SKALNY CENTER FOR POLISH AND CENTRAL

EUROPEAN STUDIES

Program of the concert

Polonia nell'Europa Antica Songs of love

1. Vivaldi – Il grosso Mogul – Concerto RV 208 Allegro - Grave/Recitativo - Allegro 2. Vivaldi – In furore Iustissimae Irae 3. Handel – Samson - How willing my paternal love 4. Zebrowski – Magnificat - Aria - Suscepit Israel 5. Zebrowski – Magnificat - Aria - Quia fecit mihi magna 6. Szarzynski – Sonata in D major for 2 violins and basso continuo -------- Break ----------- 6. Tartini – Concerto op.1 no 3 Allegro - Largo - Allegro 7. Handel - Piangero la sorte mia 8. Caresana - La Veglia – Dormi o nimo 9. Monteverdi – Quel sguardo sdegnosetto 10. Handel – Apollo i Dafne – Come rosa in su la Spina 11. Corelli – Concerto grosso op. 6 no 4

The international orchestra Il Giardino d’Amore (“The Garden of Love”) will perform Baroque music on original instruments. Led by violinist Stefan Plewniak and harpsichordist Marco Vitale, the orchestra specializes in the performance of Italian, Polish, and French baroque music of the 17th and 18th centuries. The orchestra has performed at numerous festivals, including the Bach festival in Vienna, the Utrecht old music festival in Germany, and the Tartini festival in Slovenia. On tour in the United States and Canada this fall, the orchestra will be featured, among others, as part of the New York Early Music Celebration in New York City, and Mooredale Concerts in Toronto before traveling to Rochester. The group’s releases include Il Giardino d’Amore and Musica del Sole.

Performers:

Stefan Plewniak (violin), Natalia Kawalek - Plewniak (soprano), Marzena Matyaszek (violin), Dawid Biwo (baritone), Katarzyna Kalinowska (violin), Enrique Gomez Cabrero Fernandez (violin), Katarzyna Cichoń (cello), Maria Guzowska (lute), Marco Vitale (harpsicord).