New Trinity Baroque
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New Trinity Baroque is an orchestra
with an associated chamber choir, specialised in baroque music
played on period instruments. It was founded in 1998 in London
but is now based in Atlanta, USA. It is led by harpsichordist and conductor Predrag Gosta
.
The orchestra has worked with guest artists such as John Holloway
, Evelyn Tubb
, Marion Verbruggen
, Leif Aruhn-Solén, Ingrid Matthews
, and Michael Fields
. They have published several CDs, and have appeared at several international festivals, including the Boston Early Music Festival, Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, and Vammala Early Music Festival (Sastamala Gregoriana) in Finland.
Orchestra
An orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
with an associated chamber choir, specialised in baroque music
Baroque music
Baroque music describes a style of Western Classical music approximately extending from 1600 to 1760. This era follows the Renaissance and was followed in turn by the Classical era...
played on period instruments. It was founded in 1998 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
but is now based in Atlanta, USA. It is led by harpsichordist and conductor Predrag Gosta
Predrag Gosta
Predrag Gosta is a Serbian-American conductor and harpsichordist.. He is the Artistic Director of an early music ensemble, baroque orchestra and choir New Trinity Baroque, based in Atlanta, United States, the Music Director and conductor of the Gwinnett Ballet Theatre in Snellville , and the...
.
The orchestra has worked with guest artists such as John Holloway
John Holloway (musician)
John Holloway is a British baroque violinist and conductor, currently based in Dresden, Germany. John Holloway is a pioneer of the early music movement....
, Evelyn Tubb
Evelyn Tubb
Soprano Evelyn Tubb is a long-time member of The Consort of Musicke and one of the world's greatest early music specialists, known for her innovative and original performances. She originally comes from the Isle of Wight and studied piano, trumpet, violin and singing...
, Marion Verbruggen
Marion Verbruggen
Marion Verbruggen is a Dutch recorder player and teacher. Verbruggen was born in Amsterdam and studied at the Amsterdam Conservatory. She then studied at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague with Frans Brüggen....
, Leif Aruhn-Solén, Ingrid Matthews
Ingrid Matthews
Ingrid Matthews is a violinist and Music Director of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra,Ingrid Matthews is recognized as one of the leading baroque violinists and period instrument performers...
, and Michael Fields
Michael Fields (musician)
Michael Fields is a British lute and theorbo player. Born in Hawaii, USA. The song of the surf and the rhythm of ukeleles made a lasting impression on him. His musical journey began from playing folk, rock and jazz in California and Australia...
. They have published several CDs, and have appeared at several international festivals, including the Boston Early Music Festival, Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, and Vammala Early Music Festival (Sastamala Gregoriana) in Finland.
Discography
| Album | Soloist(s) | Label | Discs | Release Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vivaldi Antonio Vivaldi Antonio Lucio Vivaldi , nicknamed because of his red hair, was an Italian Baroque composer, priest, and virtuoso violinist, born in Venice. Vivaldi is recognized as one of the greatest Baroque composers, and his influence during his lifetime was widespread over Europe... : Concertos |
Carrie Krause, Daniela Giulia Pierson, Michael Fields Michael Fields (musician) Michael Fields is a British lute and theorbo player. Born in Hawaii, USA. The song of the surf and the rhythm of ukeleles made a lasting impression on him. His musical journey began from playing folk, rock and jazz in California and Australia... , André Laurent O'Neil, Christina Babich Rosser |
Edition Lilac Edition Lilac Edition Lilac is an independent record label formed in 2004. It specializes in early music and historically informed performances.... |
1 | 2010 |
| Handel George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music... : Arias |
Leif Aruhn-Solén | Edition Lilac Edition Lilac Edition Lilac is an independent record label formed in 2004. It specializes in early music and historically informed performances.... |
1 | 2010 |
| Pergolesi Giovanni Battista Pergolesi Giovanni Battista Pergolesi was an Italian composer, violinist and organist.-Biography:Born at Iesi, Pergolesi studied music there under a local musician, Francesco Santini, before going to Naples in 1725, where he studied under Gaetano Greco and Francesco Feo among others... : Stabat Mater Stabat Mater Stabat Mater is a 13th-century Roman Catholic hymn to Mary. It has been variously attributed to the Franciscan Jacopone da Todi and to Innocent III... |
Evelyn Tubb Evelyn Tubb Soprano Evelyn Tubb is a long-time member of The Consort of Musicke and one of the world's greatest early music specialists, known for her innovative and original performances. She originally comes from the Isle of Wight and studied piano, trumpet, violin and singing... , Terry Barber Terry Barber Terry Barber is an American countertenor. He is the lead vocalist for Adiemus Vocalise and New Trinity Baroque ensembles and a past member of Chanticleer... |
Edition Lilac Edition Lilac Edition Lilac is an independent record label formed in 2004. It specializes in early music and historically informed performances.... |
1 | 2008 |
| Carissimi Giacomo Carissimi Giacomo Carissimi was an Italian composer, one of the most celebrated masters of the early Baroque, or, more accurately, the Roman School of music.-Biography:... : Oratorios Jonas and Jephte Jephté Jephté is an opera by the French composer Michel Pignolet de Montéclair. It takes the form of a tragédie en musique in a prologue and five acts . The libretto, by the Abbé Simon-Joseph Pellegrin, is based on the Biblical story of Jephtha... |
The Oxford Chorale, Julia Matthews, Kevin Sutton | Edition Lilac Edition Lilac Edition Lilac is an independent record label formed in 2004. It specializes in early music and historically informed performances.... |
1 | 2007 |
| Charpentier Marc-Antoine Charpentier Marc-Antoine Charpentier, , was a French composer of the Baroque era.Exceptionally prolific and versatile, he produced compositions of the highest quality in several genres... : Messe de minuit / Handel George Frideric Handel George Frideric Handel was a German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos. Handel was born in 1685, in a family indifferent to music... : Organ Concertos |
The Canterbury Choir, Brad Hughley | Edition Lilac Edition Lilac Edition Lilac is an independent record label formed in 2004. It specializes in early music and historically informed performances.... |
1 | 2005 |
| Purcell Henry Purcell Henry Purcell – 21 November 1695), was an English organist and Baroque composer of secular and sacred music. Although Purcell incorporated Italian and French stylistic elements into his compositions, his legacy was a uniquely English form of Baroque music... : Dido and Aeneas Dido and Aeneas Dido and Aeneas is an opera in a prologue and three acts by the English Baroque composer Henry Purcell to a libretto by Nahum Tate. The first known performance was at Josias Priest's girls' school in London no later than the summer of 1688. The story is based on Book IV of Virgil's Aeneid... |
Evelyn Tubb Evelyn Tubb Soprano Evelyn Tubb is a long-time member of The Consort of Musicke and one of the world's greatest early music specialists, known for her innovative and original performances. She originally comes from the Isle of Wight and studied piano, trumpet, violin and singing... , Thomas Meglioranza Thomas Meglioranza Thomas Meglioranza is an American operatic baritone.Meglioranza was born to an American father of Italian-Polish descent and a Thai mother. Meglioranza grew up in the northern New Jersey towns of Teaneck and Wayne. He began taking voice lessons at Grinnell College, and earned a MM from the Eastman... , Julia Matthews |
Edition Lilac Edition Lilac Edition Lilac is an independent record label formed in 2004. It specializes in early music and historically informed performances.... |
1 | 2004 |
| Trio Sonatas & Chaconnas | Edition Lilac Edition Lilac Edition Lilac is an independent record label formed in 2004. It specializes in early music and historically informed performances.... |
1 | 2003 |