Ensemble Chaconne: The Glorious Ones
Free
- Peter Bloom, baroque flute
- Olav Chris Henrikson, baroque lute
- Carol Lewis, viola de gamba
François Couperin — Deuxième concert in D major from Concerts royaux
Sylvius Leopold Weiss — Selected works
George Frideric Handel — Flute Sonata in G major HWV 363b
Georg Philipp Telemann — Fantasia No. 10 for Solo Flute in F-sharp minor TWV 40:11
Antonio Vivaldi — Selected works
Johann Sebastian Bach — Flute Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034
Hear Ensemble Chaconne perform a well-crafted program called The Glorious Ones, Music by the Great Late Baroque Masters
During the early 18th century, several fine composers became very successful musicians and went on to earn lasting fame and respect for their work. Even though they lived in different countries, and few of them ever met, they studied each other’s work and influenced each other. We’ll play for you a selection of our favorite pieces by these masters.
About Friends of Music at St. Catherine’s
Featuring nationally and internationally recognized performers, the Friends of Music Concert Series offers several free and open-to-the-public concerts during the program year. These concerts are held in St. Catherine’s “nave,” or sanctuary, which is highly regarded and sought after for its acoustics and design.
About Ensemble Chaconne
Founded in 1985, Ensemble Chaconne has been praised for “vitality and character…style and verve” (MusicWeb International). Classical Voice of North Carolina wrote, “Ensemble Chaconne, both in its individuals and together, is a powerhouse of great playing.” They enthrall audiences with dramatic concerts from Renaissance and Baroque Europe. Repertoire ranges from well-known masterpieces to recently discovered works. Ensemble Chaconne concertizes extensively, with tours in the U.S. and abroad.
About Peter Bloom, baroque flute
Peter H. Bloom, baroque flute, performs in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Far East; appears on 49 recordings; is contributing editor for Noteworthy Sheet Music; and is a winner of the American Musicological Society’s Noah Greenberg Award for “distinguished contribution to the study and performance of early music.” His performances on historical flutes include Animusic Portugal, New York Flute Club, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The American Musical Instrument Society, The Metropolitan Museum, and the American Antiquarian Society, among others. He has performed with such notables as Ensemble Aubade, Grammy-nominee D’Anna Fortunato, Henning Ensemble, and The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra (52nd season), and has given lectures across the globe. He holds a MM with distinction in flute performance from the New England Conservatory and a BA (Philosophy) from Boston University.
About Olav Chris Henrikson, baroque lute
Olav Chris Henriksen, acclaimed in Europe and North America as a soloist on lute, theorbo, and early guitars, is also a much sought-after ensemble player, performing and recording with the Boston Camerata, Handel & Haydn Society, Waverly Consort, and Chanticleer, among others. He has lectured at Harvard University, Northeastern University, the Nelson Atkins Museum (Kansas City), Musikkhögskolen (Oslo), the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and elsewhere. He has taught at the Boston Conservatory and the University of Southern Maine. The Boston Herald praised his playing, saying, “Henriksen was able to dazzle with his virtuosity in the fantastical figurations of John Dowland’s solo Fantasy for lute and Kapsberger’s similarly brilliant Toccata prima.”
About Carol Lewis, viola de gamba
Carol Lewis has been called a “zestful and passionate champion” of the viola da gamba. She has demonstrated her virtuosity and versatility as a soloist in the U.S. and abroad, and has toured internationally with Hespèrion, Boston Camerata, Capriccio Stravagante and other noted ensembles. She has recorded on Astrée, EMI, Lyrichord, Harmonia Mundi, Nonesuch, and other labels, and has taught at Festival dei Saraceni (Pamparato, Italy), Milano Civica Scuola di Musica (Italy), New England Conservatory of Music, Amherst Early Music and elsewhere.
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