O poor distracted world!

263 Park Avenue,Glencoe IL 60022

17 July, 2022

Description

Inspired by the myth of Icarus, O poor distracted world! is a meditation on lamentation that brings together works from the Renaissance and Early Baroque whose stories probe the intersection(s) of complacency, hubris, and fate – of both the dying and those left behind. Featuring a stellar team of six singers, along with lute and continuo organ, the program will highlight individual talents through solo, small group, and full ensemble works. Light refreshments will accompany the performance. Drawing its name from the aesthetic philosophy of the Baroque known as the Doctrine of the Affections (Affektenlehre), Ensemble Affekten is Chicagoland’s newest ensemble dedicated to the intimate-scale vocal works of the Middle Ages through the Baroque. Through narrative programs that recontextualize the ways that early composers married text and music to arouse emotions in their audiences, we are committed to making this rich body of works relevant to the world in which we are living – through rhetoric, storytelling, and style. Program: I. Man is of few days J.C. Bach - Der Mensch, vom Weibe geborenGesualdo - Jerusalem, surge Dowland - Flow my tears III. Love divided Josquin – Mille regretzCoprario – O GriefDowland – Now, O now, I needs must part II. In the lap of heaven Monteverdi – Lagrime d'amante al sepolcro dell'amataCoprario – So parted you III. Do not fear Coprario – O poor distracted worldMonteverdi – Lamento della NinfaJ.C. Bach – Fürchte dich nichtENSEMBLE AFFEKTEN Andrew Major, artistic director Brandon Acker, lute & theorbo Chuck Foster, keyboards AJ Buegel, soprano Victoria Marshall, mezzo-soprano Chelsea Lyons, mezzo-soprano Michaël Hudetz, tenor Dario Amador-Lage, baritone Walter Aldrich, bass-baritone