An Autumn Mosaic: Baroque and Contemporary Music for Winds & Strings
Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 7:00 PM
First Church of Christ, Scientist
10 West 68th Street at Central Park West
Manhattan
Tickets:
$25 ~ General Admission
$15 ~ Students & Seniors
Bacchanalia presents the world premier of Als Ik Kan (As Best I Can) by Russian-American composer Nina Siniakova — weaving ideas from the Renaissance through the Baroque eras into music for modern life. Also on the program is the concerto for two flutes by Friedrich Weidemann, a German-born composer living in England, and the concerto for flute, violin, and bassoon by Balthasar Villicus, a Czech composer and violinist. Blavet's Flute Concerto in A minor and Vivaldi's Concerto a Quattro in D minor round out this eclectic program.
Performers:
Laura Thompson & Sang Joon Park ~ flutes
Dirk Wels ~ bassoon
Theresa Salomon & Karl Kawahara ~ violins
Louise Schulman ~ viola
Arthur Fiacco ~ violoncello
Michael Eisenberg ~ harpsichord
Program:
Balthasar Villicus (1663–1731) Concerto for Flute in G Major
Michel Blavet (1700–1768) Concerto in A minor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) Concerto a quattro, RV 96
Marieta Priuli (fl.1667) Corrente
Nina Siniakova Als Ik Kan (2023)
Carl Friedrch Weidemann (ca.1700–1782) Concerto in D Major, Opus 2