New York City-based early music ensemble, The Art of the Early Keyboard (ARTEK), will bring their expertise in 17th century music to Princeton on Oct. 31.
The show, De Profundis: In the Shadow of Death features funeral cantatas and motets by German baroque composer Johann Rosenmüller (1619-1684) who has been a subject of increasing praise and attention in recent years. Rosenmüller’s music “represents the halfway point between the Renaissance multi-choir Venitian tradition of Monteverdi and the high baroque cantata style of Johann Sebastian Bach.”
ARTEK, celebrating its 30th anniversary season this year under director Gwendolyn Toth, has appeared in every major American early music festival and several notable European festivals, such as the Regensburg Tage Alter Musik, The Utrecht Fringe Festival, and a two-week theater run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Artists performing at this concert include Laura Heimes, soprano (Princeton, NJ); Clara Rottsolk, soprano (Philadelphia, PA); Barbara Hollinshead, mezzo-soprano (Washington, DC); Philip Anderson, tenor (New York City); Peter Becker, bass-baritone (New York City); Cynthia Freivogel, violin (Amsterdam, the Netherlands); Vita Wallace, violin (New York City); Theresa Salomon, viola (New York City); Peter Kupfer, viola (New York City); Motomi Igarashi, violone (New York City); Grant Herreid, theorbo (New Haven, CT); Charles Weaver, theorbo (New York City); Christa Patton, harp (New York City); Dongsok Shin, organ (New York City); Gwendolyn Toth, organ & director (New York City).
The event will begin at 8 p.m. at the Trinity Church, 33 Mercer Street, Princeton.
Tickets are $10 for students, $15 for seniors and $30 regular. They can be purchased in advance from the Gotham Early Music Scene at gemsny.org or by phone (212) 866-0468. Tickets are also available at the door. Seating is unreserved.
For more information, contact Gwendolyn Toth, Director of ARTEK, at artekgwent@aol.com or (212) 967-9157.
