First Sundays Concert Series: The Paris Quartet

• Janet See, flute
• Tekla Cunningham, violin
• Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, viola da gamba
• Jillon Stoppels Dupree, harpsichord

Janet See (flute), Tekla Cunningham (violin), Adaiha MacAdam-Somer (viola da gamba), and Jillon Stoppels Dupree (harpsichord) will be playing beautiful and enduring masterpieces of the baroque chamber repertoire, including trio sonatas by J.S. Bach and Telemann's "Paris Quartet" in E minor.

About Bainbridge Community Piano Association

http://www.firstsundaysconcerts.org/

About Janet See, flute

https://www.janetsee.com/

About Tekla Cunningham, 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.

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.

About Jillon Stoppels Dupree, harpsichord

Seattle-based harpsichordist Jillon Stoppels Dupree is a noted performer and teacher, with recent performances with the Seattle Symphony and the Berkeley Early Music Festival. She is the founding director of the Gallery Concerts early music series in Seattle and is currently on the early music faculty at Cornish College of the Arts.