Last season, our largest ever group of strings recreated the official string band for France’s court at Versailles—for our 2023–24 finale, this smashing orchestra reunites in a new program celebrating the influence of Lully’s 24 Violons du Roy on German and Italian music, through works by Muffat and Corelli.
The 24 Violins Cross the Alps
Saturday, May 11, 2024 at 5pm
Location
The Sanctuary of Brick Presbyterian Church
1144 Park Avenue
View Map Getting to the Venue
Getting to the Venue
Enter using the white doorway at 1144 Park Avenue between 91st and 92nd Street. There are two small steps leading up to the entrance with a hand-rail.
Music
Program length: approximately 80 minutes, without intermission
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–87)
Selections from:
Atys, LWV 53 (1676)
Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43 (1670)
Les plaisirs de l’île enchantée, LWV 22 (1664)
Trios pour le coucher du roi, LWV 35
Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)
Concerto grosso in D major, op. 6, no. 7 (Amsterdam, 1714)
Trio Sonata in E major, op. 4, no. 6 (Rome, 1694)
Georg Muffat (c. 1680–1742)
Armonico tributo (Salzburg, 1682):
Sonata no. 3 in A major
Sonata no. 4 in E minor
Passagaglia Grave from Sonata no. 5 in E minor
Performers
Dessus de Violons, Hautes-contres, Tailles, Quintes
Dongmyung AhnLydia Becker
Nicholas DiEugenio
Aniela Eddy
Annie Garlid
Peter Kupfer
Isabelle Seula Lee
Daniel Lee
Francis Liu
Madison Marshall
Rebecca Nelson
Rose Nelis
Alissa Smith
Edson Scheid
Jessica Troy
Beth Wenstrom
Shelby Yamin
Jude Ziliak
Violoncelles, Violes de gambe, Basses de violon, Basse continue
Nathaniel ChaseAdrienne Hyde
Ana Kim
Cullen O’Neil
Ezra Seltzer
Nathan Whittaker
Wen Yang
Percussions
Rex BenincasaThéorbe
Adam CockerhamJoshua Stauffer
Clavecin
Jeffrey Grossman
Dongmyung Ahn
violin, viola
Lydia Becker
violin
Rex Benincasa
percussion
Nathaniel Chase
violone
Adam Cockerham
theorbo, guitar
Nicholas DiEugenio
violin
Aniela Eddy
violin & viola
Annie Garlid
violin & viola
Jeffrey Grossman
harpsichord
Adrienne Hyde
cello & viola da gamba
Ana Kim
cello
Peter Kupfer
violin & viola
Isabelle Seula Lee
violin
Daniel S. Lee
violin
Francis Liu
violin
Madison Marshall
viola
Rosemary Nelis
viola
Rebecca Nelson
violin
Cullen O'Neil
cello
Edson Scheid
violin
Ezra Seltzer
cello
Alissa Smith
viola
Joshua Stauffer
theorbo
Jessica Troy
viola
Beth Wenstrom
violin
Nathan Whittaker
cello
Shelby Yamin
violin & viola
Wen Yang
contrabass
Jude Ziliak
violin
Student Tickets
Students of any age can attend this concert for free.
Due to limited availability, please email music@sebastians.org with your proof of student status to reserve a ticket.
Music is For All
We work hard to keep our ticket prices low, but they may still be out of reach for some. If you would like to attend this concert but cannot afford a ticket, please email music@sebastians.org to request a community comp ticket. (Availability is limited.) Let’s share this music together!
Health & Safety
The safety of our performers, staff, and audience are of the utmost importance to us.
While we remain safety-conscious (and pro-vaccines!), we are currently mask-optional for audiences and will not be checking vaccine cards.
We reserve the right to require masks on a per-concert basis as we monitor local conditions—in the event of this change, an announcement will be made via email before the concert.
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