2012-2013 Concert Series

Apollo and Dafne

October 7, 2012

@ 4 pm ET

Handel’s dramatic cantata tells the story of the Sun God enamored with the nymph Dafne; also Handel’s Tra le Fiamme and an orchestral suite by Telemann.

Laura Heimes, soprano

Jesse Blumberg, baritone

Julie Andrijeski, violin

Boel Gidholm, violin

Daniel Elyar, viola

David Morris, cello

Geoffrey Burgess, oboe

Debra Nagy, oboe

Stephanie Corwin, bassoon

Deborah Fox, theorbo

Leon Schelhase, harpsichord

The English Cavaliers

November 11, 2012

@ 4 pm ET

English music in pairs—2 violins, 2 viols, 2 theorbos. Sublime and unusual instrumental music by William Lawes, Cavalier to the King, and other 17thcentury English composers.

Dongmyung Ahn, violin

Daniel S. Lee, violin

Lisa Terry, viola da gamba

Beverly Au, viola da gamba

Deborah Fox, theorbo

Daniel Swenberg, theorbo & guitar

Voices of the Muse

January 27, 2013

@ 4 pm ET

The baroque origins of Italian opera, with spine-tingling, virtuosic, heart-rending arias, duets, and instrumental music by Barbara Strozzi, Francesco Cavalli, Alessandro Scarlatti, and others.

Laura Heimes, soprano

José Lemos, countertenor

Boel Gidholm, violin

Scott Metcalfe, violin

Emily Walhout, cello & lirone

Deborah Fox, theorbo & guitar

Christa Patton, harp

Michael Beattie, harpsichord

Mystery Sonatas

February 24, 2013

@ 4 pm ET

Franz Ignaz Biber’s exquisite Rosary, or Mystery, Sonatas.

Elizabeth Wallfisch, violin

Michael Beattie, harpsichord & organ

Deborah Fox, theorbo

Heather Miller Lardin, violone

A new chamber work for baroque instruments by Rochester composer Richard Scott, based on music of rock icon Frank Zappa, paired with music by 18th century composers Francesco Zappa and Jan Dismas Zelenka—3 Z’s!

Kathryn Montoya, recorder & oboe

Geoffrey Burgess, oboe

Boel Gidholm, violin

Stephanie Corwin, bassoon

Christopher Haritatos, cello

Deborah Fox, theorbo