I'll have more on this concert in the coming weeks, but a little planning in advance won't hurt if you are a Baroque music fan. The Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra will offer a program of all Baroque music in its Sunday, March 7th concert at the Bijou Theatre. And it includes a particular favorite of mine, J.S. Bach's Cantata No. 211, Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht ("Coffee Cantata"). This secular cantata is really a mini-opera, featuring three singers and chamber orchestra. In the early 18th century, coffee drinking, especially among ladies, was considered a bad habit, but still quite liberally indulged in. In this piece, a father tries everything to dissuade his daughter from the vice. It is really charming.
The program will also include new KSO Principal Bassoon Ellen Connors as soloist in Antonio Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto in A minor, RV 498.
The program details:
Handel: Theodora Overture
Vivaldi: Concerto for Bassoon in A minor, RV 498 with Ellen Connors, bassoon
Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue
J.S. Bach: Cantata No. 211 "Coffee" with Daniel Berry, baritone; Rebekkah Hilgraves, soprano; and Jonathan Subia, tenor.
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