Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church
152 West 66th St. View Map
Note: Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church is not wheelchair accessible. There are twenty steps up to the sanctuary with a hand-railing, and a landing partway up.
Students of any age can attend this concert for free; simply come to the door and show your student ID card.
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!
We are so thrilled to welcome the exceptional harpsichordist and pedagogue Arthur Haas to the Sebastians this November. Arthur’s countless accolades include the top prize in the 1975 Paris harpsichord competition, numerous recordings, and performances around the world, and he has taught a generation of harpsichordists at the Eastman School, SUNY-Stony Brook, Mannes School of Music, and Yale University.
The harpsichord is perhaps the iconic instrument of the baroque, and there is an extensive repertoire of music for multiple harpsichords that is often neglected—for one thing, harpsichords are not easy to find, move, and tune! For this exciting project, the Sebastians will feature two glorious instruments by noted harpsichord builder Allan Winkler, one in the French style (based on a 1765 instrument by François-Etienne Blanchet II) and the other in the German style (based on a 1716 instrument by Carl Conrad Fleischer). Arthur Haas and Jeffrey Grossman will perform a playful dance suite by Gaspard Le Roux, as well as two contrasting “double concertos.” J.S. Bach’s concerto, BWV 1062, is his own arrangement of the better-known double violin concerto which the Sebastians performed to great acclaim last season. The music takes on a completely different color when it is two harpsichords playing tennis! C.P.E. Bach’s concerto, Wq 46, is a beautiful example of the nascent galant style. The second movement is particularly special: Bach directs the strings to play with mutes, for a unique, beautiful color. Rounding out the program are works by French contemporaries Rameau and Leclair. We have really enjoyed creating this special program, and we can’t wait to share this feast with you.
Join us as Arthur Haas and Jeffrey Grossman go head-to-head with the Sebastians strings in a thrilling concert for two harpsichords and twelve hands!
Including
Jean-Marie Leclair (1697–1764)
Sonata in C minor, op. 3, no. 3 for 2 violins (1730)
Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683–1764)
Selections from Pièces de clavecin en concerts (1741)
Gaspard Le Roux (1660–1707)
Suite in F major for 2 Harpsichords (1705)
C. P. E. Bach (1714–88)
Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in F major, Wq 46 (1740)
J. S. Bach (1685–1750)
Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C minor, BWV 1062 (1736)