A concert by New Vintage Baroque based on music in the collections of the Lewis Walpole Library.
Program
Huitième Ouverture, François Couperin (French, 1668–1733)
Caprice ou Sonate, Marin Marais (French, 1656–1728)
Musettes, Nicolas Chédeville (French, 1705–1782)
“Sento due fiamme in petto,” from Medo, Leonardo Vinci (Italian, 1690–1730)
*Toccata per il Cembelo, Anonymous
“Taci, o di morte,” from Medo, Leonardo Vinci
Violin Trio Sonata in G Major, Domenico Gallo (Italian, 1730–ca. 1768)
*Minuet, Geminiano Giacomelli (Italian, 1692–1740)
*Minuet, Johann Adolph Hasse (German, 1699–1783)
*Operas. Selections. Arr. keyboard, Gaetano Latilla (Italian, 1711–1788)
Andante, from Alfred Masque, Thomas Arne (English, 1710–1778)
Lasciami un sol momento, Giovanni Bononcini (Italian, 1670–1747)
Minuets, Michael Dobney (English, fl. ca. 1810)
Sonata in G Minor, HWV 404, George Frideric Handel (German, 1685–1759)
* The Lewis Walpole Library collection
Program is free and open to the public. Reception to follow.
Co-sponsored by the Lewis Walpole Library and First Church of Christ, Congregational
Players’ biographies:
Lindsay McIntosh (oboe) is the founder and executive director of New Vintage Baroque. A recent graduate of the esteemed Juilliard415 program, she has appeared under conductors such as William Christie, Masaaki Suzuki, Jordi Savall, Richard Egarr, and Monica Huggett. Ms. McIntosh is also a member of the artistic team at National Sawdust, an artist-led, nonprofit venue. She has created and curated numerous program series and concerts, including the Table Music Brunch Series at National Sawdust.
Noémy Gagnon-Lafrenais (violin) has performed with Arion Baroque, Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Trinity Wall Street, and Clarion Music Society. She holds degrees from the Juilliard School, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, and has studied under Axel Strauss, Monica Huggett, Cynthia Roberts, Elizabeth Blumentstock, and Anne Robert. Ms. Gagnon-Lafrenais was a teaching fellow at Juilliard and has taught violin at UC Berkeley’s Young Musicians Program, Starr King Elementary School (San Francisco), and in Quebec.
James Kennerley (harpsichord) was a prizewinner at the 2008 Albert Schweitzer International Organ Competition and a finalist at the inaugural (2013) Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition. In addition to solo concerts at many major organ venues in the United States and Europe, Mr. Kennerley frequently collaborates with choral groups. He has studied the organ with David Sanger, Thomas Trotter, and McNeil Robinson, and holds the Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists diploma. He studied improvisation under Robert Levin, McNeil Robinson, and Noam Sivan at the Juilliard School.
Timothy Parsons (countertenor) is active as both soloist and ensemble singer in New York City, where he has performed with the Clarion Music Society, the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, and the Choir of St. Ignatius Loyola. He is currently a member of the Grammy-nominated Choir of Trinity Wall Street. Mr. Parsons holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music in classical voice performance (B.M.) and choral conducting (M.M.). He is the artistic director of two ensembles, the Elision Chamber Ensemble and Practicall Musicke.
María José Romero (violin) has recently performed with the Orchester Wiener Akademie in Austria, International Chamber Players and Fantasmi Baroque Ensemble in Vietnam, the Princeton Festival Baroque Orchestra, Mountainside Baroque, Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra, and the Bloomington Bach Cantata Project. She is program director for the MusAid nonprofit organization, which brings instruments and teacher training to developing music schools in at-risk communities around the world. Ms. Romero is pursuing a doctor of music degree in violin under Kevork Mardirossian at Indiana University and teaches at the Indiana University Pre-College String Academy.
Arnie Tanimoto (viola da gamba) is equally at home playing various members of the viola da gamba family as he is playing both modern and baroque cello. He is the first viola da gamba major at the Juilliard School, where he is pursuing a master’s degree in historical performance under Sarah Cunningham. Mr. Tanimoto has performed with some of the country’s leading period ensembles, including the Boston Early Music Festival Ensemble, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, and Parthenia. He holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory (B.M.) and the Eastman School of Music (M.M).
For further information, contact: 860-667-2140 or walpole@yale.edu