Whidbey Island Music Festival: The Influencers – Bach & his circle
$30 (students free)
- Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
- Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, viola da gamba
- Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord
Georg Böhm — Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in C minor
François Couperin — Troisième concert in A major from Concerts royaux
Georg Philipp Telemann — Fantasie in E-flat major TWV 40:20
François Couperin — Les Barricades Mystérieuses ("The Mysterious Barricades")
Johann Sebastian Bach — Violin Sonata No. 2 in A major, BWV 1015
Kick off the summer festival season with musical fireworks! J.S. Bach was deeply influenced by his musical milieu which included composers and composers from all over Europe. His circle of influences included Pisendel, concertmaster of Dresden's legendary orchestra; Telemann, a close friend and penpal; Böhm, one of his teachers; and Couperin, the famous French composer. Join us for a sparkling afternoon of music for baroque violin, viola da gamba, and harpsichord by Bach and the influencers!
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 Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, viola da gamba
Multi-instrumentalist Adaiha MacAdam-Somer is currently adjunct professor of cello at Linfield University in Portland. She is equally at home on the cello, baroque cello, and all branches of the viola da gamba family. She performs regularly with a variety of ensembles, including Portland Baroque Orchestra and Seattle Baroque Orchestra, and serves as artistic director of Voice of the Viol.
https://orpheuspdx.org/people/adaiha-mcadam-somer/About Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord
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