STOLEN MUSIC
"Borrowed" from Bach, Blavet, and Bartók
Martha McGaughey and Carlene Stober, violas da gamba,
with Arthur Haas, harpsichord
Friday, October 12th, 2007, 8 p.m.
Second Presbyterian Church, 6 West 96th St., New York City
"Borrowed" from Bach, Blavet, and Bartók
Martha McGaughey and Carlene Stober, violas da gamba,
with Arthur Haas, harpsichord
Friday, October 12th, 2007, 8 p.m.
Second Presbyterian Church, 6 West 96th St., New York City
The concert
Hear unheard-of transcriptions lifted from literature originally claimed by flutes, voices, keyboards, and
violins. Composers wearing freshly fretted garb include Handel, Clérambault, Blavet, Bartók, and two
Bachs: JS and WF. Admission is a $10 suggested donation to benefit the church's organ-restoration fund.
Join the players at a post-concert reception.
This concert is part of the New York Early Music Celebration.
Hear unheard-of transcriptions lifted from literature originally claimed by flutes, voices, keyboards, and
violins. Composers wearing freshly fretted garb include Handel, Clérambault, Blavet, Bartók, and two
Bachs: JS and WF. Admission is a $10 suggested donation to benefit the church's organ-restoration fund.
Join the players at a post-concert reception.
This concert is part of the New York Early Music Celebration.
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.
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.
Learn more
Send a note to info@grenser.org
or call 917-363-2646 for more
information about the Empire Viols.
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.
Learn more
Send a note to info@grenser.org
or call 917-363-2646 for more
information about the Empire Viols.
Empire Viols
Second Presbyterian Church
Empire Viols
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