Pacific MusicWorks: The Resounding Lyre
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- Stephen Stubbs, lute
- Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
- Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord
- Danielle Reutter-Harrah, soprano
- David Morris, baroque cello
- Maxine Eilander, harp
Isabella Leonarda — Violin Sonata, Op. 16, No. 12 "Sonata duodecima"
Alessandro Stradella — "Deh, ricevi i nostri voti" from Ah! Troppo è ver
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer — Sonata á Violino Solo in A major
Turlough O'Carolan — Selected works (suite)
Franz Joseph Haydn — Mary's Dream, Hob. XXXIa:1
George Frideric Handel — "Tu del ciel ministro eletto" from Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno ("The Triumph of Time and Disillusion"), HWV 46
Pacific MusicWorks presents The Resounding Lyre, the second installment of our Founder's Series. This year we are honoring patron Bill McJohn by celebrating all things harp and lyre.
The chosen instrument of Greek gods and heroes Apollo, Hermes, Eros, and Orpheus, the lyre's significance in Greek culture and its impact on music cannot be overstated. The Resounding Lyre explores works written for the harp, the baroque emanation of the lyre, spanning Italian, German, and Celtic traditions.
Featuring artists Stephen Stubbs, Maxine Eilander, Tekla Cunningham, Henry Lebedinsky, David Morris, and Danielle Reutter-Harrah. With music by Isabella Leonarda, Alessandro Stradella, Johann Heinrich Schmelzer, Georg Frideric Händel, and a sneak peak of our spring concert of Orfeo by Claudio Monteverdi.
About Stephen Stubbs, 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/About Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord
About Danielle Reutter-Harrah, soprano
https://pacificmusicworks.org/profile/danielle-reutter-harrah/