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2 Welcome! Now in our sixth season, we are excited to share with you what is happening in The Baroque Room for this season. The Saint Paul Classical Music Crawl is returning on October 15 with over twenty groups performing more than twenty miniconcerts throughout Lowertown. Called one of the top ten classical music events of 2015 by the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, this project, created and managed by The Baroque Room, allows us to show you the remarkably diverse and vibrant classical music scene we have in the Twin Cities. We are also proud to announce the return of the third annual Twin Cities Baroque Instrumental Program, which we are also managing, to be held in August, 2017, at the University of Minnesota School of Music. Offering intensive study for advanced students and young professionals (auditors also welcome) with some of the world s top early musicians, the workshop is one the very best programs of its kind in the United States. Our International Artist Series continues with recitals by harpsichordists Sungyun Cho and Byron Schenkman. The Lunchtime Concert Series (select Fridays at noon, free) previews concerts of weekend performances. And, of course, the heart of our concert offerings are presented by artists from all over the Twin Cities featuring a wide variety of performers and styles, from opera, baroque orchestra, or solo violin to contemporary works and music from the Renaissance. We are proud of our amazing classical music community here in the Twin Cities and look forward to a fantastic season. We ll see you at The Baroque Room! Marc Levine and Tami Morse, Cofounders ABOUT The Baroque Room is a performance space in the Lowertown neighborhood of downtown Saint Paul. The Baroque Room is part of an inclusive movement to provide an affordable performance venue for chamber musicians, and to create a diverse and stable early music scene in the Twin Cities. Designed with an especially resonant acoustic appropriate for early music, The Baroque Room houses a William Dowd double-manual Franco-Flemish harpsichord, a Flentrop Chamber Organ, a '7" Bosendorfer grand piano (Model 200), Stein fortepiano, and a Mason & Hamlin grand piano (practice studio), generously on loan from the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, The Schubert Club, and Dorothy Horns, respectively. The Baroque Room offers wall space to showcase the work of local artists, houses a display featuring facsimiles of letters from The Schubert Club Museum collection, and produces various concerts and events including the International Artist Series, Twin Cities Baroque Instrumental Program, and Saint Paul Classical Music Crawl. The Baroque Room was created with support from the Lowertown Future Fund, St. Paul Cultural STAR, and private donations. All concerts are subject to change. Additional concerts may be added and others canceled. Please join our list for updates and concert reminders or visit for more information. These concerts are supported, in part, by the Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Lowertown Future Fund, and individual donors. ANNOUNCING THE Third Annual Baroque Instrumental Program To be held August 4 13, 2017 at the University of Minnesota School of Music For advanced students and young professionals Auditors welcome OCTOBER COURSE CODIRECTORS Jacques Ogg harpsichord & fortepiano Marc Destrubé violin WITH Wilbert Hazelzet, traverso Jaap ter Linden, violoncello & viola da gamba Joseph Gascho, harpsichord and basso continuo Anton Amir, harpsichord builder & lecturer Paige Whitley-Bauguess, baroque dance Sunday, October 2 3:00 P.M. presents A Musical Banquet With Musicians of the Lyra Baroque Orchestra Featuring: TELEMANN Selections from Tafelmusik OCTOBER INFORMATION info@thebaroqueroom.com Saturday, October 15 12:00 8:00 P.M. the Saint Paul Classical Music Crawl Over twenty mini-concerts taking place throughout Lowertown all day long! Held during the Saint Paul Art Crawl, hear virtually the entire Saint Paul classical music scene in one day! (See ad on next page for more information.)

3 KEN AVIDOR presents SAINT PAUL CLASSICAL MUSIC CRAWL APOLLO MASTER CHORALE THE SCHUBERT CLUB VOCALESSENCE LUMINA WOMEN S ENSEMBLE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION BAROQUE CHOPIN SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA CERULEAN FIRE BACH SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA CONSORTIUM CARISSIMI RENEGADE ENSEMBLE ZEITGEIST MINNESOTA SINFONIA SAINT PAUL LUTE COOPERATIVE THE WOLFGANG CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY OF MINNESOTA PAVIA WIND QUINTET MINNESOTA OPERA SKYLARK OPERA AMERICAN COMPOSERS FORUM THE MUSICAL OFFERING NAUTILUS MUSIC THEATER LADYSLIPPER ENSEMBLE BAROQUE ORCHESTRA MILL CITY STRING QUARTET Saturday, October 15 12:00 8:00 p.m. OVER 20 MINI-CONCERTS TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT LOWERTOWN ALL DAY LONG Taking place in Lowertown, Saint Paul, during the Saint Paul Art Crawl Hear virtually the entire Saint Paul classical music scene in one day! FIFTEEN-MINUTE PERFORMANCES on the hour and half hour Each group will perform four times Learn more about the project, the performing ensembles, and their full season calendars at CLASSICAL MPR GUIDED TOURS! Hear and learn about your guide s favorite ensembles and the music they will be playing. Tours begin at ten minutes before the hour and last for two hours. Group limit is ten people per tour. Visit to sign up. All tours start at the Saint Paul Union Depot inside the Waiting Room. Friday, October 21 12:00 P.M. Baroque Violoncello and Harpsichord Works Charles Asch, cello Bruce Jacobs, harpsichord charles asch Featuring: Sonatas by VIVALDI and LANZETTI, solo cello works by J. S. BACH and ALL ABACO, and harpsichord works by FROBERGER Saturday, October 22 7:30 P.M. $20 $15 Senior & Student $10, 12 & Under LADYSLIPPER ENSEMBLE A Grand Tour Sahar Hassan, mezzo-soprano Ginna Watson, baroque violin Paul Berget, baroque lute, baroque guitar, theorbo, viola da gamba Phillip Rukavina, theorbo Mary Virginia Burke, viola da gamba Featuring: Songs, sonatas, and suites by ECCLES, VISÉE, LAMBERT, BALLARD, BLOW, MOULINIÉ, PUR- CELL, KEISER, WEISS, CASTALDI, MARINI and KAPSBERGER. OCTOBER Sunday, October 23 3:30 P.M. $15 $10 Students CHARLES ASCH, CELLO Baroque Violoncello and Harpsichord Works With Bruce Jacobs, harpsichord Featuring: Sonatas by VIVALDI and LANZETTI, solo cello works by J. S. BACH and ALL ABACO, and harpsichord works by FROBERGER Sunday, October 30 3:00 P.M. Donations accepted for the Mill City String Quartet s prison outreach program MILL CITY STRING QUARTET Music by Minors Huldah Niles and Erika Hoogeveen, violins Valerie Little, viola Ruth Marshall, cello Featuring: MOZART String Quartet No. 1 in G Major MENDELSSOHN Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81 ARRIAGA String Quartet No. 1 in D Minor mill city string quartet This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metro politan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund. ladyslipper ensemble

4 NOVEMBER resident DECEMBER ensembles NOVEMBER flying forms MARC DESTRUBé Saturday, November 12 7:30 P.M. $20 $15 Seniors & Students Splendor of The Baroque: Concerti and Orchestral Works With guest Marc Destrubé, baroque violin Tulio Rondón, baroque cello And the Flying Forms Baroque Orchestra Featuring: J. S. BACH Concerto in D Minor for two violins, BWV 1043; Concerto in F Minor for harpsichord, BWV 1056 Sunday, November 13 5:00 P.M. JIN KIM, BAROQUE VIOLIN Duo for the Grateful Hearts: Fantasias and Duos by G. F. Telemann and F. Couperin With Immanuel Davis, traverso Featuring: TELEMANN Sonata No. 5 in A Major for traverso and violin, Fantasia No. 7 for solo violin, and Fantasia No. 3 for traverso jin kim Wednesday, November 16 7:30 P.M. TINA CHANCEY, PARDESSUS AND TREBLE VIOL Fêtes Galantes With John Mark Rozendaal, bass viol Webb Wiggins, harpsichord Featuring: French and Italian chamber music by COUPERIN, CORELLI, MARAIS, CORRETTE, VIVALDI, and FORQUERAY tina chancey Sunday, November 20 3:00 P.M. Music from the Age of Discovery Phillip Rukavina, lute and vihuela da mano Featuring: Music for the sixteenth-century Renaissance lute and its Spanish equivalent, the vihuela da mano DECEMBER Saturday, December 3 7:30 P.M. Sunday, December 4 3:00 P.M. $20 $15 Seniors & Students PRESENTS A Baroque Christmas Carrie Henneman Shaw, soprano Tulio Rondón, baroque cello and viola da gamba Phillip Rukavina, lute Donald Livingston, baroque harp Featuring: Traditional carols, Renaissance and Baroque classics, and other holiday favorites Donald livingston carrie henneman shaw Wednesday, December 7 7:00 P.M. PAVIA WIND QUINTET Pairings Erica Bennett Duggan, flute Lindsey Thompson, oboe Ryan Golden, clarinet Justin Windschitl, bassoon Gina Goettl, horn Kate Brown, piano Featuring: REINEKE Trio for Piano, Clarinet, and Horn, op. 274 WELCHER Mill Songs JAN BACH Four Two-Bit Contraptions for Flute and Horn D RIVERA Aires Tropicales pavia wind quintet Friday, December 9 12:00 P.M. Piano Trios by Beethoven & Dvořák LOWERTOWN PIANO TRIO Marc Levine, violin Hanno Strydom, cello Jason Alfred, piano Featuring: BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70, No. 1, Ghost DVOŘÁK Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, Dumky

5 DECEMBER JANUARY resident JANUARY FEBRUARY ensembles Saturday, December 10 7:30 P.M. $15 $5 Students LOWERTOWN PIANO TRIO Piano Trios by Beethoven and Dvořák Marc Levine, violin Hanno Strydom, cello Jason Alfred, piano Featuring: BEETHOVEN Piano Trio No. 5 in D major, Op. 70, No. 1, Ghost DVOŘÁK Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor, Op. 90, Dumky hanno strydom Tuesday, December 27 7:00 P.M. BURNING RIVER BAROQUE Forces of Good and Evil: Seasonal Works by Musical Saints and Sinners Malina Rauschenfels, soprano and baroque violin Paula Maust, harpsichord Featuring: Music by PURCELL, MONTEVERDI, MERULA, STRADELLA, and HILDEGARD VON BINGEN JANUARY Friday, January 13 12:00 P.M. Solitude: Works for Solo Violin Elizabeth York, violin Featuring: Music by SCHNELZER, J. S. BACH, BIBER, YSAŸE, and BUNCH Saturday, January 14 7:30 P.M. ELIZABETH YORK, VIOLIN Solitude: Works for Solo Violin Featuring: Music by SCHNELZER, J. S. BACH, BIBER, YSAŸE, and BUNCH elizabeth york Saturday, January 21 7:30 P.M. $20 $10 Students International Artist Series Sungyun Cho, harpsichord International harpsichord soloist, Sungyun Cho, performs a recital of music by FROBERGER, BUXTEHUDE, J. S. BACH, and W. F. BACH Sunday, January 29 3:00 P.M. Furtive Froberger Donald Livingston, harpsichord Featuring: Music from Austria and Italy under the Hapsburgs FEBRUARY Friday, February 10 12:00 P.M. Dancing Valentines Jennifer Lang, violin Margaret Humphrey, violin Charles Asch, cello Asako Hirabayashi, harpsichord Featuring: Baroque Dance Tunes and Valentine s Delights Saturday, February 11 4:00 P.M. $10 $7 Seniors & Students jennifer lang JENNIFER LANG, VIOLIN Dancing Valentines With Margaret Humphrey, violin Charles Asch, cello Asako Hirabayashi, harpsichord Featuring: Baroque Dance Tunes and Valentine s Delights Saturday, February 11 8:00 P.M. $15 $10 Students PHILLIP RUKAVINA, LUTE L amante segreto (The secret lover) With Sarah Jackson, soprano Featuring: Music of STROZZI and KAPSBERGER burning river baroque phillip rukavina

6 FEBRUARY resident MARCH APRIL ensembles Friday, February 17 12:00 P.M. Winterreise im Winter Yunyue Liu, piano Lu Zang, baritone Featuring: SCHUBERT Winterreise, D. 911 Saturday, February 18 7:00 P.M. $10 $5 Seniors & Students YUNYUE LIU, PIANO Winterreise im Winter With Lu Zang, baritone Featuring: SCHUBERT Winterreise, D. 911 yunyue liu lu zang Friday, February 24 12:00 P.M. The Complete Sonatas of J. S. Bach for Strings and Harpsichord Tulio Rondón, viola da gamba Featuring: Sonatas from J. S. Bach s output for violin or viola da gamba with harpsichord Friday, February 24 7:30 P.M. CONCERT #1 Saturday, February 25 7:30 P.M. CONCERT #2 Sunday, February 26 3:00 P.M. CONCERT #3 $20 $15 Seniors & Students (per concert) $40 $30 Seniors & Students (all three) THE COMPLETE SONATAS OF J. S. BACH FOR STRINGS AND HARPSICHORD Tulio Rondón, viola da gamba Featuring: J. S. BACH Six obligato violin sonatas, three obligato viola da gamba sonatas, two continuo violin sonatas, and a fugue MARCH Thursday, March 2 8:00 P.M. Saturday, March 4 3:00 P.M. Friday, March 10 8:00 P.M. Sunday, March 12 3:00 P.M. $20 $10 Seniors, Military, and Students Children under 5 are FREE GARDEN OF SONG OPERA Hansel and Gretel Featuring: HUMPERDINCK Hansel and Gretel Sunday, March 19 3:00 P.M. Music for Two Keyboards: Now and Then Duo Tastiera Gail Olszewski, fortepiano Asako Hirabayashi, harpsichord Featuring: Music by MOZART, HAYDN, ASAKO HIRABAYASHI, and Jazz/Latin fusion of J. S. BACH Sunday, March 26 3:00 P.M. $20 $15 Senior & Student $10, 12 & Under LADYSLIPPER ENSEMBLE An American Salon Sahar Hassan, mezzo soprano Helen Chang, violin Jane Cords-O Hara, cello Christopher Brown, bass Oleg Levin, piano Featuring: Works by WEILL, BARBER, SCHOENFIELD, GERSHWIN, and PIAZZOLLA APRIL Saturday, April 8 7:30 P.M. UW-EAU CLAIRE, INTERNATIONAL FELLOW PROGRAM AND DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC AND THEATRE ARTS Music from South Africa and Eau Claire With performers from UW-Eau Claire faculty and students Featuring: Music by CHIA-YU HSU, AUSTIN WILLIAM, PAUL NUYDA, and ZACHARY BARTSCH asako hirabayashi Friday, April 21 12:00 P.M. chia-yu hsu presents Tutti Celli! Music for the Cello Tulio Rondón, baroque cello With guest Beiliang Zhu, baroque cello Featuring: Music of BARRIÈRE, BECKER, and RAMEAU

7 APRIL MAY resident MAY JUNE ensembles Saturday, April 22 7:30 P.M. $20 $15 Seniors & Students Tutti Celli! Music for the Cello With guest Beiliang Zhu, baroque cello Tulio Rondón, baroque cello Featuring: Music of BARRIÈRE, BECKER, and RAMEAU tulio rondón beiliang zhu Sunday, April 30 3:00 P.M. Bach s Brandenburg Concertos Marc Destrubé, baroque violin With musicians of the Lyra Baroque Orchestra Featuring: J. S. BACH Selections from the treasured Brandenburg Concertos MAY Saturday, May 6 7:30 P.M. $20 $10 Students International Artist Series Byron Schenkman, harpsichord Acclaimed American harpsichordist Byron Schenkman performs a concert of music by D ANGLEBERT, COUPERIN, BOISMORTIER, and DUPHLY. Friday, May 26 12:00 P.M. presents Together, Apart: Music for Piano and Violin Gloria Shih, piano Marc Levine, violin Featuring: BACH/BUSONI Chaconne in D Minor, BWV 1004 FAURÉ Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 13 Saturday, May 27 7:30 P.M. $15 $5 Students GLORIA SHIH, PIANO Together, Apart: Music for Piano and Violin With Marc Levine, violin Featuring: BACH/BUSONI Chaconne in D Minor, BWV 1004 FAURÉ Violin Sonata No. 1, Op. 13 JUNE Friday, June 2 12:00 P.M. Debussy, Schulhoff, and Beethoven MILL CITY STRING QUARTET Huldah Niles and Erika Hoogeveen, violins Valerie Little, viola Ruth Marshall, cello Featuring: DEBUSSY String Quartet in G Minor SCHULHOFF Five Pieces for String Quartet BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 95, Serioso Saturday, June 3 3:00 P.M. Donations accepted for the Mill City String Quartet s prison outreach program MILL CITY STRING QUARTET Debussy, Schulhoff, and Beethoven Huldah Niles and Erika Hoogeveen, violins Valerie Little, viola Ruth Marshall, cello Featuring: DEBUSSY String Quartet in G Minor SCHULHOFF Five Pieces for String Quartet BEETHOVEN String Quartet Op. 95, Serioso byron schenkman gloria shih

8 CONCERT SEASON concert Season SAINT PAUL CLASSICAL MUSIC CRAWL Saturday, October 15 12:00 8:00 P.M. OVER 20 MINI-CONCERTS TAKING PLACE THROUGHOUT LOWERTOWN ALL DAY LONG (See ad at the front of this brochure for more information.) International Artist Series $20 $10 Students Saturday, January 21 7:30 P.M. Sungyun Cho, harpsichord Saturday, May 6 7:30 P.M. Byron Schenkman, harpsichord All Lunchtime Concert Series concerts are one hour long Friday, October 21 12:00 P.M. Baroque Violoncello and Harpsichord Works Charles Asch, cello Friday, December 9 12:00 P.M. Piano Trios by Beethoven & Dvořák Lowertown Piano Trio Friday, January 13 12:00 P.M. Solitude: Works for Solo Violin Elizabeth York, violin Friday, February 10 12:00 P.M. Dancing Valentines Jennifer Lang, violin; Margaret Humphrey, violin; Charles Asch, cello; Asako Hirabayashi, harpsichord Friday, February 17 12:00 P.M. Winterreise im Winter Yunyue Liu, piano, and Lu Zang, baritone Friday, February 24 12:00 P.M. from The Complete Sonatas of J. S. Bach for Strings and Harpsichord Flying Forms Friday, April 21 12:00 P.M. Tutti Celli! Music for the Cello Flying Forms with Beiliang Zhu, baroque cello Friday, May 26 12:00 P.M. Together, Apart: Music for Piano and Violin Gloria Shih, piano, and Marc Levine, violin Friday, June 2 12:00 P.M. Debussy, Schulhoff, and Beethoven Mill City String Quartet $20 $15 Seniors & Students Saturday, November 12 7:30 P.M. Splendor of The Baroque: Concerti and Orchestral Works with Marc Destrubé, baroque violin Saturday, December 3 7:30 P.M. A Baroque Christmas Sunday, December 4 3:00 P.M. A Baroque Christmas Friday, February 24 7:30 P.M. The Complete Sonatas of J. S. Bach for Strings and Harpsichord Concert #1 Saturday, February 25 7:30 P.M. The Complete Sonatas of J.S. Bach for Strings and Harpsichord Concert #2 Sunday, February 26 3:00 P.M. The Complete Sonatas of J.S. Bach for Strings and Harpsichord Concert #3 Saturday, April 22 7:30 P.M. Tutti Celli! Music for the Cello with Beiliang Zhu, baroque cello resident CONCERT ensembles SEASON LYRA Sunday, October 2 3:00 P.M. A Musical Banquet Musicians of the Lyra Baroque Orchestra Sunday, November 20 3:00 P.M. Music from the Age of Discovery Phillip Rukavina, lute and vihuela da mano Sunday, January 29 3:00 P.M. Furtive Froberger Donald Livingston, harpsichord Sunday, March 19 3:00 P.M. Music for Two Keyboards: Now and Then Duo Tastiera Sunday, April 30 3:00 P.M. Bach s Brandenburg Concertos Marc Destrubé, baroque violin, with musicians of the Lyra Baroque Orchestra SINGLE EVENTS For admission price see individual concert listing Saturday, October 22 7:30 P.M. A Grand Tour Ladyslipper Ensemble Sunday, October 23 3:30 P.M. Baroque Violoncello and Harpsichord Works Charles Asch, cello Sunday, October 30 3:00 P.M. Music by Minors Mill City String Quartet Sunday, November 13 5:00 P.M. Duo for the Grateful Hearts: Fantasias and Duos by G. F. Telemann and F. Couperin Jin Kim, violin Wednesday, November 16 7:30 P.M. Fêtes Galantes Tina Chancey, pardessus and treble viol Wednesday, December 7 7:00 P.M. Pairings Pavia Wind Quintet Saturday, December 10 7:30 P.M. Piano Trios by Beethoven & Dvoˇvák Lowertown Piano Trio Tuesday, December 27 7:00 P.M. Forces of Good and Evil: Seasonal Works by Musical Saints and Sinners Burning River Baroque Saturday, January 14 7:30 P.M. Solitude: Works for Solo Violin Elizabeth York, violin Saturday, February 11 4:00 P.M. Dancing Valentines Jennifer Lang, violin; Margaret Humphrey, violin; Charles Asch, cello; Asako Hirabayashi, harpsichord Saturday, February 11 8:00 P.M. L amante segreto (The secret lover) Phillip Rukavina, lute, and Sarah Jackson, soprano Saturday, February 18 7:00 P.M. Winterreise im Winter Yunyue Liu, piano, and Lu Zang, baritone Thursday, March 2 8:00 P.M. Hansel and Gretel Garden of Song Opera Saturday, March 4 3:00 P.M. Hansel and Gretel Garden of Song Opera Friday, March 10 8:00 P.M. Hansel and Gretel Garden of Song Opera Sunday, March 12 3:00 P.M. Hansel and Gretel Garden of Song Opera Sunday, March 26 3:00 P.M. An American Salon Ladyslipper Ensemble Saturday, April 8 7:30 P.M. Music from South Africa and Eau Claire UW-Eau Claire, International Fellow Program & Department of Music and Theatre Arts Saturday, May 27 7:30 P.M. Together, Apart: Music for Piano and Violin Gloria Shih, piano, and Marc Levine, violin Saturday, June 3 3:00 P.M. Debussy, Schulhoff, and Beethoven Mill City String Quartet

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