Beth Anne Hatton, soprano
Vita Wallace, baroque violin
Motomi Igarashi, viola da gamba & lirone
Christa Patton, baroque harp
PROGRAM
Due luci ridenti — Settimia Caccini (1591–c.1660)
Damigella tutta bella — Vincenzo Calestani (1589– after 1617)
Chi desia di saper — Francesca Caccini (1587– after 1641)
Per un bacio — Barbara Strozzi (1619–77)
Ay que me abraso — Sebastián Durón (1660–1716)
Passacaglia — Luigi Rossi (1597–1653)
Lagrime, dove sete? — Luigi Rossi, from Orfeo
A che più l'arco tendere — Stefano Landi (1587–1639)
(The speeches between songs are loosely paraphrased from Plato’s Symposium, c. 385 BC.)
Anima specializes in music of the Baroque and late Renaissance for voice, violin, and harp-based continuo. The group features soprano Beth Anne Hatton, Baroque violinist Vita Wallace, viola da gambist and lirone player Motomi Igarashi, and harpist Christa Patton. As individuals, these artists have performed and recorded with period instrument ensembles throughout the eastern US as well as internationally. Anima’s concerts have been presented by the Historical Huguenot Society in New Paltz, New York, the American Foundation of Savoy Orders, Zürcher Gallery, King Manor, Gotham Early Music Scene, and the Stone, a New York City club, and has toured Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee with concerts and educational programs. In broadcast media, they have been featured on Ebru TV’s “Rhythm and Roots” series, on “Niji Iro Gene,” a Japanese news and entertainment TV program, and on Robert Aubry Davis’s syndicated radio program “Millennium of Music.” Anima has worked together since 2005, bringing the music and culture of the 17th Century into focus for today’s listeners. Their deep-rooted collaboration has enabled them to explore the mysteries of the music and make it come alive in intimate and engaging concerts, blending music and poetry with exemplary musicianship. Anima makes virtuosity approachable – playful, highly expressive and provocative.
Live at St. Paul’s Chapel and streaming on YouTube. Free and open to all; no tickets or reservations needed.
