"The Return of Rosenmüller"
Sunday, March 05, 2023 | 07:00 PM
Sunday, March 5, 2023 @ 7:00 pm, at Calvin Presbyterian Church
On March 13, 2020, just hours before the dress rehearsal, the TCC made the heart-rending decision to cancel one of the most ambitious programs we’ve ever dared. But the TCC singers have kept their marked scores, and we are thrilled to present this remount! This program showcases the stunning yet little-known choral music of Johann Rosenmüller, who was next in line to become the Leipzig Thomaskantor (the position later held by J.S. Bach) when he was accused of homosexual activities and imprisoned. Rosenmüller somehow escaped his confinement and fled to Venice, where he would stay for two decades. There he found work as a sackbut player at St. Mark’s Basilica, taught at the Ospedale della Pietà (of Vivaldian fame), and composed glorious sacred concertos in the Italian style. Only at the end of his life did he finally dare return to Germany. This program showcases Rosenmüller’s mastery of both Protestant and Catholic sacred music as well as virtuoso instrumental music in the latest Italian style. Featuring a glittering ensemble of strings and sackbuts!
