Harkness Chapel, 11200 Bellflower Road
Free and open to the public
"The Violin in Spain in the 18th century: Towards a Theory of Performance Practice"
Alan Choo, violin
Jane Leggiero, cello
QinYing Tan, harpsichord
Program
OBERTURA
"Sinfonia para dos violines y baxo" from 17 Sinfonias pour orchestre (F-Pn, RES-2634)
Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757)
I. Allegro
INSTRUMENTARIUM
[On Spanish instruments and accompaniment]
"Sonata V" from Obra harmonica en seis sonatas de cámara de violín y baxo solo (Madrid, 1757)
Francisco Manalt (c.1710-1759)
I. Largo andante II. Allegro III. Allegro
EL ARTE DEL ARCO
[On bowings and bow-strokes]
"Duo II" from Tres duos nuevos a dos violines (Madrid, c.1755)
Joseph Herrando (c.1720-1763)
I. Allegro II. Adagio (unembellished) III. Minuet
TRATTADO DE GLOSAS
[On ex-tempore practices]
"Fandango 1" from (S-Skma, Leuhusens saml., 1930/1768; Madrid, c.1755)
Anonymous
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Adagio (embellished alla Corselli) from "Duo II"
Joseph Herrando
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Sonata I. A Violino solo é Basso (Palacio Real Ms. Leg. 1617, Cat. 1628; Madrid 1776)
Gaetano Brunetti (1744-1798)
II. Andantino II. Adagio glosado
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I. Allegro Moderato III. Allegro non Molto
About
Costa Rican Baroque violinist Guillermo Salas-Suárez made his directorial debut with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra in September 2021. Currently finishing his doctoral degree in Historical Performance at Case Western Reserve University, under Dr. Julie Andrijeski, Guillermo has performed with the Atlanta and Austin Baroque Orchestras, Bourbon Baroque, JSBEnsemble (Germany), and leads the Baroque ensemble from CityMusic Cleveland. As guest speaker, he has been invited to present his research on the music from 18th-century Spain and Mexico at Boston, Indiana, and Oregon Universities, and Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica).
Outside music, Guillermo enjoys literature (shameless fanboy of Borges, Calvino, Kundera, and Ligotti), learning languages (currently struggling with Japanese), and practicing yoga (headstand unlocked after many a fall). Upcoming engagements include performances with The Newberry Consort, Early Music Access Project, Berwick Academy, and a recording project with the Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra under Barthold Kuijken for Naxos Records
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