Jun 13, 2023 7:30 PM
ACRONYM is a classical music ensemble, to be sure, but it is classical music that rocks.
This Baroque band is dedicated to giving modern premieres of the wild instrumental music of the seventeenth century.
Audience members do not need tickets. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. All the concerts will be broadcast live and streamed on WQXR, for those unable to attend in person.
No rain dates.
Admission: FREE
Program
ACRONYM
Anonymous, (Biber?/Schmelzer?), Sonata Jucunda a5 in D Minor
Samuel Capricornus, (1628-1665), Sonata a8 in A Minor
Francesco Cavalli, (1602-1676), Canzona a8 in C Major
Andreas Kirchhoff, (fl.1700), Sonata a6 in G Minor
Alessandro Scarlatti, (1660-1725), Sinfonia a4, (from Agar et Ismaele esiliati)
Clemens Thieme, (1631-1668), Sonata a8 in C Major
Intermission
Johann Pezel, (1639-1694), Ciacona a6 in B-flat Major
Giovanni Valentini, (1582-1649), Sonata Enharmonisch a8 in G Minor
Antonio Bertali, (1605-1669), Sonata a6 in D Minor
Johann Philipp Krieger, (1649-1725), Sonata a4 in F Major
Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644-1704), Battalia a10 in D Major
Opening Fanfare: Times Square Brass, WORLD PREMIERE WORK, (2023), Composer, Martin Kennedy