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November 2008
November 5
ARTEK
French Baroque Cantatas
ARTEK tenor Philip Anderson, praised for his "voice of liquid warmth" and "easy stage presence," will present a program of French baroque cantatas including Andre Campra's Arion, accompanied by Gwendolyn Toth and the ARTEK ensemble.
ARTEK has earned a reputation for exciting, dramatic performances that combine compelling musical settings of beautiful poetry with infectious baroque dance rhythms. Founded by director Gwendolyn Toth in 1986, ARTEK features singers and instrumentalists in performances of music ranging from Monteverdi to Bach that are notable for their vitality and spirit. Recent highlights include acclaimed performances of ARTEK’s theater show I’ll Never See the Stars Again off-off-Broadway and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; a sell-out performance on the series Music Before 1800; standing-ovation performances at the Regensburg Tage Alter Musik Festival (Germany) in 1998 and 2003; and ARTEK’s debut performance in 2003 at the prestigious Boston Early Music Festival. ARTEK’s recordings of Monteverdi’s Orfeo and other early Italian repertoire have been widely praised. ARTEK toured from 1997 to 2002 with the Mark Morris Dance Group, visiting major venues in the United Kingdom, Italy, and Canada, as well as more than 50 of America’s premier theaters. ARTEK has also appeared in France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic. In New York City ARTEK has appeared on First Night New York; as featured performers with the Bach-Schütz Society Conference; the Kaye Playhouse chamber music series; and on Gotham Early Music Scene's inaugural showcase at the Times Center. In 2001 the Clarion Music Society awarded Gwendolyn Toth the Newell Jenkins Prize for excellence in early music performance, in recognition of her work with ARTEK.
November 12
Carlene Stober, viola da gamba
The Labyrinth
 Carlene Stober, accompanied by Gabe Shuford, harpsichord, will perform Marin Marais's "Suitte d’un goût étranger," a showcase of moods from the turbulent to the reflective which culminates in the mysterious "Le Labyrinthe."
Carlene Stober is continuo cellist for Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity and is a
member of Empire Viols and the Grenser Trio. In addition to performing with
many ensembles, she has appeared on Prairie Home Companion, performed with
the Utah Shakespearean Festival and was featured musician in Theatre for a
New Audience's production of "Pericles" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. On
modern cello, she is a member of the Lake George Opera Festival Orchestra. She
holds bachelor's and master's degrees in performance from the Eastman School
of Music. Harpsichordist Gabriel Shuford has performed with a wide range of ensembles
including the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Orchestra of St.
Luke’s, L’Opéra Français de New York, Past Perfect and the Texas Early
Music Project. In 2007 he was awarded top prize at the 6th International Mae
and Irving Jurow Harpsichord Competition at the University of North Texas. He
holds a DMA in Early Music from the State University of New York at Stony
Brook.
November 19
Charites
"Et in Arcadia Ego"
 Escape modern-day Manhattan for a moment and step into pastoral Arcadia. The vocal trio Charites (Brooke Bryant, Brett Umlauf and Amber Youell-Fingleton) combines baroque music, gesture and poetry to evoke that idyllic world where nymphs and shepherds reigned supreme. With Louise Chernosky, harpsichord.
Charites is a female trio committed to performing the music of Baroque composers and poets staged with period gesture. Charites is the Greek term for “Graces,” referring to the three mythological daughters of Zeus and Eurynome. The Graces govern traits such as charm, beauty, and creativity, all of which the group aims to transmit through its performances. The members of the group are equally invested in scholarship and performance and seek to blur the lines between these two arenas. Founded in 2006, Charites has thrilled audiences at venues like the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, St. Bartholemew's Church, Columbia University, and the CUNY Graduate Center.
November 26
BaroQue Across the River
The Joys of Coffee  18th-century coffee houses were the hub of news and inevitably a place where new ideas were formed. BaroQue Across the River offers a coffee break with a well-known favorite aria from J. S. Bach's "Coffee Cantata" (BWV 211) as well as the delightful lesser-known cantata "Le Café" by Nicolas Bernier.
BaroQue Across The River, now in its eighth season, presents concerts on original instruments in historical settings. Engaging New York’s finest early music performers, B.A.R. has brought concerts to Brooklyn’s historic Borough Hall, the Brooklyn Historical Society, Wyckoff House Museum, Akwaaba Mansion, Lefferts House, Zion German Lutheran Church, The Society for Ethical Culture, the Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts and the Bruce Museum in Greenwhich, CT. In 2007-08, BAR Concerts included a summer festival in Quebec, Canada and a concert for “Music on the Heights” series at the historic Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, NY.
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