Hidden Treasures Of The Hebrew Baroque – Cape Town (The African Renaissance Ensemble And The Lewandowski Chorale)

When thinking of the vocal music of the early Baroque period, one imagines Italian, French or even English songs. Hebrew, however, is a language that seldom comes to mind.

In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the publication of Salomone Rossi’s Hashirim Asher L’Shlomo – the first choral synagogue music ever notated.

The African Renaissance Ensemble, in collaboration with The Lewandowski Chorale, presents a programme of selections from this momentous work alongside some of Rossi’s instrumental works and two other major Hebrew baroque compositions composed for the communities of Venice and Provence respectively.

This is the largest production ever undertaken by The African Renaissance Ensemble, featuring 11 instrumentalists, 5 vocal soloists and a 20+ chorus, The Lewandowski Chorale.

Do not miss this unique event in Jo’burg’s history, celebrating a landmark occassion.

THE AFRICAN RENAISSANCE ENSEMBLE

Instrumentalists

HIlton Anspach – Contrabass

Dillon Davie – Theorbo (long-necked lute)

Adam H. Golding – Musical Direction, recorder, mandolin

Isabella Bonnet – Baroque violin

Handri Lootz – Traverso (baroque flute)

Este Meerkotter – Traverso (baroque flute)

Tanya Spiller – Baroque violin

Margot Smythe – Baroque cello

Ute Smythe – Baroque violin

Vocalists:

Glynnis Kanar – Soprano

Leigh Nudelman – Soprano

Joao Ribeiro – Countertenor

Doron Kanar – Tenor

Adam H. Golding – Tenor

Andrew Gould – Bass

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THE LEWANDOWSKI CHORALE

Sopranos: Leigh Crymble, Laura Dube, Di Golding, Glynnis Kanar, Tabisa Majaja, Jeanette Menasce, Kecia Rust

Altos: Gillian Berkowitz, Adrianne Grant, Carol Slabolepszy, Kathryn Wheeler

Tenors: David Brittany, Michael Golding, Rodney Katzew, Marc Shapiro

Basses: Phillip Gordon, Robbie Potenza

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