The Wheatland Concert Series: Selected Works for Two Harpsichords & French Country Wine Dinner
$120
- Mark Janello, harpsichord
- Paula Maust, harpsichord
Arcangelo Corelli — Trio Sonata in B-flat major, Op. 3, No. 3
Arcangelo Corelli — Trio Sonata in B minor, Op. 3, No. 4
Johann Ludwig Krebs — Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in A minor, Krebs-WV 840
François Couperin — Le Parnasse, ou L'Apotheose de Corelli ("The Apotheosis of Corelli")
Johann Sebastian Bach — Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061
As Autumn leaves start to fall, come lift your spirits with the hauntingly beautiful music of Bach, Corelli, and Couperin's for TWO harpsichords! Please join us for the Wheatland Concert Series Autumn 2024 recital and dinner on September 28th!
No instrument better defines the Baroque period than the harpsichord. The plucked strings of the harpsichord have a rich and distinctive sound whose clarity uniquely informs the complex melodies characteristic of Baroque music.
The Wheatland Concert Series is again teaming up with Professor Mark Janello and Professor Paula Maust, both of the Johns Hopkins University Peabody Conservatory, to present selected works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Francois Couperin, Arcangelo Corelli, and Johann Ludwig Krebs composed for two harpsichords.
A four-course dinner will be served during intermission by Chef Erik. The menu consists of a delicious chicken-mushroom cassoulet, served with local cheeses and wines with a brandied cherry pot du crème for dessert. A vegetarian dinner option is also available.
Probably invented in Italy in about 1400, the harpsichord was not only a remarkably innovative instrument, but it also marked the emergence of a revolutionary system of partially improvised accompaniment called basso continuo. Basso continuo is an Italian term that means "continuous bass," referring to a continuous bass line with harmonies that came to define Baroque music. The rhythm section in jazz music can be thought of as a modern equivalent to basso continuo.
We are extremely fortunate to have two scholars and concert harpsichordists together performing works that highlight the beauty and presence of dual harpsichords. Our repertoire includes: (i) Corelli's Trio Sonatas (Op. 3 No. 1, 3, and 4), (ii) Krebs' Concerto for Two Harpsichords in A minor, (iii) Couperin's The Apotheosis of Corelli, and (iv) Bach's Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C major.
We hope you can join us for this very special performance of the Wheatland Concert Series!
About Mark Janello, harpsichord
Dr. Mark Janello has been a professor of music theory at the Johns Hopkins University Peabody Conservatory since 2002. His scholarly works include "Unreasonably Melodious: The Grotesque and Bach's Inverse Augmentation Canon" and "Beyond Completion: Transformation and Development in Three Inventions of Bach." Professor Janello has performed as a harpsichordist with the Baltimore Symphony, the Post-Classical Ensemble, Bach Sinfonia, and the Georgetown University Chamber Singers. He studied music theory at Harvard and Duke Universities and University of Michigan.
https://markjanello.comAbout Paula Maust, harpsichord
Paula Maust is a performer, scholar, and educator dedicated to fusing research and creative practice to amplify underrepresented voices and advocate for social change. She is the creator of Expanding the Music Theory Canon, an open-source collection of music theory examples by women and/or people of color. A print anthology based on the project is under contract with SUNY Press, and she has published articles in Women and Music and the Journal of the International Alliance for Women in Music. Maust is also an Early Modern Area Editor for Grove Music Online's substantial gender and sexuality revision project. As a harpsichordist and organist, Maust has been praised for combining "great power with masterful subtlety" (DC Metro Theater Arts) and as a "refined and elegant performer" (Boston Musical Intelligencer). As the co-director of Musica Spira, she curates provocative lecture-concerts connecting baroque music to contemporary social issues focused on women. Maust performs extensively as a continuo player with numerous ensembles in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region, including the Washington Bach Consort, the Folger Consort, and Third Practice. She is an assistant professor of music theory at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. Prior to her appointment at Peabody, she taught music theory and keyboard skills at UMBC from 2016 to 2021.
https://www.paulamaust.com/