• The Premier Century of the Baroque •
• Favorite Violin Concertos •
• Late Baroque German Masters •
filmed at
the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Davis
filmed at the
The Palace Hotel's Gold Ballroom
San Francisco
filmed in
The Great Hall at Castello di Amorosa
Calistoga
We’ve been very busy designing and redesigning the equivalent of two or three concert seasons over the last six months as we’ve created all kinds of scenarios to bring music to you during this bridge year before returning to concert halls down the road. But ever-changing circumstances often took us back to the drawing board.
Now, we've settled on our plan for the first half of 2021. In collaboration with some stunning venues—including San Francisco’s Palace Hotel, Calistoga’s Castello di Amorosa winery, and the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts in Davis—we are producing three wonderful video concerts featuring some of the ABS artists that you know and love.
We're very excited about these films that will be forthcoming in March, April, and May. We will have the same crew that made our Messiah film look and sound so wonderful: audio engineer Chris Landen and videographer Eddie Frank will be behind the scenes. And we’ve chosen great repertoire that will bring the essence of our musicians’ talents to the screen.
Filmed in the Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts
Davis
It's easy to think of the Baroque era as having been defined by the likes of Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi. But their styles were built upon traditions and trends that had developed during the century before, between 1600 and 1700. For this musical journey through Italy, Germany, France, and England, we've chosen extraordinary and captivating compositions, many off the beaten path, to showcase a stellar team of ABS virtuosi.
Elizabeth Blumenstock violin
Cynthia Keiko Black violin
YuEun Gemma Kim violin
William Skeen viola da gamba & violoncello
Steven Lehning viola da gamba & violone
Corey Jamason harpsichord
Italy
BUONAMENTE Sonata a tre violini
UCCELLINI Sinfonia Nona a tre violini
MARINI Sonata in Ecco con tre violini
Germany
SCHMELZER Sonata IX
PACHELBEL Canon & Gigue
ERLEBACH Sonata III in A Major
France
LULLY Trios pour le coucher du Roi
England
PURCELL Sonata in F Major "The Golden Sonata"
BLOW Chacony in G
VIOLIN & VIOLA
VIOLIN
VIOLIN
VIOLONCELLO & VIOLA DA GAMBA
VIOLONE & VIOLA DA GAMBA
HARPSICHORD & ORGAN
Filmed in the Gold Ballroom of the Palace Hotel
San Francisco
A compilation of Bach's great concertos for solo violin, a stunning violin concerto by Vivaldi along with his joyful concerto for three violins, and a transcription for viola, 'cello, and harpsichord of one of our favorite arias from the Bach cantatas will bring together some of ABS's brightest new stars.
Tatiana Chulochnikova violin
Tomà Iliev violin
Rachell Ellen Wong violin
Yvonne Smith viola
Gretchen Claassen violoncello
Gabriel Benton harpsichord
VIVALDI Violin Concerto in E Minor "Il favorito"
BACH Violin Concerto in E Major
BACH Violin Concerto in A Minor
BACH Aria from Cantata 156
VIVALDI Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major
VIOLIN
VIOLIN
VIOLIN
VIOLA
VIOLONCELLO
HARPSICHORD
Filmed in the Great Hall at the Castello di Amorosa
Calistoga
Following on the heels of their 17th-century predecessors, Bach, Buxtehude, Handel, and Telemann developed a plentiful legacy of brilliantly composed works that have inspired centuries of listeners. Two concertos for three violins, an elegant sonata for viola da gamba and continuo, one of Handel's most beautiful Concerti Grossi, and an exquisite aria from Bach's "Easter Oratorio" transcribed for viola and strings will celebrate the great culmination of the Baroque era.
Cynthia Keiko Black violin
Tomà Iliev violin
Gail Hernández Rosa violin
David Wilson violin
Jude Ziliak violin
Ramón Negrón Pérez viola
William Skeen viola da gamba & violoncello
Steven Lehning violone
Corey Jamason harpsichord
TELEMANN Concerto for 3 Violins in F Major
BUXTEHUDE Sonata & Suite in B-flat Major
HANDEL Concerto Grosso in G Minor
BACH Aria from “Easter Oratorio”
BACH Concerto for 3 Violins in D Major
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VIOLIN
VIOLIN
VIOLIN
VIOLIN
VIOLA
VIOLA DA GAMBA & VIOLONCELLO
VIOLONE
HARPSICHORD
182 Howard Street, #536
San Francisco, CA 94105
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