Midtown Music: Brian Mummert & Margaret Carpenter Haigh – Solo Bach Cantatas for Lent

• Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano
• Brian Mummert, baritone
• Caroline Giassi, oboe
• Jude Ziliak, violin
• Daniel McCarthy, viola
• Oliver Weston, cello
• Nathaniel Chase, double bass
• Nicolas Haigh, continuo organ

Baritone and Gentleman of the Choir at St Thomas Fifth Avenue Brian Mummert will perform Bach's Cantata 82, Ich habe genug, in collaboration with oboist Caroline Giassi. The program is completed with Bach’s Cantata 199, Mein herze schwimmt in Blut, with soprano Margaret Carpenter Haigh.

About Midtown Concerts

https://www.gemsny.org/midtown-concerts

About Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS)

https://gemsny.org/

About Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano

Praised as "fiery, wild, and dangerous" (Classical Voice North Carolina) with "a talent for character portrayal" (Chicago Classical Review), soprano Margaret Carpenter Haigh captivates audiences with her "flawless intonation" and "perfect vocalism" (Classical Voice North Carolina). She is in demand as a specialist interpreter of early music throughout North America and has been featured with ensembles including the Memphis, Winston-Salem, and Portland Symphonies; Messiah Festival of the Arts; Bach Akademie Charlotte; Arizona MusicFest; Apollo's Fire; Evansville Philharmonic; and her own ensemble L'Académie du Roi Soleil. Margaret resides in New York City where she is a member of the Choir of Trinity Wall Street.

About Brian Mummert, baritone

Brian Mummert sings, conducts, arranges, and composes music spanning eras and genres, all in the service of harnessing musical narrative as a mode for deepening mutual understanding. He is the founding artistic director of The New Consort, an American Prize-winning vocal ensemble dedicated to exploring the roles musical ritual and community play in our lives; a co-founder of ChamberQUEER, a chamber music collective highlighting the voices of LGBTQ+ composers and performers; and co-founder of The Red Ribbon Revue, a World AIDS Day concert featuring HIV+ performers celebrating the legacy of artists lost to AIDS.

About Caroline Giassi, oboe

https://www.carolinegiassi.com/about

About Jude Ziliak, violin

https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/lms/faculty/jude-ziliak/

About Daniel McCarthy, viola

https://www.danmccarthyhp.com/

About Oliver Weston, cello

https://www.tecinamerica.org/oliver-weston-cello

About Nicolas Haigh, continuo organ

https://www.saintthomaschurch.org/people/nicolas-haigh/