Program creation and Music Direction by Jonathan Miller
Music of faith, passion, exile and humor, including Gregorian and synagogue chant; music from the Inquisition; Sephardic melodies; music from Catholic Italy and Reformation France, Germany and England; polyphony by Salamone Rossi, the great Jewish composer of the Italian Renaissance; the synagogue scene from Vecchi’s comedy, L’Amfiparnaso; and readings from the period, interwoven with the music.
Performance
Dates
Saturday
October 5, 1996
8:00 PM
Unity Temple
875 Lake Street
Oak Park, IL 60301
Sunday
October 6, 1996
3:00 PM
Quigley Chapel
103 E. Chestnut St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Performers
Matt Greenberg
Bass
Deborah Guscott
Mezzo-soprano
Robert Heitzinger
Bass
Susan Lerner
Mezzo-soprano
Carol Loverde
Soprano
Cary Lovett
Tenor