Kingsbury Ensemble performs 'Masterpieces of the French and Italian Baroque' at Edison

By Liam Otten

March 30, 2001

 

The Kingsbury Ensemble will perform "Masterpieces of the French and Italian Baroque" on historically authentic instruments for the Edison Theatre OVATIONS! Series Saturday in Holmes Lounge.

Based in St. Louis, the Kingsbury Ensemble was founded in 1993 to perform instrumental and vocal music of the baroque and classical periods. The group dons period costumes from the reign of Louis XIV and uses authentic instruments, historically accurate practices and acoustically appropriate performance spaces. The seven members are drawn from some of the finest early music groups in the United States and are directed by harpsichordist Maryse Carlin, instructor in the Department of Music in Arts & Sciences.

Other members are:

¥ William Bauer, artistic director of Ars Femina in Louisville, violin

¥ Sara Edgerton, director of the University Orchestra at Southeast Missouri State University, cello;

¥ Elizabeth Macdonald, director of the Washington University Chamber Orchestra, viola da gamba;

¥ Tamara Miller-Campbell, of the Saint Louis Symphony Chorus, soprano;

¥ Jeffrey Noonan, former music and artistic director of the Holy Roman Repertory Company in St. Louis, lute.

In addition, the concert will feature performances by Cheryl Stafford, founder of Court Dancers, an historical dance company based in Washington, D.C., and Brahm Youssefi, also of Court Dancers.

The program includes vocal music from Italy, including "Bella Madre dei Fiori" by Alessandro Scarlatti and "Sonata da Camera op 2 #3" by Antonio Caldara, as well as pair of instrumental works, the sonata "La Sultane" by Francois Couperin, and sinfonia and aria from "Esule dalle Sfere" by Alessandro Stradella. In a St. Louis premiere, the ensemble will also perform excerpts from the ballet "Les Genies" by French composer Louis Duval, whose work has been rediscovered and edited by Bauer.

Tickets are $15 and are available at the Edison Theatre Box Office, 935-6543, or through MetroTix, 534-1111. For further information, call 935-6543.

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