THE FOUR NATIONS ENSEMBLE
Presents the 2018 New York Series at Merkin Hall

Pascale Beaudin, soprano
Olivier Brault, violin
Loretta O’Sullivan, cello
Andrew Appel, harpsichord and director
Guest instrumentalists:
Spencer Myer, piano
Adriane Post, Emily Hale & Andrew Fouts, violin
Kyle Miller & Paul Miller, viola
Anne Trout, bass
Adam Cockerham & Scott Pauley, lute
Guest vocalists:
Stephanie Houtzeel, mezzo soprano
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Tyler Duncan & David Newman, baritone
Our New York City Concert Series will held during the months of
February, April and June 2018
at Merkin Hall 129 West 67th Street
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Individual Tickets are $50
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CONCERT ONE
Merkin Hall Concert Series
Wednesday, February 14th at 8 PM
Merkin Concert Hall
Of the Abraham Goodman House
129 West 67 Street
West of Broadway
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VALENTINE’S DAY
THE ART OF SEDUCTION
To start our 2018 season of New York City concerts at Merkin Hall, Baritone Tyler Duncan joins Pascale Beaudin and the full Ensemble in scenes of exquisite seduction by Handel, Purcell, Rameau, Lambert and Dowland.
With Pascale Beaudin, soprano, Tyler Duncan, baritone, Edson Scheid, violin, Paul Miller, viola, Loretta O’Sullivan, cello, Scott Pauley & Adam Cockerham, lute.
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CONCERT TWO
Merkin Hall Concert Series
Monday, April 9th at 8 PM
Merkin Concert Hall
Of the Abraham Goodman House
129 West 67 Street
West of Broadway
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INVITATION AU VOYAGE
Perfect Love in Two Centuries
Music Inspired by Watteau's Images of Perfect Love
Pianist and exquisite Debussy interpreter Spencer Myer joins Pascale Beaudin and the Ensemble (Adriane Post, violin, Loretta O'Sullivan, cello, and harpsichordist and director Andrew Appel) in a program that explores compositions inspired by the great painting of Watteau (Embarquement pour Cythére) and the concept of a world of perfect love, of calm, luxury and sensual delight. With music of Couperin, Rameau, Leclair,
DuParc, Fauré, Debussy and Ravel.
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CONCERT THREE
Merkin Hall Concert Series
Monday, June 11th at 8 PM
Merkin Concert Hall
Of the Abraham Goodman House
129 West 67 Street
West of Broadway
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SAINTS AND SINS
Scenes from Oratorios
Music of Stradella, Caldara, Handel and Purcell
Four Nations Ensemble embraces the Counter-Reformation and Baroque Art with passages from 17th and 18th century Oratorios.
Renowned American vocalists Pascale Beaudin, Eric Jurenas, Thomas Cooley and David Newman will join the ensemble in a dramatic program about St. John, Salome, Saul, David, St. Cecelia and Mary Magdalene.
With Pascale Beaudin, soprano, Stephanie Houtzeel, mezzo soprano, Thomas Cooley, tenor, David Newman, baritone, Olivier Brault and Andrew Fouts, violin, Kyle Miller, viola, Loretta O’Sullivan, cello, Anne Trout, bass, Scott Pauley, lute, Andrew Appel, harpsichord. |
Four Nations concerts and programs are possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
Four Nations appearance at Merkin Concert Hall is made possible
through a generous grant from Mr. Christian Draz.
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