Flourishing
The Art of the Cornetto
A special concert featuring renowned German cornettist Friederike Otto on this rare and fascinating instrument and Vancouver-based Christina Hutten on harpsichord and organ.
A kind of hybrid between a woodwind and a brass instrument, the cornetto was prized for its tremendous expressive flexibility, very like a fine human voice. This is a rare opportunity to hear one of the world’s foremost cornetto players, Friederike Otto, who is a member of the Lautten Compagney Berlin and Capella de la Torre. Otto will be joined by Christina Hutten on organ and harpsichord for a program of music that is both lyrical and florid by composers including Heinrich Schütz and Claudio Monteverdi.
Friederike Otto is one of the few professional cornetto players. Starting at the age of 13, she studied Early Music/ Cornetto at the Conservatories in Leipzig and Lyon with Arno Paduch, Jean-Pierre Canihac and William Dongois. Since then she has been performing with various ensembles all over the world. She is a member of the prize winning Lautten Compagney Berlin with whom she explores also contemporary and popular music. Numerous recordings with different ensembles, such as Johann-Rosenmüller-Ensemble, Dresdner Barockorchester or Capella Sagittariana document her work. Currently she takes part in the complete recording of Heinrich Schütz music with Hans-Christoph Rademann. Together with the RIAS Kammerchor and as member of Capella de la Torre she recorded the CD “Da pacem” that won the Echo Klassik prize in 2017.
As an organist and harpsichordist Christina Hutten has presented recitals in Canada, the United States, and Europe, including performances in concert series hosted by the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam, the Hooglandsekerk in Leiden, Early Music Vancouver, the Universities of British Columbia and Calgary, and others. She performs regularly with Pacific Baroque Orchestra and has appeared as concerto soloist with the Okanagan Symphony, the Vancouver Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, and the Arizona State University Chamber Orchestra. Christina is also an enthusiastic teacher. She coordinates the early music ensembles at the University of British Columbia and has given masterclasses and workshops at institutions including the Victoria Baroque Summer Program, Brandon University, the University of Manitoba, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada’s National Music Centre in Calgary, and the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute. Funded by a generous grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, she pursued private organ studies in Europe. Christina obtained a master’s degree in Organ Performance from Arizona State University and an Advanced Certificate in Harpsichord Performance from the University of Toronto.
Program:
Students and youth admitted free at the door.
