PROGRAM:

“ARCADIAN VISIONS”
18th-century works from Europe and New England celebrating, luxuriating in,
and mourning the loss of the natural world.
Celeste Oram: A Tuning Tune
Ignatius Sancho: Dances I
Arne: Trio Sonata in G Major
Traditional: Garden Hymn
Billings: The Rose of Sharon
Handel: Trio Sonata in e minor, Op. 5, No. 3
Sancho: Dances II
~ intermission ~
Oram: Attuning Tune
Oram: Onomastic Gymnastics
Ingalls: Lovely Vine
Traditional (arr. W. Walker): Captain Kidd
Sancho: Dances III
Read: Sherburne
Handel: Selections from Trios in b minor, Op. 5, No. 1 and in D Major, Op. 5, No. 2
Sancho: Dances IV

RUCKUS
featuring
Emi Ferguson, flute
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin

BIO: 

Ruckus is a shapeshifting, collaborative baroque ensemble with a visceral and playful approach to early music. The ensemble debuted in Handel’s Aci, Galatea e Polifemo in a production directed by Christopher Alden featuring Anthony Roth Costanzo, Ambur Braid and Davóne Tines at National Sawdust. The band’s playing earned widespread critical acclaim: “achingly delicate one moment, incisive and punchy the next” (New York Times); “superb” (Opera News). Read more…

Hailed by critics for her “tonal bloom” and “hauntingly beautiful performances,” English-American performer and composer Emi Ferguson stretches the boundaries of what is expected of modern-day musicians.  A recipient of an 2023 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Emi’s unique approach to the flute can be heard in performances that alternate between the Silver Flute, Historical Flutes, and Auxilary Flutes, playing repertoire that stretches from the Renaissance to today. Read more…

Recipient of a prestigious 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant - the only early music specialist in the respected program’s history - and Grand Prize winner of the inaugural Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition, violinist Rachell Ellen Wong is a star on both the modern and historical performance violin stages. With performances across five continents, Rachell has established herself as one of the leading historical performers of her generation, collaborating with esteemed ensembles such as the Academy of Ancient Music, Jupiter Ensemble led by lutenist Thomas Dunford, Bach Collegium Japan, Ruckus Early Music, and Les Arts Florissants, among others. Read more…