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Showcasing the Twin Cities classical and early music scene since 2011

www.thebaroqueroom.com

About THE BAROQUE ROOMThe Baroque Room is part of an inclusive movement to pro-vide an affordable performance venue for chamber musi-cians and to create a diverse and stable early music scene in the Twin Cities. Located in the Lowertown neighborhood of downtown Saint Paul, The Baroque Room was designed with an especially resonant acoustic appropriate for early music.

The Baroque Room’s instruments include● William Dowd double-manual French harpsichord● Klinkhamer single-manual Iberian harpsichord● Flentrop Chamber Organ● Stein fortepiano (on loan from The Schubert Club)● Mason & Hamlin grand piano (on loan from Dorothy Horns)

The Baroque Room offers● Administrative services to renting musicians● Wall space to showcase the work of local artists● A display featuring facsimiles of letters from The Schubert

Club Museum collection

The Baroque Room produces● International Artist Series● Lunchtime Concert Series● Saint Paul Classical Music Crawl● Twin Cities Baroque Instrumental Program

The Baroque Room was created with support from the Lower-town Future Fund, Saint Paul Cultural STAR, and private donations.

All concerts are subject to change. Additional concerts may be added and otherscanceled. Visit www.thebaroqueroom.com

and join our mailing list for up-to-dateconcert listings and announcements.

T H E B A R O Q U E R O O MPrograms & Series 2017–2018International Artist Series$25 ADULTS • $10 STUDENTS

Sunday, September 24 ● 3:00 P.M. KEES BOEKE, RECORDERTelemann’s 12 Fantasies for Solo Recorder

Saturday, November 25 ● 7:30 P.M.ME LA AMARGATES TÚA full concert of Sephardic songs including selections from Me La Amargates Tú’s new recording, Scalerica de Oro, available to purchase at the concert!

Friday, September 15 ● 12:00 P.M.LYRA FAMILY CONCERTFlying Forms

Friday, September 29 ● 12:00 P.M.SOLO BACH WITH SURPRISESCharles Asch, baroque cello

Friday, November 3 ● 12:00 P.M.TIME TRAVELMill City String Quartet

Friday, January 19 ● 12:00 P.M. LYRA FAMILY CONCERTFor the Love of Bass

Friday, February 2 ● 12:00 P.M.REFLECTIONSYining Jenny Jiang, piano

Friday, February 23 ● 12:00 P.M. THE GERMAN-ITALIAN CONNECTIONCharles Asch, baroque celloAsako Hirabayashi, harpsichord

Friday, March 2 ● 12:00 P.M. HULDRA VS. HULDAHMill City String Quartet

Friday, March 9 ● 12:00 P.M.BACH EVERLASTINGElizabeth York, violin

Friday, March 16 ● 12:00 P.M. TELEMANN IN PARISFlying Forms

Friday, March 23 ● 12:00 P.M. A CLASSICAL DUO: WORKS FOR VIOLIN & PIANOJennifer Lang, violinAbe Hunter, piano

Friday, April 13 ● 12:00 P.M.FROM BACH TO BARTOKMill City String Quartet

Friday, May 11 ● 12:00 P.M.A MOTHER’S DAY MUSICAL FEAST: MUSIC FOR VIOLIN & PIANOJennifer Lang, violinShelley Hanmo, piano

Friday, May 18 ● 12:00 P.M. BACH’S VIOLA DA GAMBA SONATASFlying Forms

Saint Paul Classical Music CrawlSaturday, April 28 • 12:00–8:00 P.M.Hear virtually the entire Saint Paul classical music scene in one day! FIFTEEN-MINUTE PERFORMANCES on the hour and half hour. Each group will perform four times. With CLASSICAL MPR GUIDED TOURS! www.saintpaulclassical.com

Lunchtime Concert SeriesAdmission is FREE. All concerts are one hour long.

Twin CitiesBaroque Instrumental ProgramJuly 27–August 5This program offers advanced students and young professionals unique opportunities to study and perform with some of the world’s most respected international artists in early music. Held at the University of Minnesota School of Music, this program provides world-class instruction in an engaging environment. Visit www.tcbip.org for more details.

The Baroque Room programming is supported, in part, by the Minnesota State Arts Board, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council,

Lowertown Future Fund, and individual donors.

Sunday, September 17 ● 4:00 P.M. TONES & COLORSLiza Stepanova, piano Art-inspired piano works by Granados, Turina, Debussy, Bach, Wagner-Liszt, Ligeti, and more

Friday, September 29 ● 7:30 P.M. SOLO BACH WITH SURPRISESCharles Asch, baroque celloProgram includes suites for unaccompanied cello in G Major and C Major by J. S. Bach

Thursday, October 12 ● 7:30 P.M.BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN SONATAS FOR CELLOCharles Asch, baroque celloBruce Jacobs, harpsichordSonatas by Vivaldi and Lanzetti

Saturday, October 21 ● 3:00 P.M.TAKE FIVEMill City String Quartet with Garret Ross, piano Shostakovich’s famous Piano Quintet in G Minor and Voces Intimae by Sibelius

Saturday, November 4 ● 3:00 P.M. TIME TRAVELMill City String QuartetA multicultural program of music by Schubert, Glass, and Fairouz spanning over 185 years!

Sunday, November 26 ● 2:00 P.M.LYRA FAMILY CONCERTMe La Amargates Tú A one-hour family-friendly concert of Sephardic songs

Saturday, December 2 ● 3:00 P.M.LE TOMBEAU DE COUPERINAdam Jaffe, piano & harpsichordA celebration of French keyboard music: Ravel, Debussy, Rameau, and Couperin

Saturday, December 2 ● 7:30 P.M.Sunday, December 3 ● 3:00 P.M.A BAROQUE CHRISTMASFlying FormsAn intimate concert of carols, fiddle tunes, and lute songs

Saturday, January 13 ● 7:30 P.M.AN ELEGANT DIALOGUE:BASSO CONTINUO & STRINGSSeulgee Lee Nelson, harpsichord, with Lindsey Bordner, baroque violin, and Michelle Wenderlich, violoneA program of baroque chamber music

Saturday, January 20 ● 8:00 P.M. FOR THE LOVE OF BASSJulie Elhard & Tulio Rondon, bass viol, with Sara Thompson & Michelle Wenderlich, violone, and Tami Morse, harpsichordA Concert for Bass Viols and Violones! Music of Telemann, Buxtehude, J. S. Bach, and more

Saturday, January 27 ● 7:30 P.M.Sunday, January 28 ● 3:00 P.M.FRIENDS IN THREES: BACH, TELEMANN, & FREDERICK THE GREATFlying FormsThree composers, three harpsi-chords, three concerti! Join Flying Forms, their friend and colleague Gabriel Shuford (harpsichord), and their teacher, friend, and mentor Arthur Haas (harpsichord) for a very special concert.

Saturday, February 3 ● 7:00 P.M. FRENCH REFLECTIONSYining Jenny Jiang, pianoAn introspective pianistic journey with music by Debussy, Ravel, and Messiaen

Ticket prices and concert details can be found online at www.thebaroqueroom.com. Also presented on the Lunchtime Concert Series. See front of brochure for details.

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Sunday, February 18 ● 4:00 P.M.DANSERYE (1551): THE RENAISSANCE MUSIC OF THIELMAN SUSATOHear participants of EARLY MUSIC DAY, hosted by the Saint Paul Con ser va-tory of Music, perform instrumental dances and songs by the Renaissance Dutch composer Thielman Susato (ca. 1530–70). For more information about participating in Early Music Day visit www.thespcm.org.

Sunday, February 25 ● 3:00 P.M. THE GERMAN-ITALIAN CONNECTIONCharles Asch, baroque celloAsako Hirabayashi, harpsichordVocal, violoncello, and harpsichord works from eighteenth-century Italy to Germany with works by Giordani, Scarlatti, and J. S. Bach

Saturday, March 3 ● 3:00 P.M. HULDRA VS. HULDAHMill City String QuartetGreig and Haydn quartets plus Beethoven’s Grosse Fuge

Sunday, March 4 ● 2:00 P.M.LYRA FAMILY CONCERTMusicians of the Lyra Baroque OrchestraOne-hour family-friendly concert

Saturday, March 10 ● 7:30 P.M. BACH EVERLASTINGElizabeth York, violinBach and his influence, through works for solo violin

Saturday, March 17 ● 7:30 P.M. Sunday, March 18 ● 3:00 P.M. TELEMANN IN PARISFlying FormsTelemann Paris Quartets with guests Immanuel Davis and David Ross, traverso

Saturday, March 24 ● 7:30 P.M. A CLASSICAL DUO: WORKS FOR VIOLIN & PIANOJennifer Lang, violinAbe Hunter, pianoMusic of spring and Beethoven

Saturday, April 14 ● 3:00 P.M. FROM BACH TO BARTOKMill City String QuartetBartok’s incredible String Quartet No. 2, Schulhoff’s 5 Pieces for String Quartet, and selections from J. S. Bach’s Art of the Fugue

Sunday, April 15 ● 3:00 P.M.THE DUELING INSTRUMENTS:CELLO & GAMBACassidy Miller, baroque cello & viola da gambaGamba and cello music by J. S. Bach, Vivaldi, and Ortiz

Sunday, May 6 ● 3:00 P.M.MOSTLY BACHAndrew Rosenblum, harpsichordSolo harpsichord music by J. S. Bach, François Couperin, and Johann Kuhnau

Sunday, May 13 ● 4:00 P.M. A MOTHER’S DAY MUSICAL FEAST: MUSIC FOR VIOLIN & PIANOJennifer Lang, violin Shelley Hanmo, pianoMusic to honor women worldwide: composers, activists, writers, environ mentalists, and, of course, our mothers

Saturday, May 19 ● 7:30 P.M.CD RELEASE RECITAL:THE COMPLETE SOLO GUITARWORKS OF GIULIO REGONDIJeff Lambert, Romantic guitarFeaturing selections from the record-ing. CDs and download cards will be available for purchase.

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Ticket prices and concert details can be found online at www.thebaroqueroom.com. Also presented on the Lunchtime Concert Series. See front of brochure for details.

Sunday, May 20 ● 3:00 P.M. BACH’S VIOLA DA GAMBA SONATASFlying FormsTulio Rondón, viola da gambaTami Morse, harpsichordThe Complete J. S. Bach Sonatas for Viola da Gamba and Obligato Harpsichord

Saturday, May 26 ● 7:30 P.M.DANCE! RAGS, SONGS, & TANGOSGloria Shih, pianoMarc Levine, violinPiazzolla Grand Tango, Bolcom Graceful Ghost Rag, Ginastera Danzas Argentinas, and much more!

Ticket prices and concert details can be found online at www.thebaroqueroom.com. Also presented on the Lunchtime Concert Series. See front of brochure for details.

VISITING THE BAROQUE ROOMLocationThe Baroque Room is located at 275 East 4th Street at the corner of 4th and Wall Streets in downtown Saint Paul. Enter the Northwestern Building on 4th Street and find us on the second floor.

ParkingFor parking information visit www.thebaroqueroom.comand click on Parking/Directions at the top of the page. You may use the parking app “Passport” to pay for street parking and lots.