CHATHAM BAROQUE
CHATHAM BAROQUE Chatham Baroque’s varied programming is regularly featured on American Public Media's Performance Today. Ensemble-in-Residence at WQED-FM and Calvary Episcopal Church Chatham Baroque was honored as "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" by National Public Radio and NARM (the National Association of Recording Merchandisers). $75/reception
EMBASSY OF ITALY
3000 WHITEHAVEN, NW
FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011 AT 7:30 PM
The acclaimed period instrument ensemble Chatham Baroque, excites audiences with dazzling technique and artful interpretation. The trio and their regular guest artists have created a busy career on tour, on disc, and on their successful Pittsburgh series. In performances for distinguished concert series from New York to Los Angeles and Montreal to Mexico City, the ensemble is hailed as "spectacularly gifted" [CD Now] and as "a splendid period-instruments ensemble" [Chicago Tribune].
Among the group's eight recordings are the favorite Espanoleta and Reel of Tulloch (on the Dorian Label) and Sweet Desire: Prothimia suavissima sive sonatarum selectissimarum (Sono Luminus). Beyond the recording studio and the concert stage, Chatham Baroque's exciting new educational show "Catgut & Horsehair: A Tour of Europe" with featured actor, is in demand for youth outreach programs during the group's tours.
Andrew Fouts, baroque violin, Patricia Halverson, viola da gamba, and Scott Pauley, theorbo -- along with special guest artists are a versatile and exciting band. Critics from coast to coast have penned the words "exciting", "distinguished", "authentic", "fun" and "classy" to describe their performances. The period instrument ensemble is comprised of virtuosos devoted to historically informed performances of a wide range of baroque repertoire who have earned the phrase "musically impeccable" [The Washington Post]. The group has explored many collaborations, including with the Pittsburgh Opera Center in presentation of Francesco Cavalli's Ormindo, the latest of several exciting collaborations in recent years.
Their engaging stage manner and well-crafted programs invite audiences into the special worlds of baroque Spain and Latin America, the sounds of the Jewish Diaspora, the Bohemian Rhapsody, and more.
