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Renowned Ensemble Chaconne Opens 40th Season with Baroque Masterpieces
The internationally-acclaimed Ensemble Chaconne (Peter H. Bloom, baroque flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; and Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute) transports the audience to the salons and palaces of 18th century Europe with The Glorious Ones – Treasures by the Late Baroque Masters. Hailed by Classical Voice of North Carolina as “a powerhouse of great playing,” the ensemble performs gems by J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann and other leading composers of the baroque era. Now celebrating their 40th season, the ensemble tours widely in the U.S. and abroad. They’ve been praised for “vitality and character, style and verve.” (MusicWeb International). The concert, hosted by the stellar Arts on the Green Concert Series at First Congregational Church Shrewsbury is free and open to the public. Donations welcome.
Founded in 1985, Ensemble Chaconne’s extensive career includes performances for The National Gallery in London, The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Florida, The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, The Edison Theatre in St Louis, The Yale Center for British Art, Jordan Hall in Boston, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, Connecticut Early Music Festival, The Morton Arboretum Chamber Series in Chicago, The National Music Museum in Vermillion SD, and the Royal Shakespeare Company Residency at Davidson College, to name a few.
Peter H. Bloom, baroque flute, performs in the United States, Canada, Europe, and the Far East; appears on 49 recordings; is contributing editor for Noteworthy Sheet Music; and is a winner of the American Musicological Society’s Noah Greenberg Award for “distinguished contribution to the study and performance of early music.” His playing has been called “brightly gorgeous” (Gapplegate Music Review), “breathtaking” (Ivan Rod Review, Denmark), and “a revelation for unforced sweetness and strength” (The Boston Globe). His performances on historical flutes include Animusic Portugal, New York Flute Club, The Museum of Fine Arts Boston, The American Musical Instrument Society, The Metropolitan Museum, and the American Antiquarian Society, among others. He has performed with such notables as Ensemble Aubade, Grammy-nominee D’Anna Fortunato, Henning Ensemble, and The Aardvark Jazz Orchestra (52nd season), and has given lectures across the globe. He holds a MM with distinction in flute performance from the New England Conservatory and a BA (Philosophy) from Boston University.
Olav Chris Henriksen, acclaimed in Europe and North America as a soloist on lute, theorbo and early guitars, is also a much sought-after ensemble player, performing and recording with the Boston Camerata, Handel & Haydn Society, Waverly Consort, and Chanticleer, among others. His solo recordings are on Centaur and Museum Music; he has also recorded for Nonesuch, Erato, Pro Musica, Telarc and Decca. He has lectured at Harvard University, Northeastern University, the Nelson Atkins Museum (Kansas City), Musikkhögskolen (Oslo), the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and elsewhere. He has taught at the Boston Conservatory and the University of Southern Maine. The Boston Herald praised his playing, saying, “Henriksen was able to dazzle with his virtuosity in the fantastical figurations of John Dowland’s solo Fantasy for lute and Kapsberger’s similarly brilliant Toccata prima.”
Carol Lewis has been called a “zestful and passionate champion” of the viola da gamba. She has demonstrated her virtuosity and versatility as a soloist in the U.S. and abroad, and has toured internationally with Hespèrion, Boston Camerata, Capriccio Stravagante and other noted ensembles. She appeared recently with Boston Camerata at The Cloisters (New York) and the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, with Dunya at College of the Holy Cross, and with Cappella Clausura in the Boston area. She has recorded on Astrée, EMI, Lyrichord, Harmonia Mundi, Nonesuch, and other labels, and has taught at Festival dei Saraceni (Pamparato, Italy), Milano Civica Scuola di Musica (Italy), New England Conservatory of Music, Amherst Early Music and elsewhere. The Boston Herald called her playing “brilliantly florid,” and the Centre Presse (Poitiers, France) admired her “technique and musicality, her breathtaking dexterity.” Ensemble Chaconne is managed by Americas Musicworks, Rebecca DeLamotte, Managing Director. Telephone 617-947-5548. Email: [email protected] Visit: www.americasmusicworks.com
