The fifth season features recitals by three of the Bay Area’s most admired and respected artists.
The Early Music Concert Series is committed to excellent performance and to encouraging a climate of creativity, imagination, and integrity for audience and performers alike through live performances of medieval, renaissance, baroque and classical music. These historically informed performances bring brilliant music to life in an intimate environment. Each concert begins with a pre-concert talk, providing an historical setting for the music and concludes with a post concert reception with the performers. All concerts will be held in the college Library, building 2000.
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.
In 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.
The Concert Series is also sponsoring a series of Music Appreciation classes on the Thursday night before the concert to enhance the concert experience. For additional information about these classes see the Community Education Brochure.
The venue is wheelchair accessible and there is ample free parking. For additional information and tickets please contact: Marilyn Marquis, Artistic Director. 925.424.120 mmarquis@laspositascollege.edu
Las Positas College is situated north of 580 in Livermore at the Airway Exit. There is ample free parking.
Las Positas College
3000 campus Hill Drive
Livermore CA 94551
Students $5.00
General Admission $15.00