BACH is pleased to bring to central Illinois a program of rarely performed Jewish Baroque music with chamber ensemble. Commissioned by the Portuguese Jewish community of Amsterdam, Hebrew works such as Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti’s Ester and Abraham Caceres’ Hishqi Hizqi give modern audiences a glimpse of the rich 17th- and 18th-century musical life which was influenced by Christian compositional trends. From other parts of Europe, works by Salamone Rossi and Louis Saladin will shed further light on the expansive tapestry of Baroque Jewish music.
Doors open at 7pm.
Special Thanks to Sinai Temple for their support of the event.
