"World Music Series: Gloria by Vivaldi" - April 8, 2011
Music Direction by Alex Qian
General Audiences
Featuring the LSC-CyFair Concert Choir, LSC-CyFair Chamber Orchestra
Alex Qian, Conductor
The Gloria RV 589 is one of Antonio Vivaldi’s best-known compositions and one of the most frequently performed examples of sacred music from the Baroque era. Composed in Venice circa 1715, Vivaldi presents the traditional Gloria from the Latin Mass in 12 varied cantata-like sections. It was originally written for the Pietà, an all-female chorus who led cloistered lives in 18th century Rome.
The music has not only considerable artistic and spiritual merit, but a compellingly attractive design, with a generous proportion of four-part choruses, interspersed with soprano and contralto solos. The orchestration is typically Baroque with solo oboe, solo trumpet, violins, violas and bass continuo (harpsichord, organ, cello and bass). The wonderfully sunny nature of the Gloria, with its distinctive melodies and rhythms, is characteristic of all Vivaldi’s music, giving it an immediate and universal appeal.
Soprano
Monica E. Cummings*
Gwendolyn G. Doll
Virginia C. Faure*
Armani B. Fossie
Crystal Gonzalez
Priscilla L. Moctezuma
Kirsten L. Moore
Thuy T. Nguyen
Ashlee N. Orsak
Damaris Rodriguez
Nicole M. Sharooni
Alto
Annkwinnette S. Bob
Amekuimelto Boto
Natalie A. Dierdorf*
Danielle A. Garcia
Sherry Ju
Josianne T. Mpwo
Olivia Patton
Janet S. Preston
Tenor
Allen C. Castle*
Tyler L. Craun
Simon R. Powell
Harry Vinasco
Aaron M. Seidel
Bass
Jorge G. Aguilar*
Chase Dorin*
Brandon S. Hamilton
Andrew B. Leon
Juan F. Lerma
Cyril G. Ostendorf
Joshua A. Rodriguez
Luis A. Velez
*Member of 2011 Texas Music Educators' Association Two-year College All-State Choir
Chamber Orchestra
Trumpet: Jason Adams
Violin I: Dr. Shih-Ting Huang*, Matthew Detrick
Violin II: Dominika Dancewicz, Arturo Bohuchot
Viola: David Hunter
Cello: Dahriel Dumapat , William Gunn
DB: Carla Rodas
Harpsichord: Eunae Lee
*Music Director and Concert Master