The fifth season features recitals by three of the Bay Area’s most admired and respected artists.
Judith Linsenberg has dazzled audiences across the country with her expertise on the recorder. Her solo recital will feature a Bach cello suite which she has transcribed for recorder. She will also perform a modern piece by renowned composer, Pete Rose, an English country dance suit, and varied works of the baroque period. Her performance will include unaccompanied solo works as well as pieces with Katherine Heater performing basso continuo on the harpsichord.
Yuko Tanaka returns to Las Positas College to demonstrate her virtuosity on both the harpsichord and the fortepiano. She will perform music from three generations of the Bach family from the early baroque to the high baroque on the harpsichord and the early classical period on the fortepiano. The Bach dynasty held an undisputed place in the music world for two hundred years with more than fifty musicians of that name. Today, Bach remains synonymous with great music. This program will demonstrate the reason for their fame.
IIn the battle of the basses, David Morris will masterfully demonstrate how bowed basses went through many changes through the end of the baroque era. The viola da gamba, the bass violin, and the cello each enjoyed surges of popularity in France, England, and Italy. This program will include unaccompanied solo works as well as pieces with Yuko Tanaka playing basso continuo. The program will include music from the renaissance to the high baroque and composers ranging from Tobias Hume and Marin Marais to J.S. Bach.
Each concert begins with a short pre-concert talk and concludes with a reception where the audience can meet the performers.
Tickets are $15 for individual concerts or $40 for the season. The venue is wheelchair accessible.
These concerts are sponsored in part by the Las Positas College Foundation, the Alameda County Arts Council, and the generous support of our donors.