Classical Music Sundays is a series of free classical music concerts held at 2:30 p.m. the third Sunday of the month, September through April. Each concert features world-class performers, great music, and discussions about the repertoire, composers and much more.
The goal of this series to to show that classical music ia very accessible, fun, and can be understood and loved by everyone. Dr. Bernado Scarambone, a music professor at Eastern Kentucky University, coordinates and emcees each performance.
For more information, contact: 231-5515 and theater@lexpublib.org. Or visit the library’s website, www.lexpublib.org/calendar
Thanks to the Lexington Public Library for sponsoring these concerts!
Most Recent Concert
Program
September 4, 2024
The Four Seasons
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, “Summer” (L’estate)
I. Allegro non molto (in G minor)
II. Adagio e piano – Presto e forte (in G minor)
III. Presto (in G minor)
Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, “Winter” (L’inverno)
I. Allegro non molto (in F minor)
II. Largo (in E♭ major)
III. Allegro (in F minor)
Concerto for Two Cellos in G minor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Vivaldi published The Four Seasons with accompanying sonnets. They were possibly written by the composer himself. Those for today’s performance are below:
Summer
Allegro non molto
Under a hard season, fired up by the sun
Languishes man, languishes the flock and burns the pine
We hear the cuckoo’s voice;
then sweet songs of the turtledove and finch are heard.
Soft breezes stir the air, but threatening
the North Wind sweeps them suddenly aside.
The shepherd trembles,
fearing violent storms and his fate.
Adagio e piano – Presto e forte
The fear of lightning and fierce thunder
Robs his tired limbs of rest
As gnats and flies buzz furiously around.
Presto
Alas, his fears were justified
The Heavens thunder and roar and with hail
Cut the head off the wheat and damage the grain.
Winter
Allegro non molto
To tremble from cold in the icy snow,
In the harsh breath of a horrid wind;
To run, stamping one’s feet every moment,
Our teeth chattering in the extreme cold
Largo
Before the fire to pass peaceful,
Contented days while the rain outside pours down.
Allegro
We tread the icy path slowly and cautiously,
for fear of tripping and falling.
Then turn abruptly, slip, crash on the ground and,
rising, hasten on across the ice lest it cracks up.
We feel the chill north winds course through the home
despite the locked and bolted doors … this is winter, which nonetheless
brings its own delights.
About Camerata Colonel:
Today’s performers are Sila Darville, Qahtan Ahmed, Sabreen Ahmed, Enrique Colorado, Eva Cook, Luke Darville, McKinley Gross, Alex Jasinski, Nathanael Jasinski, and Caleb Murphy.
Previous Concerts
You can find a collection of past concerts on the KMTA YouTube Channel.
Thanks again to the Lexington Public Library for their generous help with this concert series!