Pacific MusicWorks: Les Fêtes Parisiennes
$25-$49 (students free with ID)
- Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord
- Stephen Stubbs, baroque guitar & lute
- Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
- Danielle Reutter-Harrah, soprano
- Maxine Eilander, harp
At the cusp of the 19th Century, France experienced vast social upheaval: the reign of Marie Antoinette, the Revolution and Napoleon’s Empire. It was also a time when Paris experienced a unique cultural flowering. A hitherto unknown harpist/composer, Zoé de la Rüe, was at the musical center of these turbulent years. Explore this amazing and sensual repertoire with special guests Maxine Eilander, harp, Danielle Reutter-Harrah, soprano, and our PMW artistic directors, Stephen Stubbs, Tekla Cunningham, and Henry Lebedinsky.
Seating is general admission within sections. Tickets will be issued via email upon purchase. Please print or display your ticket via mobile device at check in.
About Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord
About Stephen Stubbs, baroque guitar & lute
About Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham delights in bringing the music of the baroque, classical and romantic eras to life with vivid and expressive historically informed performances.
Praised as "a consummate musician whose flowing solos and musical gestures are a joy to watch", her performances have been described as "ravishingly beautiful" and "stellar". Her greatest musical love is music of the baroque and chamber music of all stripes, though she can’t seem to quit Johannes Brahms. She is co-artistic director of Pacific MusicWorks in Seattle, artist-in-residence at the University of Washington and founder and director of the Whidbey Island Music Festival.
Tekla plays regularly as concertmaster and principal player with the American Bach Soloists. Her new release 'Stylus Phantasticus' with Pacific MusicWorks is delighting critics. "Tekla is a marvel…an endlessly songful bird". Early Music America describes the recording as "played with verve, the music presented here reaffirms the old notion that instrumental music can have the flair of any theatrical spectacle. … a stellar vessel for the boldest showmanship".
Tekla plays on a violin made by Sanctus Seraphin in Venice in 1746.
http://www.teklacunningham.com/