Bach, Byrd, and Beyond Music for Viols and Harpsichord May 29, 2009 at 8 pm $10 suggested donation Second Presbyterian Church 96th and Central Park West New York City |
The group
Empire Viols formed in 1994 and has been in residence at Second
Presbyterian Church since 1998. 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.
Empire Viols formed in 1994 and has been in residence at Second
Presbyterian Church since 1998. 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.
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.
Patricia Halverson is a founding
member of Chatham Baroque
(Pittsburgh). She holds a doctoral
degree in Early Music Performance
Practice from Stanford University
and studied in Holland with Anneke
Pols at the Royal Conservatory in
the Hague. Her playing has been
praised by the Cleveland Plain
Dealer as “invested with feistiness
and solidity.”
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.
Patricia Halverson is a founding
member of Chatham Baroque
(Pittsburgh). She holds a doctoral
degree in Early Music Performance
Practice from Stanford University
and studied in Holland with Anneke
Pols at the Royal Conservatory in
the Hague. Her playing has been
praised by the Cleveland Plain
Dealer as “invested with feistiness
and solidity.”
The venue
Empire Viols have been in
residence at Second Presbyterian
Church since 1998. Its sanctuary
provides an intimate and warm,
acoustically excellent setting. The
historic building retains its
austere nineteenth-century
Scottish heritage.
Empire Viols have been in
residence at Second Presbyterian
Church since 1998. Its sanctuary
provides an intimate and warm,
acoustically excellent setting. The
historic building retains its
austere nineteenth-century
Scottish heritage.
Empire Viols
Second Presbyterian Church
| Empire Viols "Excellent" — The Wall Street Journal |
| Martha McGaughey Carlene Stober viols Arthur Haas harpsichord with guest artist Patricia Halverson viols |
Bach, Byrd, and Beyond
Music for Viols and Harpischord at Second Presbyterian
Features the world premiere of “The Beauty Way” by Debra Kaye and
includes a varied program of works by William Byrd, J.S. Bach, Orlando
Gibbons, Matthew Locke, Henry Purcell, Thomas Lupo, and Marin Marais.
Admission is a $10 suggested donation to benefit the church's organ-
restoration fund. Join the players at a post-concert reception.
Music for Viols and Harpischord at Second Presbyterian
Features the world premiere of “The Beauty Way” by Debra Kaye and
includes a varied program of works by William Byrd, J.S. Bach, Orlando
Gibbons, Matthew Locke, Henry Purcell, Thomas Lupo, and Marin Marais.
Admission is a $10 suggested donation to benefit the church's organ-
restoration fund. Join the players at a post-concert reception.