R E B E L   P R O G R A M   O F F E R I N G S
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I.HARLEQUIN UNMASKED: Music and Dance of the Commedia Dell'Arte
with APOLLO’S BANQUET (Thomas Baird & Paige Whitley- Bauguess, Baroque dancers) and Matthias Maute, recorder
recorder/flute; 2 violins; viola; cello; bass; harpsichord (7 performers)
works by: Schmelzer; Biber; Vivaldi; Lully; Telemann; Maute

The poignant characters of Harlequin and Colombine dance their way through Italy, Germany and France, interspersed with instrumental caprices of the 17th-& 18th-century. Offered in February, the program coincides with the symbolic period of 'carnival'  and culminates in the end of frolic and the beginning of Lent.
Offered: October 2010; Spring 2011

"[Apollo's Banquet] brought the house down!" - BOSTON GLOBE
http://www.apollosbanquet.com

II. AL SANTO SEPOLCHRO (At the Holy Sepulchre)
An intriguing and varied program of rare music for strings & basso continuo
two violins; viola; cello; theorbo; harpsichord/organ (6 performers)
works by: Vivaldi; Biber; Charpentier; Legrenzi; Aufschnaiter; Pergolesi & Fux
Offered: flexible dates

III. PASTORALE: Christmas Concerti, Festive Music & Carols*
*can be adapted to be a non-holiday program
with DUO CAPRICE (Matthias Maute & Sophie Larivière, recorders/flutes)
2 recorders/flutes; 2 violins; viola; cello; bass; harpsichord/organ (8 performers)
Works by: Giuseppe Torelli, E.F.Dall’Abaco, Johann Christoph Pez, A.Vivaldi,
G.Ph.Telemann & De Lalande
Offered: December 2-19 2010

IV. IRREGULAR PEARLS: 17th & 18th-Century Baroque Music
recorder/flute (Matthias Maute); 2 violins; cello; harpsichord/organ (5 performers)
2 violins; cello; harpsichord/ organ (4 performers)
works by: Purcell; Corelli; Mancini; Biber; Leclair, Handel; Telemann
An eclectic mix of chamber music from 17th- and 18th-Century Italy, Germany and France
Offered: flexible dates