Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 7:30pm
Broadcast on WQXR-FM 96.3 Sunday, November 23rd, 9 pm

Andrew Megill, Guest Conductor
with Rebel Baroque Orchestra

Bach brings the ancient words of the Mass to life, capturing with unmatched depth and clarity, humanity's relationship to the divine. Unlike most of his compositions, Bach's Mass in B Minor was written for purely personal reasons. It is not only one of the greatest works of history, but a truly modern work, with much to teach us about how to live in our own time.

Andrew Megill's "...performances leave the audience gasping in amazement." -Classical New Jersey

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Sunday, December 14, 2008 at 3pm
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 7:30pm
Broadcast on WQXR-FM 96.3 Sunday December 21, 1 pm

Andrew Megill, Guest Conductor
with Rebel Baroque Orchestra

America first fell in love with Handel's masterpiece when portions of the oratorio received a New World premiere at Trinity Church in 1770 as a rent party for the organist. Every year since, New Yorkers have reveled in Messiah's splendor and majesty. The Trinity Choir-a collection of extraordinary young singers, all of whom are soloists in their own right-shares its compelling and dramatic reading of this timeless work.

"A Messiah to beat in a season bursting with them." -The New York Times

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Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 7:30pm
Broadcast on WQXR-FM 96.3 February 22, 9 PM.

Stefan Parkman, Guest Conductor

Scandinavia (and Sweden in particular) has become one of the world's most vibrant centers for choral music. This concert brings some of the most exciting new Scandinavian music to New York, along with one of the masterpieces for unaccompanied choir from the early 20th century by Swiss composer Frank Martin. Stefan Parkman, one of Sweden's finest choral conductors and a former conductor of the renowned Swedish Radio Choir, guest conducts.

"... a great musical pleasure, particularly Stefan Parkman... lively and articulated gestures ... pleasurable, affecting, and wonderful."
-Uppsala Nya Tidning

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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at 7:30pm

Andrew Megill, Conductor

Three distinctive works give definition to the season of Lent. Scarlatti's dramatic Stabat Mater was written for the choir of the Sistine Chapel, one of the great choirs of Scarlatti's age. Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri is a cycle of seven short cantatas for choir and strings, each a meditation on one of the seven wounds of Christ with passages reflecting on his hands, feet, knees, heart, side, head, and breast. Bach's beloved Jesu, meine Freude traces a spiritual journey from despair to redemption.

"...voices so pure they suggest a seraphic chorus beyond the human sphere." -The New York Times

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at 7:30pm
Broadcast on WQXR-FM 96.3 Sunday May 24, 9:05pm

Eric Milnes, Guest Conductor | Read Bio (pdf)
with Rebel Baroque Orchestra

In the 17th and 18th centuries, Latin America was home to a vibrant, inventive musical culture. Jesuits brought musical traditions of Europe to the New World, where they mixed with the strong rhythms and unbridled energy of native musical traditions. Hear European Renaissance polyphony mixed with Afro-Cuban dance rhythms, as well as villancicos-Spanish-language works drawing on the native and folk music of the New World.

Rebel Baroque Orchestra is "sophisticated and beguiling."
-The New York Times

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