The Pacific Baroque Orchestra presents:
Handel Organ Concerti
Saturday, June 1, 2013 at 7:30pm
West Vancouver United Church
2062 Esquimalt Ave, West Vancouver
Our 2012-2013 season finale is a stunning potpourri of concerti for organ, oboes and violin. The first works of their kind, Handel’s organ concerti greatly influenced later writing for the instrument. PBO Artistic Director Alexander Weimann’s treatment of these revolutionary compositions will be extraordinary.There’s one performance only – we hope you’ll join us!
West Vancouver United Church’s custom-designed and -built organ by Washington maker Martin Pasi weighs approximately eight tons. Although the case and tonal design of the organ are reminiscent of historical Dutch and North German instruments, the aim was to create a modern instrument capable of playing a wide range of musical repertoire, and performing a wide variety of accompaniment and solo functions.
PBO Artistic Director Alexander Weimann is one of the most sought-after ensemble directors, soloists, and chamber music partners of his generation. He has traveled the world as a member of the ensemble Tragicomedia; as a frequent guest of ensembles such as Les Boréades, Cantus Cölln, Freiburger Barockorchester, Tafelmusik, and the Gesualdo Consort; and as musical director of Les Voix Baroques and Le Nouvel Opéra. Weimann was born in 1965 in Munich, where he studied the organ, church music, musicology, theatre, medieval Latin, and jazz piano. After some years in Berlin, he now spends as much time as possible with his family — which so far includes three children as well as several pets — in his adopted home, Montreal, and is active in both his kitchen and his garden.
Repertoire:
G.F. Handel: Concerto in g (Op. 4 no. 3)
C.P.E Bach: Organ concerto in Eb (H 446/W 35)
W.A. Mozart: Church sonata (KV 336)
J.C. Bach: Concerto III from op. 13 (C 64)
J.S. Bach: Sinfonia to cantata 35 (Part II)
Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for violin, oboe, & organ (RV 779)
Handel: Concerto in Bb (Op. 7 no. 1)
See the Pasi Organ Builders in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV1OWe3_Kes
Find out more about Martin Pasi’s organs: http://www.pasiorgans.com/