January 20, 2014
On October 19 the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel in Springfield, Massachusetts, opened its music season with “Viva Italia!,” a festival of Italian choral and instrumental music with the Cathedral Choir of Boys and Adults, strings, trumpet, and oboe.
The program featured Vivaldi’s Concerto for four violins, Concerto for oboe and strings RV 450, and the Gloria in D; Pergolesi’s Magnificat in B-flat; and trumpet sonatas by Domenico Gabrieli. The program was directed by Ladislaw Pfeifer, who also played the harpsichord for the event.
