Mercury Chamber Orchestra is the featured group on this episode of Encore Houston, with a concert of works by the “Red Priest,” Antonio Vivaldi. Vivaldi is probably best known for his set of violin concertos called The Four Seasons, but his musical output is full of so much more including some Baroque motets and his famous setting of the Gloria as featured in this concert.
Music in this episode:
- ANTONIO VIVALDI, Concerto for sopranino recorder in C major
- Kathryn Montoya, recorder
- VIVALDI, In turbato mare
- Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano
- VIVALDI, Lauda, Jerusalem
- Teresa Wakim, soprano
- Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano
- VIVALDI, In furore iustissimae irae
- Teresa Wakim, soprano
- VIVALDI, Gloria
- Teresa Wakim, soprano
- Abigail Fischer, mezzo-soprano
- Encore: TRADITIONAL, In dulci jubilo & Deck the Halls
- Antoine Plante, conductor
- Performance date: 12/10/2016
- Originally aired: 11/25/2017
New episodes of Encore Houston air Saturdays at 10 PM, with a repeat broadcast Sundays at 4 PM, all on Houston Public Media Classical.