Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble opens their 18th Season Concert with harpsichordist Maggie Cole

The Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble opens their 18th chamber music season with a thrilling program entitled Continuum, interweaving works by the great German masters JS Bach, his gifted son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and CPE's godfather Telemann with the rich and playful soundscapes of Hungarian natives Bela Bartók, Zoltán Kodály, Josef Suk and György Ligeti. Crowd favorite Maggie Cole will be featured in Bach's A major harpsichord concerto and Ligeti's mesmerizing work for solo harpsichord, Continuum.

On Sunday, November 6th Sarasa will be performing at the First Parish in Concord, the program is outlined below.

Program:

GP Telemann Sonata in A major, TWV40: 200 for 2 violins, viola and bass
Bartók Duos for violin (Pillow Dance, Slovak Song, Rumanian Song, Transylvanian Dance)
Kodály Intermezzo for string trio
JS Bach Concerto in A major, BWV 1055 for Harpsichord and Strings
Josef Suk Ballad in D minor for String Quartet
Ligeti Continuum for Solo Harpsichord
CPE Bach Symphony No 5 in B minor for strings and continuo, Wq 182

Musicians:

Maggie Cole, harpsichord; Christina Day Martinson & Megumi Stohs, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Timothy Merton, cello.

Date: November 6, 2016 at 7pm
Location: First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742
Tickets: Online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2582610 or at the door

Admission:
General: $24 ⬪ Seniors: $20 ⬪ Students: $12 ⬪ Children under 12: Free
Additional information can be found at www.sarasamusic.org

About Sarasa
The Sarasa Ensemble is a collective group of international instrumentalists and vocalists who perform classical music of outstanding quality, and bring this music to diverse communities. And through the ensembles’ outreach program in adolescent detention facilities, it is dedicated to bridging cultural, aesthetic, and economic barriers and providing incarcerated teenagers with opportunities for growth and enrichment through music.