Thursday, July 4, 2013

Glorious Sounds in Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari


In the above photo the Cabrillo Touring Chorus of Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, performs last Saturday night in the Frari under the direction of Cheryl Anderson.

I have the bad habit of forgetting about the fine concerts that are put on in this wonderful space--for example, one by Vinicio Capossela a couple of years back--but I wasn't about to miss this one, as the chorus not only hails not far from my hometown, but includes one of my cousins, a talented contralto.

Pretty much everybody comes to Venice looking to find beauty; this group, in a concert that ranged from Monteverdi (buried a few yards from where they stood) to an African-American spiritual, provided an abundance of its own.

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  1. No other comment but - wow. Lucky man.

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  2. It really is a great place to hear (& see) music, Andrew, I am lucky. My cousin said that the performance required a lot of extra pre-concert rehearsal because--though the group has performed in a good many other cathedrals (and even Carnegie Hall)--the sound carried unbelievably long, and loudly, and with a higher overtone.

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  3. Did you just hear a massive sigh coming from The Land Down Under? What a wonderful experience for everyone concerned. Sospiro.

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    1. I thought that was a scirocco, Yvonne! Yes, it's a very nice place to see music and I can only imagine what it must be like to perform there.

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  4. I've just come across your blog and I really enjoy it, I simply love Venice and it's interesting to "see" Venice from a point of view of an American. I've been living abroad for a couple of years and last week I started a blog about my hometown, Treviso, I'd appreciate your impression about it, if you have time to take a look: aroundandabouttreviso.wordpress.com

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    1. Thank you, aroundabouttreviso, for your kind comments and I'm happy to learn about your blog. Having looked at it for the first time today I feel like I already know much more about Treviso than I did before, and it's great to be able to know what's going on--and what I might attend--at such a short distance from Venezia. It's nice to see how the Treviso area really is it's own world, with unique things to offer. And I'm impressed that you even manage to do the blog in both Italian and English! I look forward to seeing what's coming up.

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  5. Thank you Sig. Nonloso, I really appreciate your note and it's very encouraging what you wrote.

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