FULL PROGRAM:
Handel’s Dettingen Te Deum
Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 in C Major, “Jupiter”
FEATURED SOLOISTS:
Katie Surine, soprano
Alina Antonenko, soprano
Charles Humphries, alto
Will Kuethe, tenor
Timothy Mix, bass
* The principal cellist for this concert is endowed in memory of Dr. Hugo Moser.
Learn more about our Permanent Endowment Fund HERE.
Bach in Baltimore closes out its 35th Anniversary Season with two triumphant works. Handel composed Dettingen Te Deum in 1743 along with his anthem “The King Shall Rejoice” to commemorate King George II and his army’s victory at the Battle of Dettingen over the French. It is a jubilant score for chorus, trumpets, and percussion. This song of victory is paired with Mozart’s monumental Symphony No. 41 in C Major or the “Jupiter” Symphony. Mozart’s masterpiece, coined for the Roman God Jupiter, opens with a thunderous clap of strings and horns that builds to a finale of fireworks of breathtaking sound. The “Jupiter” Symphony is Mozart’s longest and last symphony, and it stands not just as one of Mozart’s greatest musical achievements but as one of the most awe-inspiring compositions of Classical music.
Charles Humphries, countertenor
Charles Humphries began his vocal career in the United Kingdom as a 7-year-old chorister at Salisbury Cathedral. After graduating from the Royal Academy of Music, he was honored with the letters ARAM (Associate Royal Academy of Music) for his services to music. Known for his intelligent interpretations of Baroque and Renaissance music, he has been one of the most sought-after countertenors worldwide for the past thirty years. He has collaborated with the likes of Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Richard Hickox, Paul McCreesh, Robert King, Rinaldo Allessandrini, Nicholas McGegan, James O’Donnell, Trevor Pinnock, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, Harry Christophers and Scott Allen Jarrett. As a consort singer and soloist, he has made over fifty recordings, and his solo album of Bach Cantatas by J.S. Bach continues to create much attention on the Claudio label with Naxos worldwide distribution.
His operatic appearances have taken him as far afield as Germany, England, Lithuania, France, Spain, Norway, Sweden, Latvia, Greece and roles sung have included Ptolomeo (Handel- Giulio Cesare), Delfa (Cavalli – Giasone), Pompeo (Cavalli -Pompeo Magno), Lichas (Handel – Hercules), Lucio Silla (Handel- Lucio Silla), Tamerlano (Handel- Tamerlano), The Sorceress (Purcell- Dido and Aeneas), Hamor (Handel- Jephtha), to name but a few. Sharing his time between the UK and the US, his career continues to flourish on both sides of the water, singing for ensembles such as Washington Bach Consort, Bach Sinfonia, Washington Cathedral Choral Society, Opera Lafayette, Bach Collegium-San Diego, Pacific Bach Project, Berkeley early music festival, Ensemble xiii, St Thomas 5th Avenue, and BachAkademie Charlotte, North Carolina.
Humphries is in high demand as a vocal coach, teacher and mentor nationwide and runs a private voice studio as well as visiting universities and schools giving masterclasses. During the pandemic, Humphries turned to direction and has been Director of Music at Ware Episcopal Church, Virginia, and Director of Music in Yorktown.
Timothy Mix, baritone
Timothy Mix has performed all across the United States, appearing regularly with such companies as the San Francisco Opera, the Santa Fe Opera, and Opera Theatre of Saint Louis. He has sung Ping in Turandot with the LA Philharmonic under the baton of Gustavo Dudamel and returned for Sibelius’ The Tempest, conducted by Susanna Mälkki. With the Florida Orchestra he performed the Verdi Requiem, conducted by Michael Francis. The Oregon Symphony brought him to Portland for Carmina Burana. He has also performed the Faure Requeim, the Brahms Requiem, and Beethoven’s 9th symphony with various orchestras. More locally, he performed with the Baltimore Symphony under Yuri Temirkanov and is a regular guest of the Baltimore Concert Opera and the Russian Chamber Art Society in Washington DC. With the Washington National Opera he has sung both Ford in Falstaff and Renato in Un Ballo in Maschera. Recently he appeared as Scarpia in Tosca with the Annapolis Opera and Elder Thompson in Glory Denied with Urban Arias in DC. Also with Urban Arias, he took part in the world premiere of The Last American Hammer as Milcom Negley, a role which he reprised with the Pittsburgh Opera. A regular performer with Opera Delaware, Tim has sung Claudio in Amleto, Joseph De Rocher in Dead Man Walking, and recently Dr. Malatesta in Don Pasquale. In the near future he will be performing in a tour of a new adaptation of Beethoven’s Fidelio with Heartbeat Opera and will reprise the role of Joseph De Rocher with Opera Idaho.
First Evangelical Lutheran Church
3604 Chatham Road, Baltimore
FREE parking available on site.
First Evangelical Lutheran Church is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Founded in 1875, First moved to its present site in 1956, and has undergone several building additions, culminating in the present eight-sided sanctuary dedicated in 1996.
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