| Saturday Mar 05, 2016 7:30 PM - Friday Jun 10, 2016 7:30 PM | $20.00 - $25.00 |
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2016 Salish Sea Early Music Festival SEATTLE
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The sixth annual 2016 Salish Sea Early Music Festival presents six diverse programs of early chamber music on period instruments in Seattle with leading early music specialists from Europe, the Pacific Northwest and around the United States including German harpsichordists Bernward Lohr and Hans-Jürgen Schnoor, baroque violinists Anne Röhrig and Ingrid Matthews, viola da gambist Joanna Blendulf, lutenist John Lenti, flutist Jeffrey Cohan and guitarist John Schneiderman.
The festival, and Seattle's Concert Spirituel from which it evolved, has presented countless premiere period instrument performances in modern times of early works, including Seattle's first ever period instrument Mozart-era orchestra (Mozart simphonies and concerti), unknown chamber music from the court of Louis XIV, and renaissance chamber music with "new" instrumentation.
| All performances at 7:30 pm at:
| Christ Episcopal Church in Seattle
| at 4548 Brooklyn Ave NE in Seattle's University District
| more info: www.salishseafestival.org/seattle
| ~ suggested (free-will) offering: $25, $20 or $15
| ~ 18 and under free ~
* * * Saturday, March 5 at 7:30 PM
HANNOVER BAROQUE: TRIO SONATAS
Anne Röhrig ~ baroque violin
Bernward Lohr ~ harpsichord
Jeffrey Cohan ~ baroque flute
The Salish Sea Early Music Festival pays tribute to Hannover, Germany's vibrant early music scene in this program of baroque trio sonatas with harpsichordist Bernward Lohr, director of Hannover's Musica Alta Ripa, one of Germany's most prominent period instrument ensembles, baroque violinist Anne Röhrig, leader of the Hannoversche Hofkapelle, the "Hannover Court Orchestra", one of Europe's premier baroque orchestras, and baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan.
Bernward Lohr and Anne Röhrig are both professors at music conservatories in both Hannover and Nuremburg, Germany. Their more than 30 recordings have garnered awards including the Diapason Dòr, the Cannes Classical Award, the German Recording Critics' Prize, and several times the Echo Klassik. Both were awarded the 2002 Music Award of Lower Saxony.
* * * Saturday, April 2 at 7:30 PM
1800: FORTEPIANO & 8-KEYED FLUTE
Henry Lebedinsky ~ fortepiano
Jeffrey Cohan ~ 8-keyed flute
Virtuoso repertoire for flute and piano from 1770 through 1830 will be performed on original instruments made during Beethoven's lifetime with fortepianist Henry Lebedinsky and flutist Jeffrey Cohan.
* * * Friday, April 22 at 7:30 PM
MUSICAL OFFERING
Ingrid Matthews ~ baroque violin
Bernward Lohr ~ harpsichord
Jeffrey Cohan ~ baroque flute
Bach's masterwork of the same name written in 1747 for flutist Frederick the Great, King of Prussia will be performed with harpsichordist and Bach scholar Hans-Jürgen Schnoor who comes from Lübeck Germany for this performance, along with baroque violinist Ingrid Matthews and flutist Jeffrey Cohan.
* * * Saturday, May 14 at 7:30 PM, 2016
VERSAILLES
Joanna Blendulf ~ viola da gamba
Bernward Lohr ~ harpsichord
Jeffrey Cohan ~ baroque flute
Music and musicians from the court of Louis XIV are featured with John Lenti on theorbo & baroque guitar, Joanna Blendulf on viola da gamba and Jeffrey Cohan on a copy of a baroque flute from the court of the Sun King.
* * * Friday, June 10 at 7:30 PM
VIRTUOSO GUITAR & FLUTE
John Schneiderman ~ guitar
Jeffrey Cohan ~ baroque flute
A sampling of brilliant works by the outstanding guitar and flute virtuosos of the early 19th century with guitarist John Schneiderman and Jeffrey Cohan performing on an 8-keyed flute made in London in 1820.
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LocationChrist Episcopal Church, Seattle WA (View)
4548 Brooklyn Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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