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Concitato, the ensemble scheduled for May 7, unfortunately had to cancel. We hope to present them in a future concert.

Juilliard415
Virtuoso Music of the German Baroque

Students from the distinguished graduate program in historical performance at The Juilliard School perform a selection of works ranging from the 1680s to the 1760s, in a colorful and extravagant mix of strings, winds, and continuo. Composers include Biber, Fasch, and Zelenka.

Program:
H.I.F. Biber (1644-1704)
Partita no. 3 in A major, from Harmonia Artificiosa-Ariosa (Salzburg, 1696) 14min’
Preludium: Allegro — Allamande — Amener — Balletto — Gigue — Ciacona

Nayeon Kim & Toma Iliev, violins
Alexander Nicholls, cello
Gabriel Benton, harpsichord
Paul Morton, theorbo

Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758)
Sonata for Violin, Oboe, Bassoon and Continuo, FaWV N:F4 10 min’
Largo – Allegro – Largo - Allegro

Carrie Krause, violin
Caroline Ross, oboe
Kamila Marcinkowska-Prasad, bassoon
Gabriel Benton, harpsichord

J.D. Zelenka (1679-1745)
Trio Sonata no. 3 for violin, oboe, bassoon and Basso Continuo in B flat major 14 min’
Adagio – Allegro – Largo - Tempo giusto (Allegro)

Nayeon Kim, violin
David Dickey, oboe
Benjamin Matus, bassoon
Melody Nishinaga, harpsichord

GEMS is a non-profit corporation that supports and promotes the artists and organizations in New York devoted to early music — playing repertoire from the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical periods.