:00PM

The talentEd Simone Dinnerstein makes her Miller debut in this program featuring two of Bach's concertos alongside selections from some of his most famous collections. Time magazine has pointed out the young pianist's "arresting freshness and subtlety," while The New Yorker notes her "lean, knowing, and unpretentious elegance." The American Contemporary Music Ensemble offers their interpretation of selections from Die Kunst der Fuge.

Artists: Simone Dinnerstein, piano
American Contemporary Music Ensemble
Bios: http://www.millertheatre.com/LearnInteract/ArtistDetails.aspx?artid=159

PROGRAM: J.S. Bach selections from the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book II:
Prelude and Fugue No. 5 in D major, BWV 874
Prelude and Fugue No. 2 in C minor, BWV 871
Prelude and Fugue No. 3 in C-sharp Major, BWV 872
Prelude and Fugue No. 9 in E Major, BWV 878
selections from Die Kunst der Fuge, BWV 1080:
Contrapunctus 1, 6, 9, 13a, 13b
Chorale: Wenn wir in hochsten Noten sein
Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056

Tickets cost $35 · Students w/ ID: $15. For tickets and information, please call 212/854-7799; or visit www.millertheatre.com

Columbia University's Miller Theatre is located north of the Main Campus Gate at 116th St. & Broadway on the ground floor of Dodge Hall.

 

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