The Jew and the Gentile: Salamone Rossi and Claudio Monteverdi
2021 Summer Festival
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1h 3m
Santa Fe Desert Chorale
Stephen Redfield and Lorenzo Collitto, violin
Katie Rietman, cello
Maxine Thévenot, organ (sponsored by Tobi Watson)
Joshua Habermann, Artistic Director
Explore the compositions of Jewish composer Salamone Rossi (1570–1630) and his Christian counterpart Claudio Monteverdi (1567–1643). Both employed at the Court in Mantua, Monteverdi and Rossi came from different backgrounds, but they shared a common musical language. Excerpts from Rossi’s "Hashirim Asher Li-Sh’lomo" and Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 demonstrate that our common shared artistic heritage is greater than our cultural divisions. Sixteen of the Desert Chorale’s early music specialists are joined by s
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Dr. Kerry Ginger provides context and insight into the Santa Fe Desert Chorale's 2021 Summer Festival concert The Jew and the Gentile: Salamone Rossi and Claudio Monteverdi.
Kerry Ginger, DMA
Assistant Professor, University of the South
Desert Chorale Artist
