with
Margaret Owens, oboe

This multimedia program features French silent films from the early twentieth century paired with music from the French Baroque. The image-rich and programmatic music of Rameau, Marais, Forqueray, and Francois Couperin is juxtaposed with the whimsical, inventive, and sometimes comical early French films, including Georges Méliès’s Journey to the Moon.

Please note: All audience members must wear a face mask and show proof of vaccination to attend this concert. Please be prepared to show your Excelsior Pass or vaccination card upon entry. All musicians have been fully vaccinated.

with
Margaret Owens, oboe

This multimedia program features French silent films from the early twentieth century paired with music from the French Baroque. The image-rich and programmatic music of Rameau, Marais, Forqueray, and Francois Couperin is juxtaposed with the whimsical, inventive, and sometimes comical early French films, including Georges Méliès’s Journey to the Moon.

Please note: All audience members must wear a face mask and show proof of vaccination to attend this concert. Please be prepared to show your Excelsior Pass or vaccination card upon entry. All musicians have been fully vaccinated.

with
Natalie Kress, violin
Adam Cockerham, theorbo

From lush seventeenth-century instrumental works by Biber, Schmelzer, and Louis Couperin to later contrapuntal experiments by Bach and Telemann, Repast traces the spirit of fantasy and improvisation throughout the Baroque.

Please note: All audience members must wear a face mask and show proof of vaccination to attend this concert. Please be prepared to show your Excelsior Pass or vaccination card upon entry. All musicians have been fully vaccinated.

with
Natalie Kress, violin
Adam Cockerham, theorbo

From lush seventeenth-century instrumental works by Biber, Schmelzer, and Louis Couperin to later contrapuntal experiments by Bach and Telemann, Repast traces the spirit of fantasy and improvisation throughout the Baroque.

Please note: All audience members must wear a face mask and show proof of vaccination to attend this concert. Please be prepared to show your Excelsior Pass or vaccination card upon entry. All musicians have been fully vaccinated.

with
Rufus Müller, tenor
Theresa Salomon, violin
Jessica Troy, viola

Repast explores the eighteenth-century revival of Shakespeare at the Drury Lane theater in London. Featuring music taken from Drury Lane productions to modernize and popularize Shakespeare for London audiences, this program explores the role of drama and theatricality in English Baroque music. Composers include Thomas Arne, Charles Dibdin, and John Christopher Smith.

Please note: All audience members must wear a face mask and show proof of vaccination to attend this concert. Please be prepared to show your Excelsior Pass or vaccination card upon entry. All musicians have been fully vaccinated.

with
Rufus Müller, tenor
Theresa Salomon, violin
Jessica Troy, viola

Repast explores the eighteenth-century revival of Shakespeare at the Drury Lane theater in London. Featuring music taken from Drury Lane productions to modernize and popularize Shakespeare for London audiences, this program explores the role of drama and theatricality in English Baroque music. Composers include Thomas Arne, Charles Dibdin, and John Christopher Smith.

Please note: All audience members must wear a face mask and show proof of vaccination to attend this concert. Please be prepared to show your Excelsior Pass or vaccination card upon entry. All musicians have been fully vaccinated.

The Repast core ensemble presents music from the late Baroque, a transitional period to the Classical Era that included experimentation with musical portrayals of emotional upheaval. From the idea of Empfindsamkeit, or heightened sensitivity, to the sudden mood swings of passionate youth, this program features daring and intimate works by Schaffrath, Platti, Benda, and C.P.E. Bach.

Please note: All audience members must wear a face mask and show proof of vaccination to attend this concert. Please be prepared to show your Excelsior Pass or vaccination card upon entry. All musicians have been fully vaccinated.

Program:

Giovanni Benedetto Platti, Trio Sonata in G minor for violin, cello, and continuo WD 691
Christoph Schaffrath, Duetto for bassoon and harpsichord obbligato in G minor, CSWV F:23
Alexander Uber, Caprice for Solo Cello in C minor, Op. 10
Franz Benda, Violin Sonata in C minor, L3.9

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Harpsichord Sonata in E minor, Wq. 49, H. 33 "Württemberg"
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, arr. Johann Baptist Baumgärtner, Two Airs from Zemire et Azore Christoph Schaffrath, Trio Sonata in B-flat major for Violin, Bassoon, and continuo CSWV E:20

The Repast core ensemble presents music from the late Baroque, a transitional period to the Classical Era that included experimentation with musical portrayals of emotional upheaval. From the idea of Empfindsamkeit, or heightened sensitivity, to the sudden mood swings of passionate youth, this program features daring and intimate works by Schaffrath, Platti, Benda, and C.P.E. Bach.

Please note: All audience members must wear a face mask and show proof of vaccination to attend this concert. Please be prepared to show your Excelsior Pass or vaccination card upon entry. All musicians have been fully vaccinated.

Program:

Giovanni Benedetto Platti, Trio Sonata in G minor for violin, cello, and continuo WD 691
Christoph Schaffrath, Duetto for bassoon and harpsichord obbligato in G minor, CSWV F:23
Alexander Uber, Caprice for Solo Cello in C minor, Op. 10
Franz Benda, Violin Sonata in C minor, L3.9

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Harpsichord Sonata in E minor, Wq. 49, H. 33 "Württemberg"
André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry, arr. Johann Baptist Baumgärtner, Two Airs from Zemire et Azore Christoph Schaffrath, Trio Sonata in B-flat major for Violin, Bassoon, and continuo CSWV E:20

Marini’s music was considered to be avant garde in his time. Repast presents this audacious and innovative 17th Century repertoire with an ensemble that includes the dulcian (the early bassoon), theorbo (a large lute), 2 violins, a portative organ, and cello. Works by Dario Castello are also included.

Performers:
Amelia Roosevelt & Beth Wenstrom, violins
Stephanie Corwin, dulcian
Sarah Stone, cello
Arash Noori, theorbo
Gabe Shuford, organ

All performances are wheelchair accessible

Marini’s music was considered to be avant garde in his time. Repast presents this audacious and innovative 17th Century repertoire with an ensemble that includes the dulcian (the early bassoon), theorbo (a large lute), 2 violins, a portative organ, and cello. Works by Dario Castello are also included.

Performers:
Amelia Roosevelt & Beth Wenstrom, violins
Stephanie Corwin, dulcian
Sarah Stone, cello
Arash Noori, theorbo
Gabe Shuford, organ

All performances are wheelchair accessible

Repast explores the German fascination with nature and escapism, with inspired repertoire from the early Baroque as well as the early romantic periods.

Works by Buxtehude, Bernhard, Spohr, Schubert, and Mendelssohn

Performers:
Nell Snaidas, soprano
Amelia Roosevelt, violin
Stephanie Corwin, bassoon
Katie Rietman, cello
Arash Noori, theorbo and guitar
Gabe Shuford, harpsichord

All performances are wheelchair accessible

Repast explores the German fascination with nature and escapism, with inspired repertoire from the early Baroque as well as the early romantic periods.

Works by Buxtehude, Bernhard, Spohr, Schubert, and Mendelssohn

Performers:

Nell Snaidas, soprano
Amelia Roosevelt, violin
Stephanie Corwin, bassoon
Katie Rietman, cello
Arash Noori, theorbo and guitar
Gabe Shuford, harpsichord

All performances are wheelchair accessible

Many Baroque composers made musical characterizations of peoples who were exotic to them, such as Native Americans, Turkish, Polish, and French. Tapping into the current national issues about immigration and racism, Repast presents a cultural flashback to relevant issues of encountering “the other” in musical discourse.

Works by Telemann, Rameau, and Guignon.

Performers:
Amelia Roosevelt & Beth Wenstrom, violins
Stephanie Corwin, bassoon
Sarah Stone, cello
Arash Noori, theorbo
Gabe Shuford, harpsichord

All performances are wheelchair accessible

Many Baroque composers made musical characterizations of peoples who were exotic to them, such as Native Americans, Turkish, Polish, and French. Tapping into the current national issues about immigration and racism, Repast presents a cultural flashback to relevant issues of encountering “the other” in musical discourse.

Works by Telemann, Rameau, and Guignon.

Performers:

Amelia Roosevelt & Beth Wenstrom, violins
Stephanie Corwin, bassoon
Sarah Stone, cello
Arash Noori, theorbo
Gabe Shuford, harpsichord

All performances are wheelchair accessible

Amelia Roosevelt & Hélène Plouffe, violins
Jessica Troy, viola
Katie Rietman, cello
Gabe Shuford, harpsichord

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Amelia Roosevelt & Hélène Plouffe, violins
Jessica Troy, viola
Katie Rietman, cello
Gabe Shuford, harpsichord

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Presented by Music Tuesdays at Sarah Lawrence College

A private concert in Brooklyn Heights