Vivaldi’s L’estro armonico, Op. 3 for 1, 2, and 4 violins
In celebration of both Early Music Month and Women’s History Month, Abendmusik presents Vivaldi’s first collection of printed concerti for 1, 2, & 4 violins, Opus 3, L’estro armónico. Published in Amsterdam in 1711, these concerti are believed to have been performed by the all-female orchestra comprised of students at the Ospedale della Pietà in Venice. In honor of women everywhere, and in particular Anna Maria della Pietà, an 18th-century violinist, composer, and teacher who was an orphan at the Ospedale, we will feature these concerti with an all-female orchestra.
Dr. Alison Smith, historian of early modern Italy and professor emeritus at Wagner College will give a short pre-concert talk on Anna Maria and the cultural life of women in Italian convents during the eighteenth century. The concert curator is violinist Vita Wallace.
Claire Smith Bermingham, Aisslinn Nosky, Tatiana Chulochnikova, Theresa Salomon ~ violins
Margrét Hjaltested, Epongue Ekille ~ violas
Caroline Nicolas ~ violoncello
Patricia Ann Neely ~ violone
Rebecca Pechefsky ~ harpsichord
Friday, March 14 at 7:30 pm
Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Tickets:
$25 general
$10 students and seniors
