Arts in the Village Presents the Sarasa Ensemble on February 4
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On Saturday, February 4, Arts in the Village welcomes members of the highly regarded Sarasa Ensemble, which will be performing in this series for the first time.??Drawing on a??pool of more than 100 musicians from the United States and Europe, the ensemble varies in size according to the particular program, with repertoire ranging from the??17th to the 21st centuries. For this concert, ensemble members??Jennifer Morsches and Timothy Merton, cellists, and Charles Sherman, harpsichordist, will present a wide-ranging program of sonatas and solo works by composers including Buxtehude, Gabrielli, Couperin, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, and Bach. The concert will feature the??Baroque cello, a rare five-string piccolo cello.
Jennifer Morsches enjoys a stimulating career as a recitalist, chamber musician,??continuo cellist, and orchestral player in the UK, on the??Continent, and in her native US.??She is the principal cellist of Florilegium, with whom she has recorded numerous award-winning discs for??Channel Classics Records and with whom she performs regularly??around the globe. A member of the Orchestre des Champs-??lys??es, the??Orchestra of the??Age of Enlightenment, and Les Si??cles, she is also include principal cellist of??Boston??Baroque.
Timothy Merton is the artistic director and founder of the Sarasa Ensemble. His career as cellist has spanned both sides of the Atlantic. He studied at the Mannes College of Music in New York and the Royal College of Music in London. From 1989 to 1996 he lived in England, where he performed with many of the ground-breaking early-music ensembles and orchestras and has toured worldwide. He has recorded on the Sony Classical, Deutsche Grammophon, and Phillips labels and is a member of the Aurelia Piano Quartet in NYC.
Charles Sherman??is recognized as one of the leading harpsichord soloists and continuo players in the country and has been a member of Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Musica Pacifica.??He has toured regularly throughout North America and overseas and has recorded extensively. He is one of today’s leading exponents of the art of basso continuo realization and frequently teaches master classes on Baroque accompaniment. His recordings appear on the Dorian, Musical Heritage Society, and BMG labels.
This concert will take place on Saturday,??February 4, at 7:30 p.m., at Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Road, in Rehoboth, MA 02769. Admission is $18 for adults, $16 for seniors, and $8 for students and children. The doors open at 7:00 p.m. for a wine bar, and tickets are available at the door. First-come, first-seated. Cash and checks only. Information:??508-463-5384;??
http://www.carpentermuseum.org/Arts.htm.
This??program is supported in part by a grant from the Rehoboth Cultural??Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a??state agency.
Performer: Sarasa Ensemble
Presenter:??Arts in the Village Concert Series
When:??Saturday, February 4, 7:30 p.m.
Where:??Goff Memorial Hall, 124 Bay State Road, Rehoboth, MA 02769
How Much:??$18 general, $16 seniors, $8 children and students; cash and checks only
Information:??508-463-5384??
http://www.carpentermuseum.org/Arts.htm
first come, first seated;??tickets available at door; doors open at 7:00 p.m. for wine bar
Sponsor:??Supported in part by a grant from the Rehoboth Cultural Council