2009 Season
Sunday July 19th, 2009, 4:00 PM
LynnArts: Time Warner Gallery Lynn, MA
"a` Quatre, a` Cinq" ~ A Program of Quartets and Quintets of the Classical Period, on Classical/Period Instruments.
- Diane Heffner, Clarinet and "Mozart" Basset Clarinet
- Lisa Brooke and Abigail Karr, Violins
- Anne Black, Viola
- Daniel Rowe, Cello
- Mozart Quintet Movement for Clarinet and Strings in B flat Major, unfinished, completed by Robert D. Levin, KV Anh. 91(516c)
- Franz Joseph Haydn String Quartet in f minor, Op. 20 #5
- And Mozart's famous Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A Major, KV 581
25 Exchange Street, Lynn, MA (Directions)
www.lynnarts.org
Monday, June 8 at 12 noon, Boston Early Music Festival Fringe Concert
"Of Hearts and Passions"
Program to include Monteclair’s dramatic cantata La Mort de Didon; a petite “Masque” on the texts of Shakespeare, entitled “The Birds and the Bees”; and works by François Francoeur, Dario Castello, Nicolas Lanier, J. S. Bach, Thomas Arne, Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Giulio Caccini and Girolamo Frescobaldi.
Lindsey Chapel at Emmanuel Church
15 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
Sunday, February 22, 2009, 3:30 pm, Museum Concerts
"Hark, How The Songsters!" ~ English Baroque Music in Praise of Song, Celebrating Love.
Presented by Museum Concerts, Très. joins in harmony with acclaimed singers Jayne West, soprano, and Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo-soprano, in a program of music, both light and serious, drawn from the salons, theatres, and pleasure gardens of London.
Music by Purcell, Handel, Lanier, Arne, C.P.E. Bach, Giardino, and Abel.
St. Martin's Church, 50 Orchard Ave, East Side of Providence, RI
2008 Season
Sunday, Feb. 3rd at 3:00 pm, Newburyport, MA
"The Lady's Entertainment"
Join Très. for some frolicking Baroque Music from the London Theatres, Parlors and Concert Halls.
With Jayne West, soprano, and Donald Wilkinson, baritone.
The concert is sponsored by the Jean C. Wilson Concert Series.
26 Pleasant Street in downtown Newburyport.
2007 Season
Saturday, May 5th, 3:00 PM ~ Rocky Hill Meeting House, Amesbury, MA
"Hark, How The Songsters" - Baroque music of England in praise of song, celebrating Spring and love.
Come join us to hear Baroque music in an 18th century period setting!
Tre`s. member and Amesbury resident Deborah Rentz-Moore, mezzo-soprano, joins in harmony with acclaimed singer and Amesbury resident Jayne West, soprano, for duos and solos by Purcell and Handel, along with instrumental works.
The historic Rocky Hill Meeting House, built originally in 1715, during the time in which the music on our program was composed, is one of New England's best preserved meeting houses, boasting natural lighting and conditions as originally rebuilt in 1785 (no electricity, no on site restrooms).
4 Portsmouth Road, Amesbury, MA
Tel: (978) 462-2634
www.historicnewengland.org/visit/homes/rocky.htm
(Not wheelchair accesible, no electricity, no on site restrooms!)
Friday, September 7th, 7:30 PM ~ The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA
"Hark, How The Songsters" - Baroque music of England in praise of song, celebrating Spring and love.
The Gables' favorite Baroque ensemble Très returns to present a celebration of song, summer and love, complete with chocolate. Delight all your senses in an elegant evening of music followed by a sumptuous desert and spirits reception. This one-hour concert features Deborah Rentz-Moore, Mezzo Soprano, who will harmonize with Jayne West, Soprano, in duos and solos by Purcell and Handel. Michael Beattie, Harpsichord, Lisa Brooke, Baroque Violin, and Daniel Rowe, Baroque Cello, provide instrumental sonatas and collaboration.
The House of the Seven Gables Visitor Center
115 Derby Street, Salem MA
Tel: (978) 744-0991 ext. 126
www.7gables.org
2006 Season
Sunday, October 15th, 4:00 PM ~ Bethany Congregational Church, Lynn, MA
"Alleluia, Amen"
Join Très. in a concert of the German Baroque, including songs of devotion and praise, and some frolicking instrumental works. Music by Bach, Handel, and Buxtehude comprise this concert's unusually varied program, with the unified theme of steadfast belief.
With Kathleen Staten, Baroque oboe.
410 Eastern Ave. Lynn, MA
Tel: (781) 598-0365
December 14th, 7:00 PM ~ The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA
"Rejoice, All The Earth - Music of the Season"
Works by international composers of the Baroque.
54 Turner Street, Salem, MA
Tel: (978) 744-0991 ext. 126
www.7gables.org
2005 Season
July 12th, 13th, 14th, SOHIP (The Society for Historically Informed Performance)
"Sing it Lady, S'il Vous Plait"
Come explore with Tre`s. the rare treasures created by the wommmen of the Baroque. These "Bijoux tre`s belles"
include works by de la Guerre, Caccini, Cozzolani and Leonarda, brought to life by strings, keyboard and voice.
Guest Artist Ruth McKay.
July 20th - St Peter's Church, Weston, MA
July 21st - Ascension Church, Ipswich, MA
July 22nd - Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA
October 30th, 4:00 PM ~ Union Congregational Church, Amesbury, MA
"The Lady, The Gallant and the Lute Song"
French, Italian and English Music of the Baroque, Featuring music composed by Women, and Lute Songs of three Nations.
With Catherine Liddell, theorbo.
350 Main St. Amesbury, MA
Tel: (978) 388-0631
www.unioncongregational.com
November 4th, 7:30 PM, Bethany Congregational Church, Lynn, MA
"The Publick Musik of England"
Baroque Music of the stages and salons of England: Songs with Shakespearean texts, and music of witchcraft and whimsy.
410 Eastern Ave. Lynn, MA
Tel: (781) 598-0365
November 12th, 7:00 PM, The House of the Seven Gables, Salem, MA
"The Publick Musik in the Turner's Times"
Baroque Music of the stages and salons of England: Songs with Shakespearean texts, and music of witchcraft and whimsy.
54 Turner Street, Salem, MA
Tel: (978) 744-0991 ext. 126
www.7gables.org
November 18th, 7:30 PM ~ West Parish Church, Andover, MA
"Très. Bach" - A program of "very" much Bach
Celebrated Bach arias, a toccata for harpsichord, and a Sonata for Violin and Continuo in e-minor.
129 Reservation Road Andover, MA
Tel: (978) 475-3528
www.westparishchurch.org
December 11th, 7:00 PM ~ Dane Street Church, Beverly, MA
"Basically Bach in Beverly" - An all Bach concert, by candlelight
Celebrated Bach arias, a toccata for harpsichord, and a Sonata for Violin and Continuo in e-minor.
10 Dane St., Beverly, MA
Tel: (978) 922-4325
www.danestchurch.org
2004 Season
July 20th, 21st, 22nd, SOHIP (The Society for Historically Informed Performance)
"Un Jour Charmant"
Tre's. will take you on a journey to Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre's whimsical Island of Delos, where the flowers adorn their empire with brilliant colors, and the nightingale's song echos in the fluttering of the leaves. The French Gallant style will also be represented by a violin sonata by Duval, with movement titles that gossip and flatter, as well
as by the tranquil woods of "Les Sylvains", a Rondo for Theorbo by Robert de Vis'ee. The promise of a "charming day" further unfolds with works by Purcell, Telemann and d'India in an internationally mixed bouquet - a Florilegium - of songs and instrumental interludes celebrating fantasy and nature.
July 20th - St Peter's Church, Weston, MA
July 21st - Ascension Church, Ipswich, MA
July 22nd - Emmanuel Church, Boston, MA
Oct 28th 7:30 PM ~ Wenham Museum
"Of Hearts and passions"
Works by Monteclair, Corelli, and Très' unique "The Unsung Bach" surprise arrangement of Bach's Sonata in G Major for violin and harpsichord.
132 Main St. Wenham, MA 01984
Tel: (978) 468-1763
www.wenhammuseum.org
November 20th 8:00 PM ~ Grace Church, Salem
Music of the Baroque on original instruments, with English songs and Shakespearean texts.
385 Essex St. Salem, MA 01970
Tel: (978) 744-2796
November 27th, 8:00 PM ~ Dane Street Church, Beverly, MA
"Basically Bach in Beverly" - An all Bach concert
Celebrated Bach arias, a toccata for harpsichord, and a suite for unaccompanied cello.
10 Dane St., Beverly, MA
Tel: (978)922-4325
www.danestchurch.org
December 31st *First Night*, Boston
Two performances: 6:00pm-6:45, and 7:45pm-8:30
"Rejoice All The Earth"
Ring out the old, ring in the new!
First and Second Church, 66 Marlboro St.
Tel: (617) 542-1399
www.firstnight.org
