Chatham Baroque's upcoming concert showcases the musical journey and influence of Queen Christina of Sweden! Managing and Artistic Director Scott Pauley and soprano Pascale Beaudin joined Anna Singer live on QED's afternoon show to talk about the program.
Chatham Baroque's upcoming concert showcases the musical journey and influence of Queen Christina of Sweden! Managing and Artistic Director Scott Pauley and soprano Pascale Beaudin joined Anna Singer live on QED's afternoon show to talk about the program.
Pascale and Scott explain how they discovered Christina and detail her arts contributions, from her reign of Sweden to her abdication, and her conversion to Catholicism and relocation to Rome. Christina became a leading patron of the arts in Baroque Rome, supporting a wide scope of composers, founding an arts academy, and opening an opera house.
Chatham Baroque will be joined for this concert by Pascale, as well as violinist Carmen Johnson Pajaro and Anna O’Connell playing the Italian triple harp. The program includes diverse vocal and instrumental repertoire, from French works by Lully to Roman composers like Corelli and Scarlatti.
There are three opportunities to hear music from Queen Christina from January 23rd-25th. Friday and Saturday's performances will be held at 7:30pm at Hicks Memorial Chapel in Highland Park. Sunday's 2:30pm concert is at Rodef Shalom's Levy Hall. Visit Chatham Baroque's website for more information and to get tickets.