March 2011

2010 - 2011 Series

MARCH 2
ARTEK: Rosenmüller Cantatas II

In the second part of this series, counter-tenor Ryland Angel again appears in a program of rarely-heard cantatas for alto with instrumental accompaniment by the Baroque master, Johann Rosenmüller.

MARCH 9
No Concert (Ash Wednesday)

MARCH 16
Repast: Bach and Before

A program exploring the music of a generation of German composers who immediately preceded and influenced J.S. Bach, including works by Dietrich Buxtehude and Philipp Heinrich Erlebach.

MARCH 23
Ensemble Leonarda: La Belle France

This instrumental ensemble performs sonatas by French Baroque composers: Jacques-Martin Hotteterre, Jean Barrière, and Louis-Antoine Dornel.

MARCH 30
Lyra Consort: English Chamber Works

Returning after its debut at Midtown Concerts last season, The Lyra Consort will perform "Spring" and "Winter" from Christopher Simpson's The Seasons - brilliant and sublime divisions suites for violin, viols and continuo, and chamber works featuring lyra viol.

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