DESCRIPTION:
Masque of Devils from The Tempest (1674), Act II, scene 4
by Pelham Humfrey (1647-74), Pietro Reggio (1632-85), Matthew Locke (c. 1621-1677)

Performed by University of Southern California Thornton Baroque Sinfonia, directed by Adam Knight Gilbert.

Soloists (in order of appearance):
Stacey Helley -- mezzo-soprano
Karina Kallas -- soprano
Tara Bailey -- soprano
Katina Mitchell -- soprano
Bianca Hall -- soprano

02:20 -- The Tempest (1674), Act II, scene 4: " Musick! and in the air!..."
03:25 -- Masque of Devils (Humfrey)
- 03:25 -- Dialogue: "Where does the black fiend, Ambition reside?"
- 05:02 -- Chorus: "In Hell, with flames they shall reign"
- 05:47 -- Dialogue: "Who are the pillars of the tyrant's court?"
- 06:23 -- Chorus: "Care their minds when they wake"
- 08:07 -- Chorus: "Around we pace"
09:20 -- Air: "Arise, ye subterranean winds" (Reggio)
10:50 -- Dance of the Winds (Locke)

Voices:
Tara Bailey -- soprano
Kristin Chaudhary -- soprano
Bianca Hall -- soprano
Karina Kallas -- soprano
Katina Mitchell -- soprano
Stacey Helley -- mezzo-soprano
William Rowley -- tenor
Jason Sabino -- tenor
Vicente Chavarria -- baritone
Joel Nesvadba -- baritone
Mikael Sebag -- baritone

Instruments:
Ana Kim -- Baroque Cello
Arthur Omura -- Harpsichord
Jason Yoshida --Guitar
Aki Nishiguchi -- Recorder
Rotem Gilbert -- Recorder
Adam Knight Gilbert -- Dulcian

Performance from program "Ars longa, vita brevis or Only the Good Die Young: Music from the Thirty Years War" as part of Early Music America's Young Performers Festival June 8, 2012, 2:30 PM, St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Berkeley, CA).


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