Music for Flute & Harpsichord.

Sandra Miller ~ flauto traverso
James Richman ~ harpsichord

This concert features the two sonatas for flute and obligato harpsichord by J.S. Bach, considered by many to be the apex of this art form. Each will be introduced by an appropriate period prélude, and as a contrast, the program will also include five movements from the fourth Concert Royal of François Couperin, his only chamber music for the flute. He writes that these works were played for Sunday afternoon musicales at Versailles for the late King Louis XIV, and probably also enjoyed by his morganatic wife, the dour Madame de Maintenon.

Sandra Miller and James Richman have been performing together for many years, throughout the United States as well as in South America, Canada, and Europe. Founding members and directors of the ensemble Concert Royal, they have been at the forefront of the historical instrument movement in the United States, presenting large scale oratorio, opera-ballet, and symphonic repertoire, as well as intimate chamber music works.

1:15–2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

In person at St. Malachy's Church, 239 West 49th Street, Manhattan

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