2023-24 Season
Thursday, September 14, 2023, at 7:00 pm
Old Church, 1011 Wesley Street, Oxford, Georgia
Friday, September 15, 2023, at 7:00 pm
St. Joseph Catholic Church, 830 Poplar Street, Macon, GA
Saturday, September 16, 2023, at 7:00 pm
Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church, 1660 North Decatur Road, Atlanta, GA
The 17th century was a major turning point for Western music. Composers began writing instrumental sonatas with contrasting sections, giving way to florid ornamentation over a simple bass line. This move away from earlier styles required a new type of spontaneity that allowed the performers to demonstrate virtuosic skills on rapidly evolving instruments. Sol Divino takes a slice from the late Renaissance and pairs this with the early Baroque masterworks of Castello, Frescobaldi, and Monteverdi in a concert that celebrates the instruments, the composers, and the music. Jody Miller & Jonathan DeLoach (recorder); Erik Schmalz (trombone); Mía Mangano (violone); Kelly Brzozowski (harp); Gregory Hamilton (theorbo); and Barbara Weiss (organ). $20 suggested donation; $10 for discounted categories.