Mostly Marais March 7, 2010 Sunday, 2 pm Islip Arts Council Bayard Cutting Arboretum Montauk Highway Islip, NY |
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.
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.
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
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Martha McGaughey Carlene Stober violas da gamba Arthur Haas harpsichord |
Mostly Marais
Glorious music by Marin Marais, the great French viol virtuoso.
The program includes works by Couperin, LeRoux and others.
Glorious music by Marin Marais, the great French viol virtuoso.
The program includes works by Couperin, LeRoux and others.
| Islip Arts Council Free Concerts Winter 2010 Bayard Cutting Arboretum Sponsored by the Islip Arts Council with support from Natural Heritage Trust, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, and NYSCA |