A collaboration with flutist Emi Ferguson and violinist Keir GoGwilt, Fly the Coop is a joyous, kaleidoscopic romp through some of Bach’s most playful and transcendent works. The program features new arrangements of Bach’s Flute Sonatas and Keyboard Preludes, orchestrated for baroque flute and the forces of Ruckus that include theorbos, baroque guitars, baroque bassoon, cello, viola da gamba, harpsichord, organ, bass, and the occasional banjo.
Ruckus explodes Bach’s bass lines into a rainbow of textures and colors, continually shifting like light over the landscape as Ferguson’s flute lines dance above. Contrasting the three flute sonatas are new arrangements of a variety of Bach’s keyboard preludes, with selections ranging from the beloved Well Tempered Clavier, to alternate movements from keyboard suites that are rarely performed.
This concert is dedicated to Doug and Kathy O’Brien; Judy and Kim Davis; Jacqueline Savoie and Dennis McCool; Dave and Dianne Piccoli; and Leslie Hogan in recognition of their generous support of Newport Classical.
PROGRAM:
BACH Prelude in G Major, BW 884
BACH Sonata in E minor, BWV1034
I. Adagio ma non troppo
II. Allegro
BACH Prelude in E Minor, after BWV 855
BACH Sonata in E Minor, BWV 1034
III. Andante
IV. Allegro
BACH Concerto in D minor, after BWV 1052
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
BACH Fantasia in G major, BWV 572
BACH Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 “Aria”
BACH Trio Sonata in G major, BWV 1039
I. Adagio
II. Allegro ma non presto
BACH Sonata in C Major, BWV 1033
I. Andante – Presto
II. Allegro
III. Adagio
IV. Menuet 1 & 2
BACH Sonata in E Major, BWV 1035
I. Adagio ma non tanto
III. Siciliano
BACH Prelude in E Major, after BWV 815a
*Program subject to change
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