PERFORMANCE

Dumbarton Concerts
Resplendent Baroque music for soprano written and inspired by women

Amy Broadbent

Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Dumbarton Concerts
Dumbarton United Methodist Church
Washington, DC

MORE ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE

Led by Artistic Director Dana Marsh and featuring soprano Amy Broadbent, the Consort brings a program centered around solo cantatas by Barbara Strozzi and Francesca Caccini, two of the “under-sung” female composers of the era, accentuated by Bach and Handel arias for soprano as well as interludes of instrumental excellence that the Consort is so known for.

Barbara Strozzi L’astratto, Op. 8

G.F. Handel Sonata in G Minor Op. 2 No. 2, HWV 387

J.S. Bach Wenn die Frühlingslüfte streichen, from BWV 202

                   Die Schatzbarkeit die Weiten Erden, from BWV 204

Handel Armida abbandonata, HWV 105

Francesca Caccini Lasciatemi qui solo

Strozzi Hor che Apollo, Op. 8

Bach Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn, from BWV 147

           Schwingt freudig euch empor, from BWV 36

Running time: TBA