Bonbons / Süssigkeiten Delights for Viols and Harpsichord June 1, 2012 at 8:00 pm Second Presbyterian Church 6 West 96th St, New York City |
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Martha McGaughey Carlene Stober violas da gamba Arthur Haas harpsichord |
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Second Presbyterian Church
Second Presbyterian Church's
sanctuary provides an intimate and
warm, acoustically excellent setting.
The historic building retains its
austere nineteenth-century Scottish
heritage.
sanctuary provides an intimate and
warm, acoustically excellent setting.
The historic building retains its
austere nineteenth-century Scottish
heritage.
The players
Martha McGaughey was a founding member of Musical Assembly and guest
with Phantasm, and appears on the Erato and EMI labels. She taught at
Ecole Nationale de Musique (France), Eastman School of Music, Stanford
University, and teaches at Mannes College of Music.
Carlene Stober is continuo cellist for Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. In addition
to performing in many ensembles, she was a guest with Prairie Home
Companion and the Utah Shakespearean Festival, and was featured
musician in Theatre for a New Audience's production of Pericles. She was
principal cellist of the Tucson Symphony and a member of the Delphi String
Quartet.
Arthur Haas, winner of the top prize in the Paris International Harpsichord
Competition, is a member of the Aulos Ensemble and is artistic director of the
Baroque Academy of the Amherst Early Music Festival. His solo CDs include a
recent disc of de La Guerre and Couperin. He is professor of harpsichord
and early music at SUNY Stony Brook.
Empire Viols formed in 1994. The core group of two viols and harpsichord
frequently expands to include more viols or other instruments, while
maintaining a focus on the rich duo viol repertoire of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. The 2008-2009 season featured a tour of the
southwestern United States.
Martha McGaughey was a founding member of Musical Assembly and guest
with Phantasm, and appears on the Erato and EMI labels. She taught at
Ecole Nationale de Musique (France), Eastman School of Music, Stanford
University, and teaches at Mannes College of Music.
Carlene Stober is continuo cellist for Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. In addition
to performing in many ensembles, she was a guest with Prairie Home
Companion and the Utah Shakespearean Festival, and was featured
musician in Theatre for a New Audience's production of Pericles. She was
principal cellist of the Tucson Symphony and a member of the Delphi String
Quartet.
Arthur Haas, winner of the top prize in the Paris International Harpsichord
Competition, is a member of the Aulos Ensemble and is artistic director of the
Baroque Academy of the Amherst Early Music Festival. His solo CDs include a
recent disc of de La Guerre and Couperin. He is professor of harpsichord
and early music at SUNY Stony Brook.
Empire Viols formed in 1994. The core group of two viols and harpsichord
frequently expands to include more viols or other instruments, while
maintaining a focus on the rich duo viol repertoire of the seventeenth and
eighteenth centuries. The 2008-2009 season featured a tour of the
southwestern United States.
Bonbons / Süssigkeiten Delights for Viols and Harpsichord Empire Viols begins the dessert courses with a delectable trio sonata by Johann Krieger chased by quirky and intimate duos of Johannes Schenck and Jean de Ste-Colombe. A rich D minor suite of Marin Marais follows. The indulgence is topped off with the brilliant Trio sonata BWV 525 by J.S. Bach. The evening's menu in detail: Johann Philipp Krieger (1649-1725) Trio sonata in C major ----- Jean de Sainte-Colombe (ca. 1640–1700) Le raporté, from Concerts à deux violes esgales ----- Johannes Schenck (1660-1712) Sonata III in D major, from Le nymphe di Rheno ----- Marin Marais (1656-1728) Suite in D minor ----- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Trio sonata BWV 525 |