The Four Seasons
Antonio Vivaldi, Christopher Simpson, & John Cage
At Washington National Cathedral
January 7-8, 2011
Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons—four concertos for solo violin and strings—is beloved the world over. In this centerpiece celebration of the seasons, Folger Consort performs works by two other composers who were also captivated with the idea of a set of pieces based on the seasons. Christopher Simpson’s virtuosic set from
17th-century England for violin and two viols is a high point in the literature for viol in the same way that Vivaldi’s concertos are for the violin. And 20th-century American composer John Cage is heard in a new arrangement for baroque instruments and percussion of his atmospheric music for the ballet The Seasons.
Folger Consort
Artistic Directors
Robert Eisenstein - violin, viol
Christopher Kendall - theorbo, conductor
Orchestra
Julie Andrijeski - violin
Risa Browder - violin
Wade Davis - cello
Michael De Sapio - violin
Robert Eisenstein - violin, viol
Nina Falk - viola
Joseph Gascho - harpsichord, organ
Marta Howard - viola
June Huang - violin
Christopher Kendall - theorbo, conductor
John Kilkenny - percussion
Mark Kuss - synthesizer
Caroline Levy - violin
Anthony J. Marini - viola
John Moran - cello
J. Tracy Mortimore - violone
Leslie Nero - violin
Brent Wissick - cello, viol
