Sinfonia New York
The Art & Ecstasy of the Chaconne
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Called "the most unbridled and passionate of dances," the chacona in 17th-century Spain involved whole body undulations, massive hip movements and indecent lyrics. It was banned by the Catholic Church. A person could get up to 200 lashes for dancing the chaconne and thereby ignoring the dictates of the Spanish Inquisition. But as far as the rest of Europe was concerned, anything banned by the Inquisition deserved a closer look.
October's concert is a visual/musical history of the chaconne, from its origins as a wild and sacrilegious street dance in Spain to its apotheosis in the Chaconne from Bach's Partita in D minor for unaccompanied violin. Music, dance, and song take us on a tour through Europe via Spain, Italy, England, France and Germany.
The evening continues with a gala reception celebrating Gotham Early Music Scene's first five years of championing performances of early music throughout metropolitan New York City and beyond. Come raise a glass with us and support the further development of the early music scene for years to come.
Read "A Baroque Gem's Allure": The New York Times review of the debut performance of The Art & Ecstasy of the Chaconne in 2009
Video clips from the performance: Passacaille d'Armide The Gran Chacona (after Aranes)
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Thursday, October 4, 2012Performance: 7:30 pmGala reception following performanceNew York Society for Ethical Culture 2 West 64th Street (at Central Park West) Manhattan Directions
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The Sinfonia Players
Judson Griffin, violin and viola
Christine Gummere, Artistic Director and cello
Grant Herreid, lute and theorbo
Claire Jolivet, violin
Sandra Miller, flute and piccolo
Theresa Salomon, violin and viola
John Scott, harpsichord
Nell Snaidas, soprano
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Patricia Beaman and Carlos Fittante, baroque dancers
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All seats in the auditorium, both orchestra and balcony, have excellent acoustics and sight lines-- both floors are "raked" (slanted).
Ticketing is for RESERVED seats-- you wil be assigned tickets on a best-available basis.
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Be a GEM!
Sponsor the gala and support GEMS
Starting at $500
Each sponsorship includes 2 tickets to the
performance and the gala reception
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Single tickets for concert and gala reception ~ $125
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Tickets will go on sale at the Society for Ethical Culture at 6:45 pm.
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Tickets for concert only ~ $40
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