Despite steady rain last Saturday afternoon, an almost full house was present at the McKinney Chapel of the First Unitarian Congregational Society for the Repast Baroque Ensemble’s concert “Telemann, The Faithful Music Master”. The musicians who participated are, left to right in the photo: Gabe Shuford on harpsichord, guest artist Jeffrey Girton on violin, Sarah Stone on cello, and Natalie Kress on violin.
The concert consisted entirely of music by the German Baroque composer Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), although it presented a variety of styles. These ranged from traditional Baroque through Polish dances, heroic marches, and “burlesque.” Each musician got at least one “star turn”: Ms. Kress in the Polish dances, in which she rhythmically slapped her violin with the bow, a technique called col legno; Mr. Girton in the Violin Sonata in A Major; Mr. Shuford in the “Ouverture burlesque” for solo harpsichord; and Ms. Stone in the Cello Sonata in D Major.
Repast will return to Brooklyn Heights on Wednesday evening, May 22, with “Shipwrecks and Sea Shanties.” More details here later.
