Adagio for Glass Harmonica, K 356, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Adagio for Glass Harmonica, K 356, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Dennis James, Glass Harmonica Sweet Philomela Friday, September 22, 2017 at 7:30 pm Zilkha Hall, The Hobby Center For The Performing Arts, Houston, Texas Opening night of our 2017/18 season of Artful Women features exotic musical works inspired by Philomela, mythical princess of Athens, whose transformation into a nightingale has fascinated poets and musicians for centuries. Soprano Sherezade Panthaki returns to the Zilkha Hall stage for evocative arias from Handel’s L’Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato and Johann Adolph Hasse’s lyric cantata L’Armonica, while Dennis James makes his Ars Lyrica debut on the glass harmonica, an instrument whose ethereal sounds fascinated both Hasse and Mozart. The ensemble of strings and winds soars as well, with one of C. P. E. Bach’s vibrant symphonies for twelve obbligato instruments. ARTISTIC PERSONNEL Matthew Dirst, Artistic Director, conductor, harps