Recordings
A Grand Festive Vespers in Venice, c. 1640
The Green Mountain Project marked their third anniversary by presenting a newly constructed Vespers by the project’s music director Scott Metcalfe drawing from works by Claudio Monteverdi, Giovanni Gabrieli (in honor of the 400th anniversary of his death) and Chiara Margarita Cozzolani. Once again, award-winning recording engineer Marc Aubort captured our performance of what The New York Times called “glorious, smoothly blended, beautifully textured sound” to be released in the fall of 2012!
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You can download the complete program, including notes by Scott Metcalfe, texts and translations, and performer biographies here.
Participants
- Jolle Greenleaf, soprano
- Molly Quinn, soprano
- Luthien Brackett, alto
- Virginia Warnken, alto
- Jason McStoots, tenor
- Scott Mello, tenor
- Marc Molomot, tenor
- Jason Rylander, tenor
- Sumner Thompson, tenor
- Zachary Wilder, tenor
- Jesse Blumberg, baritone
- David McFerrin, bass
- Steven Hrycelak, bass
- Scott Metcalfe, violin
- Julie Andrijeski, violin
- Emily Walhout, bass violin
- Kiri Tollaksen, cornetto
- Alexandra Opsahl, cornetto
- Greg Ingles, sackbut
- Brian Kay, sackbut
- Erik Schmalz, sackbut
- Mack Ramsey, sackbut
- Liza Malamut, sackbut
- Hank Heijink, theorbo
- Daniel Swenberg, theorbo
- Avi Stein, organ
Scott Metcalfe, music director
Jolle Greenleaf, artistic director
Canzon septimi toni (Gabrieli, 1597)
A Feast for the Senses
Sensory experiences aren’t easily expressed in words. What’s the best way to describe the smell of a fresh rose? The arc of a bird soaring over a lake? The complex taste of honey? The delicate feel of a lily? The sound of a fledgling bird’s song? Music, more than any other art form, can communicate these most subjective sensory experiences. A Medieval conductus (a sacred song with Latin text), a Bach motet and an African-American all can express, either figuratively or literally, our sensory experiences.
Our program is a musical collage of the five senses. We’ve selected pieces from a wide range of composers, spanning many centuries and cultures, all sharing a common theme: a celebration of smell, sight, taste, touch or sound.
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- Jolle Greenleaf, soprano
- Molly Quinn, soprano
- Virginia Warnken, alto
- Marc Molomot, tenor
- Charles Wesley Evans, bass
- with
- Philip Anderson, tenor
- Hank Heijink, lute
Ecco mormorar l’onde — Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Have you seen the bright lily grow — Robert Johnson (c.1583-1633)
Vespers of 1610
Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the publication of Claudio Monteverdi’s Vespro della Beata Vergine, the Green Mountain Project kicked off the anniversary year with the first known performance in 2010 with an All-Star cast that was a popular and critical success, chosen as one of 2010’s ten best classical performances by New York Magazine, and acclaimed as “terrific” by The New York Times. Recorded live by six-time Grammy award winner Marc Aubort, we captured the spirit of that glorious evening in our live double CD.
Buy Now for $25Program
You can download the complete program with texts and translations, notes by Scott Metcalfe, and performer biographies here.
Participants
- Jolle Greenleaf, soprano
- Molly Quinn, soprano
- James Kennerley, tenor
- Jason McStoots, tenor
- Marc Molomot, tenor
- Aaron Sheehan, tenor
- Sumner Thompson, tenor
- Steven Caldicott Wilson, tenor
- Scott Dispensa, baritone
- Tyler Duncan, baritone
- Steven Hrycelak, bass
- Michael McCarthy, bass
- Chant schola: Wesley Chinn, Daniel Elyar, Steven Fox, Steven Hrycelak, Michael McCarthy, Steven Caldicott Wilson, Tom Zajac, and led by James Kennerley.
- Scott Metcalfe, violin
- Julie Andrijeski, violin
- Daniel Elyar, viola
- Dongmyung Ahn, viola
- Emily Walhout, bass violin
- Anne Trout, contrabasso da gamba
- Matthew Jennejohn, cornetto
- Kris Kwapis, cornetto
- Greg Ingles, sackbut
- Erik Schmalz, sackbut and recorder
- Mack Ramsey, sackbut and cornetto
- Tom Zajac, recorder
- Hank Heijink, theorbo
- Daniel Swenberg, theorbo
- Avi Stein, organ
Scott Metcalfe, music director
Jolle Greenleaf, artistic director