This luscious French concert features the eight singers of the Yale Voxtet and the Sebastians’ core quartet of two violins, cello, and harpsichord, plus recorders, oboes, viola, violone, and theorbo. The program centers around Charpentier’s La Couronne de fleurs.
Voices of Versailles
Saturday, November 18, 2023 at 5pm
Location
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church
152 West 66th St.
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Getting to the Venue
Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church is on West 66th St. between Broadway and Amsterdam. The church is not wheelchair accessible; there are twenty steps up to the sanctuary with a hand-railing, and a landing partway up.
Music
Concert length: 80–90 minutes with no intermission
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre (1665–1729)
Trio Sonata No. 1 in G minor
Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632–87)
Regina coeli from Petits motets
Ouverture to Thésée, LWV 51
Henry Purcell (?1659–1695)
Ye tuneful Muses, Z. 344
Jean-Féry Rebel (1666–1747)
Les Caractères de la danse
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643–1704)
La couronne de fleurs, H. 486
Performers
Margaret Owens and Geoffrey Burgess, oboe and recorder
Daniel Lee and Nicholas DiEugenio, violin
Annie Garlid, viola
Ezra Seltzer, cello
Nathaniel Chase, violone
Charles Weaver, theorbo
Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord
The Yale Voxtet
Juliet Papadopoulos and Ellen Robertson, soprano
Sandy Sharis and Veronica Roan, mezzo-soprano
Michaël Hudetz and Trevor Scott, tenor
Peter Schertz and Fredy Bonilla, baritone
Geoffrey Burgess
oboe
Nathaniel Chase
violone
Nicholas DiEugenio
violin
Annie Garlid
violin & viola
Jeffrey Grossman
harpsichord
Daniel S. Lee
violin
Meg Owens
oboe & recorder
Ezra Seltzer
cello
Charles Weaver
theorbo & guitar
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.
By purchasing a ticket and attending a concert, you acknowledge that despite all reasonable precautions, there are risks in attending live musical events and you agree to accept those risks yourself. You release the Sebastians (legally, Sebastian Chamber Players, Inc.) from any claims based on your attendance of one of our concerts. Your in-person concert ticket also grants you access to the virtual concert experience—available 2–4 weeks after the performance. If you are not feeling well, have been recently exposed to COVID-19, or have recently tested positive for COVID-19, please stay home and rest. If you have any questions or need assistance, we are always reachable at music@sebastians.org.
