Wed, Apr 7, 2027, 6:00PM

Music, Faith, & Power in the Baroque World

A part of the Juilliard Extension program
Rosen House Music Room
Tickets: $85

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Overview

The courts, churches, and noble households of seventeenth-century Europe were vibrant centers of artistic experimentation, where music served as both spiritual expression and political spectacle. Drawing on the repertoire performed by ACRONYM and countertenor Reginald Mobley, this lecture introduces participants to the rich musical world of the early Baroque. Through works by Monteverdi, Leonarda, Sances, Bertali, and others, we will examine how composers navigated the intersections of devotion, drama, and authority during a period of profound cultural transformation. Participants will also explore the rise of the countertenor voice, the emergence of new expressive styles, and the enduring influence of this remarkable era on Western musical culture.

Featured Concert Repertoire to be Explored:
Bertali: Sonata in A8 in A Minor
Valentini: Hodie Christus Natus Est
Isabella Leonarda: O dulce nomen Jesu
Harmonia Romana (Anonymous)
Bembo: Per il Natale
Leopold I: Morte à Christo
Leopold I: Gavotte di S.M.C.
Sances: Pianto della Madonna
Leopold I: Ciacona di S.M.C.
Monteverdi: Lamento d'Arianna
Strozzi: L'amante segreto
Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus, Cum Dederit

This class, taught by Julliard Extension’s Chair of Music History Jonathan Yaeger, is a great primer for the ACRONYM and Reginald Mobley performance on April 11, 2027.

About the Series

Caramoor is teaming up with Juilliard to offer a series of six Extension courses, open to all, offering audiences the opportunity to dive deeper into the themes presented on stage throughout the Rosen House Concert Series. Participants will learn from some of the most acclaimed professors and lecturers and engage in thoughtful discussion with fellow music lovers. Classes can be taken individually or as an Classes can be taken individually or as an entire series.

Also in the Series: Oct 22 / From Beethoven to Bartók: The Expanding World of Chamber Music; Nov 19 / Sacred Songs, Folk Routes: The Making of the Christmas Carol; Feb 24 / Mendelssohn's Grand Tour: Travel, Discovery, & the Sound of Europe; Mar 24 / The String Quartet Across Three Centuries; Apr 14 / Night, Memory, & Imagination: Romantic Piano Tradition

Know Before You Go

Music Room

At the heart of the historic Rosen House, the Music Room is a soaring yet intimate space used for chamber music, recitals, American roots music and jazz performances, as well as lectures and Caramoor's popular Afternoon Teas. You’ll find yourself surrounded with Renaissance furniture, stained glass windows and architectural elements the Rosens collected and installed in this unique space. Only covered beverages are permitted inside during performances.

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Music, Faith, & Power in the Baroque World

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