ANNAPOLIS
August
1-11, 2025
ST. ANNE'S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
· Church Circle in Annapolis
www.stannes-annapolis.org
Suggested Donation:
$20 to $30
(a free will offering - everyone
welcome)
•
18
and under FREE •
We
are grateful to St. Anne's
Episcopal Church for their
support
Live
Arts Maryland presents
high-quality chamber,
orchestral and choral music
since 1974.
The Capitol Hill Chamber Music
Festival is proud to be an
affiliate organization of
Early Music America, which
develops, strengthens, and
celebrates early music and
historically informed
performance in North America.
CHCMF presents outstanding
early chamber music in
Annapolis
thanks to your support.
Please donate! All donations
are fully tax-deductible.
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Capitol Hill Chamber
Music Festival in Annapolis
~
Period Instrument chamber music from six centuries ~
~ in collaboration with St. Anne's Episcopal Church
and LiveArts Maryland ~
1 •
The 18th-CENTURY HARPSICHORD IN SPAIN •
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August 1-3, 2025
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· Irene
Roldàn, solo harpsichord
 Sebastián
de Albero (1722-1756)
Recercata
prima – Fuga prima
–
Sonata primae
Antonio
Soler (1729 - 1783)
Preludio
IV in F minor
Preludio
I in D minor
Preludio III in C Major
Carlos
Seixas (Portugal,
1704 – 1742)
Sonata
in F minor – Moderato
Minuet in F major
Sonata in F minor–
Allegro
José
de Nebra (1702 –
1768)
Sinfonia
II in E minor
Sinfonia
VIII in C
Major-minor
Félix
Máximo López
(1742 - 1821)
Variaciones
del Fandango
espanol
The
listener will step into the heart of
18th-century Iberia, where the vibrant
court of Madrid stood as a focal point
for the flourishing of rich keyboard
music. Domenico Scarlatti, with his
masterful keyboard sonatas, cast a
considerable shadow over
contemporaneous composers unfairly
labeled as mere imitators. Sebastian
de Albero, Jose de Nebra, and the
Portuguese Carlos Seixas forged unique
voices while incorporating a wide
range of influences into their work,
from the Spanish Golden Age and
Iberian folklore to Italian
virtuosity. Hidden gems, like Nebra's
symphonies, await discovery. As
Scarlatti's sonatas remain iconic, the
listener will delve into the
overlooked brilliance of these
composers, poised for a deserved
spotlight in the keyboard repertoire.
Award-winning
harpsichordist Irene Roldán
(www.ireneroldan.com)
was born in southern Spain in 1997.
Described by the press as one of the
most prominent Spanish harpsichordists
on the international scene (ABC
Sevilla), Irene currently lives and
works in Basel, Switzerland. She
gained international recognition in
2021, when she won first prize, never
previously awarded in this
competition, as well as the audience
prize at the III. International
Harpsichord Competition «Città di
Milano». In the same year, her
ensemble Flor Galante secured the
first prize at the IV. International
Bach Competition in Berlin. One year
later, Irene was honored with the
prestigious Bach Prize and an
additional special award at the
XXXIII. International Bach Competition
held in Leipzig, Germany.
★
★ ★
• Specific
dates in Annapolis to be announced very
soon •
★ ★
★
Irene
Roldàn’s participation in these
performances has been made possible
with help from the Honorary
Consulate of Spain in Seattle and
from to the Programme for the
Internationalisation of Spanish
Culture (PICE) of Acción Cultural
Española (AC/E), which seeks to
promote Spanish culture through the
inclusion of Spanish artists and
creators residing in Spain in the
programming of cultural events
outside of Spain.
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2 •
BAROQUE IN TRANSITION II •
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August 4-6, 2025
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• Specific
dates in Annapolis to be announced
very soon •
  
~
harpsichord
~
Marlisa
del Cid Woods
~
violin ~
Jeffrey
Cohan
~
renaissance and baroque
traverse flutes
~
The
canzona, having appeared
in the 1570's as a more
vocally inspired
instrumental form
following the earlier
ricercare, evolved into
the familiar sonata as
it became ever more
instrumentally
idiosyncratic and
virtuosic. The
17th
century saw the
development of wildly
new instrumental colors
alongside intense
discussion and
disagreement between
proponents of the
diverging Italian and
French styles.
In
revisiting last year's
exploration, early
17th-century works for
violin with Renaissance
transverse flute, violin and
harpsichord
illuminate a period
of transition between
Renaissance and Baroque
styles and contrast with
early 18th-century trios for
these instruments.
★
★ ★
•
Specific
dates in Annapolis to be
announced very soon •
★
★ ★
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• Specific
dates in Annapolis to be announced very
soon •
Irene
Roldàn
~
harpsichord
~
Jeffrey
Cohan
Irene Roldàn and Jeffrey interpret
the phenomenal music by Johann
Sebastian Bach for flute and
harpsichord alongside four sonatas
by Domenico Scarlatti for solo
harpsichord and one with flute.
★
★ ★
• Specific
dates in Annapolis to be announced
very soon •
★
★ ★
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The
Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival has
since 2000 presented chamber music by
familiar as well as little-known composers
from the Renaissance through the present
on Capitol Hill in period instrument
performances which shed new light upon
early performance practice and
contemporary works. Unpublished works from
the Library of Congress are given
particular attention, and many have
received their modern day premieres during
these concerts, in addition to premieres
of works by Slovenian composers. The
Capitol Hill Chamber Music Festival is a
nonprofit corporation in the District of
Columbia and an affiliate organization of
Early Music America.
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SSEMF
banner: detail from "Indeterminate
Landscape" by James C.
Holl.
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