The Edmonton Chamber Music Society | Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble

The Edmonton Chamber Music Society

Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble

Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble

Robert Mealy & Julie Andrijeski, violins & directors
Dominic Teresi, dulcian David Morris, viola da gamba
Greg Ingles, sackbut Avi Stein, harpsichord & organ

Wednesday, March 8, 2023  |  7:30 PM

West End Christian Reformed Church  |  10015 149 St.   Edmonton, AB

TICKET PRICES
Adult: $50  |  Under 30: $25  [+ applicable service fees]

SINGLE TICKETS
TIX on the Square:  9930 102 Ave.  Sir Winston Churchill Square  Edmonton, AB
TEL: 780-420-1757
Mon.-Fri: 10 AM to 5 PM   Sat: 11 AM to 4 PM

Tickets will also be sold at the door.

“Revered like rock stars within the early music scene” (New York Times), Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble brings together today’s top North American historically-informed performers. Described as “drop-dead gorgeous with a wonderful interplay of timbres,” (Early Music America) and praised as “irresistible” (Fanfare Magazine), Quicksilver vibrantly explores the rich chamber music repertoire from the early modern period to the High Baroque.

The ensemble has been featured at numerous music series and prestigious festivals, receiving critical acclaim, standing ovations and repeat invitations. Recent and upcoming appearances include Carnegie Hall, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, Concerts from the Library of Congress, CU Presents Artist Series (Colorado), Toronto Consort Series, the Miller Theatre at Columbia University, Da Camera Society (Los Angeles), San Diego Early Music Society, Boston Early Music Festival, Vancouver Early Music Festival, Berkeley Festival and Exhibition, Early Music Now (Milwaukee), Chamber Music Tulsa, Indianapolis Early Music Festival, San Francisco Early Music Society, Miami Bach Society, Madison Early Music Festival, Dumbarton Oaks Concert Series (Washington, DC), Houston Early Music, Early Music Hawaii and Music Before 1800.

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Program

Johann  Heinrich Schmeltzer (c. 1623–1680)
Sonata 7 à 5 from  Sacro–profanus concentus musicus (1662)

Giovanni Legrenzi (1626–1678)
Sonata terza à 2 from La cetra, sonate a 2–4, Libro Terzo Op. 10 (1673)

Andreas Oswald (1634–1665)
Sonata à 3 from  the Ludwig Partiturbuch, Gotha (1662)

Johann  Caspar Kerll (1627–1693)
Sonata à tre in G minor, from  the Düben Collection, Uppsala

Antonio  Bertali (1605–1669)
Sonata à 3 in A minor, from  the Düben Collection, Uppsala

Johann  Heinrich Schmeltzer (c. 1623–1680)
Sonata à 4 “La Carolietta,” from  the Kroměříž Library, 1669

Johann  Caspar Kerll (1627–1693)
Passagaglia variata  from  Toccate, Canzoni, et altre Sonate (1675)

Johann  Joseph Fux (1644–1704)
Sonata à 4 in g minor, from  the Kroměříž Library, 1717

Johann  Kaspar Kerll (1627–1693)
Sonata à 2 in F major,  from  the Rost MS (Baden-Baden, c.1660)

Johann  Rosenmüller (1617–1684)
Sonata X à 5 from  Sonate à 2, 3, 4, e 5 (Nuremberg, 1682)

Thank you to our sponsors:

Alberta Foundation for the ArtsEdmonton Community FoundationEdmonton Arts Council

FENNA FAMILY FUND
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Edmonton Community Foundation