Yale Voxtet, guest artist Stephen Stubbs and members of Juilliard415 perform a program featuring Alessandro Scarlatti’s oratorio, “Il martirio di Sant’Orsola” in commemoration of the 300th anniversary of the composer's death this past October, alongside two short oratorios by Giacomo Carissimi, "Historia di Job" and "Historia di Jephte."
This event will be held in Sprague Hall's Morse Recital Hall, 470 College St., New Haven, CT. Free and open to the public.
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Contact: Jeff Hazewinkel
Bios:
The Yale Voxtet is a group of eight singers from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music who specialize in early music, oratorio, and chamber ensemble under the direction of James Taylor, Professor in the Practice of Voice. The Voxtet performs a variety of programs, tours, and makes recordings as part of the Yale Schola Cantorum.
The current Voxtet members are Izzy Barbato, M.M. '26; Eden Bartholomew, M.M. '27; Gwendolyn DeLaney, M.M. '27; Sam Denler, M.M. '26; Matthew Dexter, M.M. '26; John Richardson, M.M. '27; Scottie Rogers, M.M. '26; and Lucas Zuehl, M.M. '27.
Juilliard415 is the principal period-instrument ensemble of the Juilliard School in New York City. Since its founding in 2009, the group has made significant contributions to musical life in New York and beyond, bringing major figures in the field of early music to lead performances of both rare and canonical works by composers of the 17th and 18th centuries. The many distinguished guests who have led Juilliard415 include Harry Bicket, William Christie, Monica Huggett, Nicholas McGegan, Rachel Podger, and Jordi Savall.
Stephen Stubbs, who won the GRAMMY® Award as conductor for Best Opera Recording 2015, spent a 30-year career in Europe. He returned to his native Seattle in 2006 as one of the world's most respected lutenists, conductors, and baroque opera specialists.
In 2007 Stephen established his new production company, Pacific MusicWorks, based in Seattle. He is the Boston Early Music Festival’s permanent artistic co-director, recordings of which were nominated for five GRAMMY awards. Also in 2015 BEMF recordings won two Echo Klassik awards and the Diapason d’Or de l’Année.
In addition to his ongoing commitments to PMW and BEMF, other recent appearances have included Handel’s Amadigi for Opera UCLA, Mozart’s Magic Flute and Cosi fan Tutte in Hawaii, Handel’s Agrippina and Semele for Opera Omaha, Cavalli’s Calisto and Rameau’s Hippolyte et Aricie for Juilliard and Mozart’s Il re pastore for the Merola program. He has conducted Handel’s Messiah with the Seattle, Edmonton, Birmingham and Houston Symphony orchestras.
His extensive discography as conductor and solo lutenist includes well over 100 CDs, which can be viewed at stephenstubbs.com, many of which have received international acclaim and awards.
From 2013-2018 Stephen Stubbs held the position of Senior Artist in Residence at the University of Washington School of Music.
Stephen is represented by Schwalbe and Partners.
Read a news feature about Stephen Stubbs recently winning his second GRAMMY® award
Art credit:
Niccolò di Pietro: Saint Ursula and Her Maidens ( ca.1410)
Holding of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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