Fridays in Palo Alto · Saturdays in Berkeley · Sundays in San Francisco

“[Infusion Baroque] shaped the music from the very first note.…They were dynamic and alive. They had no fear.”

—Early Music America Magazine

SFEMS’ 39th season

For the past four decades, SFEMS

has shown the Bay Area the best

of what early music can be.

Anonymous 4, Benjamin Bagby,

Frans Brüggen, Concerto Palatino,

Fretwork, Laurette Goldberg, Hilliard

Ensemble, John Holloway, Emma

Kirkby & Anthony Rooley, Wieland

Kuijken, Gustav Leonhardt, PAN,

Joshua Rifkin, Jordi Savall, and Max

Van Egmond are among hundreds of

great artists we have presented, many

in regional or national debuts.

The tradition continues this season—

masters of the art from around the US

and abroad bring to life music of the

masters, from Dufay to Monteverdi to

Bach.

“[Stile Antico] An ensemble of breathtaking freshness, vitality and balance”

—New York Times

“The Baltimore Consort is perhaps the best balancing act of period authenticity, instrumental preci-sion and sheer fun in the early music community today.”—Times-Dispatch, Richmond VA

“[Ensemble Caprice] has estab-lished itself as an immensely thoughtful and progressive force on the musical scene.”

—New York Times

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Cover photo: Stile Antico, by Marco Borggreve. Brochure by Clement Designs, SF 415-752-6287

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Concert Dates & VenuesFridays in Palo AltoAll concerts 8 pm at First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper Street at Lincoln.

Saturdays in BerkeleyAll concerts (except December 12) 7:30 pm at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 2727 College at Garber. December 12 at First Congregational Church (FCC), Dana at Durant.

Sundays in San FranciscoAll concerts 4 pm at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 1111 O’Farrell at Gough.

SPECIAL Stile Antico Concert4 pm April 10, First Congregational Church, Berke-ley (FCC), Dana at Durant

SEASON TICkETS (Priority seating) Member Non-Member Subtotal Full 6-Concert Series c Palo Alto c Berkeley c San Francisco x $180 x $204 $

Mini Series—Three Concerts (Members save 20%, Non-Members save 10%) Please indicate concerts and venues from single ticket options below x $96 x $108 $

Add Stile Antico to your series and SAVE 25% x $42 (Premium) x $33 (Plus) x $24 (Gen) $

SINGLE TICkETS (General seating) Member Non-Member Senior

Archetti Oct 23 Palo Alto x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Oct 24 Berkeley x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Oct 25 San Francisco x $34 x $40 x $36 $

Baltimore Consort Nov 20 Palo Alto x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Nov 21 Berkeley x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Nov 22 San Francisco x $34 x $40 x $36 $

Magnificat Dec 11 Palo Alto x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Dec 12 Berkeley (FCC) x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Dec 13 San Francisco x $34 x $40 x $36 $

Quicksilver Jan 29 Palo Alto x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Jan 30 Berkeley x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Jan 31 San Francisco x $34 x $40 x $36 $

Ensemble Caprice Feb 19 Palo Alto x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Feb 20 Berkeley x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Feb 21 San Francisco x $34 x $40 x $36 $

Infusion Baroque Mar 11 Palo Alto x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Mar 12 Berkeley x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Mar 13 San Francisco x $34 x $40 x $36 $ Stile Antico April 10 Only Premium x $48 x $56 x $53 $ Berkeley (FCC) Plus x $38 x $44 x $41 $ General x $28 x $32 x $29 $

Student tickets are $12 and are available directly from the box office (510-528-1725) or at the door.

following Leipzig liturgy as Bach himself wrote out on his manuscript score of Cantata 62. The program will include congregational chorales, which the audience will be encouraged to sing.

December 11–13, 2015

QuicksilverRobert Mealy & Julie Andrijeski, Co-directorsRobert Mealy and Julie Andrijeski, violin; Greg Ingles, trombone; Dominic Teresi, dulcian; David Morris, viola da gamba; Avi Stein, harpsichord & organ; Charles Weaver, theorbo & baroque guitar

The (Very) First Viennese SchoolMusic in Vienna had its first flourishing long before Mozart. The splendid 17th-century court of the Holy Roman Emperors from Matthias to Leopold I were great music lovers who brought together composers and virtuosi to create a re-markable musical culture. The brilliant music composed for their varied court festivities offered a rich feast of sumptuous sonatas and ingenious ballets. Quicksilver’s program will feature works of Valentini, Bertali, Buonamente, Pandolfi, kerll, Legrenzi, Fux, Muffat and Schmelzer.

January 29–31, 2016

Ensemble CapriceMatthias Maute and Sophie Larivière, recorder & traverso; David Jacques, baroque guitar; Susie Napper, cello; Ziya Tabassian, percussion

Salsa Baroque: Music of Latin America and SpainDuring the 16th and 17th centuries, the musi-cal dialogue between the Old and New Worlds produced extraordinary results. This fascinating blend of European polyphony and Latin Ameri-can traditional music created a unique style that is exemplified by the villancicos of the Bolivian composer Juan de Araujo and his contempo-raries. Also included on the program are sonatas by Locatelli and Falconieri, two European com-posers influenced by this Latin American style.

February 19–21, 2016

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Tickets also available at the door.Doors open 45 minutes before concert time.Students must present a valid ID at the door.Box office closes at 11:59 pm on Thursday before each concert.Tickets ordered less than 7 days prior to performance will be held at will call.

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Archetti Carla Moore & John Dornenburg, Co-directorsCarla Moore, Jolie Einem, David Wilson, and Alicia Yang, violin; kati kyme, viola; Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, cello; John Dornen-burg, violone; Davitt Moroney, harpsichord; with Debra Nagy, oboe

Bach & Handel: Concerti for Oboe and StringsOne of America’s greatest baroque oboists joins northern California’s premier baroque concerto ensemble to celebrate the most revered com-posers of the early 18th century. The lyricism of two Handel concerti grossi will be paired with the power and verve of three Bach solo concerti: for harpsichord, for 2 violins, and for oboe and violin.

October 23–25, 2015

The Baltimore ConsortMary Anne Ballard, viols; Mark Cudek, cittern & bass viol; Larry Lipkis, bass viol, recorder, krummhorn & gemshorn; Ronn McFarlane, lute; Mindy Rosenfeld, flutes, fifes, bagpipes & krummhorn; Danielle Svonavec, soprano

The Food of Love: Songs, Dances and Fancies for ShakespeareThe “rambunctious sextet” performs greatest hits from the Bard’s songbook, including “It Was a Lover and his Lass,” “Where the Bee Sucks,” “Full Fathom Five,” and “The Willow Song,” plus sparkling arrangements of dances and consort music related to the plays.

November 20–22, 2015

Magnificat Warren Stewart, Director

J.S. Bach, Mass for AdventFor over 20 years, Magnificat has recreated his-torical liturgies, performing great works from Monteverdi’s Vespers to Charpentier’s Midnight Mass in their intended musical context. This year they recreate a Lutheran Mass for Advent,

Infusion BaroqueAlexa Raine-Wright, traverso & recorder; Sal-lynee Amawat, violin; Camille Paquette-Roy, cello; Rona Nadler, harpsichord

Rebels and RivalriesDid you know that J.S. Bach went to jail? Or that Tarquinio Merula was dismissed from his job for indecent behavior? Winners of the Grand Prize and Audience Prize at the 2014 Early Music America Baroque Performance Competition, Infusion Baroque explores the works of 17th- and 18th-century composers and their tangled, contrary, and often scandal-ous personal lives. Featured will be music by Leclair, Geminiani, Merula, Guignon, Tele-mann, and the Bach family.

March 11–13, 2016

Special Appearance, one Performance!

Stile Antico — Bay Area Debut

Sacred or Profane?Hailed as one of early music’s most original and exciting new vocal ensembles, Stile Antico traces the blurred boundary between sacred and secular, surveying 300 years of superb mu-sic, from ribald folksongs worked into prayer-ful polyphony by Dufay and Taverner to risqué chansons transformed by Lassus, Morales and Victoria into devout Masses and Magnificats to Monteverdi’s most erotic madrigals fitted with new sacred texts. They say the Devil has all the best tunes, and it’s hard to disagree on hearing this program.

April 10, 2016

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“[Archetti gave] a performance of dazzling clarity…Bach at his best.” —San Francisco Examiner Online