Chamber Music Triptych ~ 2019

I.  INTERNATIONAL DEBUT - Flanders/Belgium: Terra Nova Collective
      Vlad Weverbergh, Musical Director and clarinette d'amour soloist

Where: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Central Park West at 68th St.

When: Saturday, January 19th at 7:30 pm 

A rare member of the clarinet family, the clarinette d´amour is deftly played by Terra Nova director, Vlad Weverbergh, in 18th-century works written expressly for the instrument, including:

Joseph Haydn — Quartet for Clarinet and String Trio
Henri Joseph de Croes — Partita for Clarinetto d´Amore
Carl Maria von Weber — Quintet for Clarinet & Strings

The Terra Nova Collective is a historical period-instrument ensemble and music research group based in Antwerp, Belgium. The collective seeks to breathe new life into interesting, unknown, or forgotten music on the concert platform. Their programs often present rare performances side-by-side with familiar works from the western musical repertoire.

II. PRINCIPAL PLAYERS- of the EM/NY Orchestra:  Transverse Flute Duos
      of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach, Immanuel Davis and David Ross, flutes

Where: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Central Park West at 68th St.

When: Tuesday, February 26th at 7:30 pm 

The six transverse flute duets by Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784), first-born son of Johann Sebastian, are among the finest examples of this genre from the 18th century.

Principal EM/NY flutists, Immanuel Davis and David Ross, provide a rare opportunity to hear these representative works complete. Davis is Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota and a Fulbright grantee. Ross earned historical performance degrees from the Koninklijk Conservatorium, Netherlands and the Juilliard School.

III. PRINCIPAL PLAYERS - of the EM/NY Orchestra: Stylus Fantasticus

Daniel Lee and Friends

Where: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Central Park West at 68th St.

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When: Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 at 7:30 pm 

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Daniel S. Lee plays Italian virtuoso violin repertoire by the extraordinary 17th-century violinists/composers Dario Castello, Giovanni Battista Fontana, Alessandro Stradella and other notables.

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Enjoying a varied career as soloist, leader, collaborator, and educator, Lee is praised for his "ravishing vehemence" and "fleet-fingered, passionate...soulful performance" (The NY Times). He has appeared as soloist and concertmaster of Early Music New York among other noted orchestras and ensembles.