La Follia Austin Baroque
Celebrate July 4 with La Follia as they present the amazing music composed and performed by the Moravians in post-Revolutionary America. It will be an extravaganza with chorus, strings, woodwinds, organ, and trombone choir. Featured is a performance of the first musical commemoration of July 4 in 1783, the Psalm of Joy.
At the time of the American War of Independence, the most sophisticated music making in America, by European standards, was unquestionably in the Moravian enclaves in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and Salem, North Carolina. If you like Haydn and other music of the Early Classical period, this music is your cup of tea!
The first part of the concert features an excellent string trio by American-born John Antes, solo songs with strings by three Moravian-American composers, and hymns performed by a trombone choir (a unique Moravian tradition) under the direction of Dr. Nathaniel Brickens.
Concluding the concert is a performance of the first musical commemoration of July 4, the Psalm of Joy, a cantata with choir, strings, woodwinds, organ, and the trombone choir. It was first performed by the Moravians in Salem, North Carolina in 1783 and open to all visitors. There was even food and an evening parade (but no fireworks)!
La Follia’s first concert exploring American music from the time of the Revolution won an Austin Chronicle award for one of the top 10 Classical Music treasures in 2012. This concert promises to be just as treasured. Come hear the music that astonished Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and George Washington.
- Performers
- La Follia Austin Baroque
- Venue
- First Presbyterian Church
8001 Mesa Drive, Austin, TX map - Presented by
- Tiffany Coghill
- Date
- Sun, June 29, 2014, 3:00 PM - 3:00 PM
