Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra: Passions of Paris
$30 ($25 senior/military; students aged 17 & under free)
- Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
Adolphus Hailstork — Sonata Da Chiesa
Arcangelo Corelli — Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6, No. 4
Jean Baptiste Lully — Suite d'Armide
Whidbey’s Saratoga Orchestra presents 'Passions of Paris,' a set of programs on January 28, 2pm at First Reformed Church in Oak Harbor and January 29, 2pm at Island Church in Langley. Music Director Anna Edwards will lead the musicians of the orchestra in a program of French Baroque masters including Joseph Bologne and Jean-Baptiste Lully.
Returning as special guest is Tekla Cunningham, baroque violinist and founder of Whidbey Island Music Festival. Tekla serves as concertmaster and orchestra director of Pacific MusicWorks, Artist-in-Residence at the University of Washington, and plays regularly with the American Bach Soloists. These concerts mark Saratoga Orchestra's fifth collaboration with Ms. Cunningham. She will be performing Violin Concerto, Op. 7, No.1 of Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges.
Continuing Saratoga Orchestra's commitment to enhancing the concertgoing experience, Marta Zekan will be weaving insightful commentary throughout the program.
Tickets available at Click Music in Oak Harbor, bayleaf in Coupeville, and Moonraker Books & Blue Sound Music in Langley. Online tickets and further information at www.sowhidbey.com or (360) 929-3045.
About Saratoga Orchestra of Whidbey Island
Whidbey's Saratoga Orchestra formed as an expansion of the Saratoga Chamber Players founded by Whidbey Island's legendary violinist and arts supporter, Michael Nutt. Previously known as Saratoga Chamber Orchestra, the name is derived from the beautiful Saratoga Passage that flanks the east side of Whidbey Island and the stand of trees known as the Saratoga Woods. In 2007, Legh W. Burns, Music Director Emeritus, began a regular concert series performing throughout the island for Whidbey audiences. Dr. Anna Edwards has led the orchestra as Music Director since 2015, and has brought national attention to the ensemble for its innovative programming championing women, BIPOC and underrepresented composers and hosting the highly esteemed Pacific Northwest Conducting Institute held each summer.
TEL: (360) 929-3045
http://www.sowhidbey.comAbout 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/