Baroque in the Fields

a chamber music series

Sundays at 3:00 PM

The Church of St. Luke in the Fields, 487 Hudson Street, NYC

– No admission charge / $20 suggested donation –

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Sunday afternoon programs of music from the 17th, 18th, and early-19th-centuries,

performed on period instruments by critically acclaimed local musicians known for their work in historical performance and early music. Curated by Artist in Residence, baroque violinist Leah Nelson, each program is about an hour in length, held in the beautiful space and acoustic found at the Church of St. Luke in the Fields.

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2020

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JANUARY 26: JEFFERSON CARRIAGE, A Leather Bound Volume

From the library of Thomas Jefferson, baroque & classical music heard in Colonial America.

Violin sonatas by Corelli & Vivaldi,

keyboard sonatas (with violin) by Campioni & Boccherini,

Traditional Scots Tunes & other delights.

Leah Gale Nelson, baroque violin - Dongsok Shin, harpsichord

JUNE 7: TELEMANN in PARIS

Selections from the "Paris Quartets" of Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)

No. 8 in A minor, Deuxième Quatuor from Nouveaux Quatours, TWV 43:a2