THE Irish Baroque Orchestra, directed by Grammy nominee Monica Huggett, presents a beautiful suite of works by Pergolesi, Vivaldi and Ferrandini for Lent this year. The Limerick concert takes place in St Mary’s Cathedral, ideal for the works platformed, next Wedensday February 29 at 7.30pm. Note 7.30pm. Joining the orchestra are two Irish vocalists, counter tenor Stephen Wallace and from Belfast, soprano Mary Nelson.
The musical theme is ‘The Suffering of the Virgin’, taken from Battista’s composition within the programme designed for this Lenten tour.
“These concerts include Pergolesi’s famous ‘Stabat Mater’ – a hymn to Mary – and ‘Il Pianto di Maria’ composed by Giovanni Battista Ferrandini,” says PRO Tony Rogers. “It is from this which the title of the touring project is drawn. This last work, a formidable and skilfully orchestrated cantata, was for many years attributed to Handel. However ongoing suspicions about its authenticity coupled with further research has, in more recent times, reunited the work with its rightful owner.
“The programme also includes Vivaldi’s Sinfonia ‘Al Santo Sepolcro’ in E flat major”.
Tickets from 7pm at the cathedral door on Wednesday 29.
