PEBCC Historical Concert presents the hidden side of Baroque Music

Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir presents the hidden side of Baroque Music

Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir will explore the hidden side of Baroque music when its advanced choirs - Ensemble, Ecco, and Ancora - sing works from Venice and Guatemala at the Historical Music Concert on Sunday, March 13th at 4:00 pm at the First Congregational Church in Berkeley.

Featured works include 'Quedize Alegres Pastores' and 'Pues en Constantes' by Francisco Delgado, and selections from Italian-born composer Nicola Porpora, including 'Dixit Dominus' and 'Magnificat.'

"Ensemble and Ancora will present ravishing music written for the girls of the Venetian ospedali, whose performances - typically hidden behind screens for modesty's sake - were widely lauded for their vocal and instrumental prowess," said Eric Tuan, PEBCC's new conductor of Ecco. "Ecco pulls back the curtain on the musical traditions of Baroque Guatemala presenting the modern premieres of three works" said Tuan. Each of these pieces are newly edited by Conductor Tuan specially for the Piedmont Choir.

In the adventurous spirit for which PEBCC is known, the Historical Concert brings music from forgotten communities back to life for the first time in centuries.

If your child loves to sing, bring them to this concert and let them experience this dynamic, vivid, and often surprising music at the Historical Concert.

Tickets are available through Eventbrite or at the door. For more information, please visit piedmontchoirs.org

$12-30.

Presented by Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir