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Green Music Center
Rohnert Park
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Sonoma State University
“Mr. Suzuki brought long, almost tidal phrasing to this monumental work..."
"Dann Coakwell...clear-voiced and eloquent..."
"Dashon Burton...[noble] and rich tone"
"Sherezade Panthaki...luminous...with pure, penetrating tone…”
– New York Times
(May 2011 review of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion)
"Dann Coakwell...clear-voiced and eloquent..."
"Dashon Burton...[noble] and rich tone"
"Sherezade Panthaki...luminous...with pure, penetrating tone…”
– New York Times
(May 2011 review of Bach’s St. Matthew Passion)
Handel’s Messiah Tour
Masaaki Suzuki
Sherezade Panthaki
Fabiana González
Dann Coakwell
Dashon Burton
Bruce Lamott
Masaaki Suzuki, conductor
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Fabiana González, alto
Dann Coakwell, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass-baritone
Philharmonia Chorale, Bruce Lamott, director
Handel’s beloved Messiah premiered in Dublin in 1742 and combines Old and New Testament texts concerning prophecies of a Messiah, or savior. One of the most loved of all musical compositions, it has become an integral part of any holiday season. Join guest conductor Masaaki Suzuki—director of Bach Collegium Japan, and a formidable Handelian—along with the incomparable Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Chorale, and soloists from Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music for a joyous performance of this extraordinary 18th-century masterpiece.
Program
HANDEL Messiah, HWV 56
Philharmonia Baroque’s appearance at the Green Music Center is sponsored, in part, by Qualia Wines/Kivelstadt Vineyards.