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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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.

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.

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.