Join us as Grace Church welcomes
John Thiessen, baroque trumpet
as guest artist for the Saturday Weekend Organ Meditation
Saturday 17 February at 4:00 p.m.
PROGRAM
John Thiessen, baroque trumpet
Patrick Allen, organ
Toccata from Orfeo…….Claudio Monteverdi (baptized 1567 – 1643)
Seconda Parte, Ricercar (I), FbWV 407…….Johann Jakob Froberger (baptized 1616 – 1667)
Sonata for Trumpet…….Arcangelo Corelli (1653 – 1713)
Grave; Allegro; Grave; Allegro; Allegro
Toccata, BuxWV 164…….Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)
A due, No. 5…….Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber (1644 – 1704)
A due, No. 11
Seconda Parte, Ricercar (II), FbWV 408…….Johann Jakob Froberger
Suite of Ayres for the Theatre…….Jeremiah Clarke (c. 1674 – 1707)
Round-O: The Prince of Denmark’s March
Described by the New York Times as “the gold standard of Baroque trumpet playing in this country”, John Thiessen has appeared with the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Trinity Baroque, Tafelmusik, Philharmonia, Handel & Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, American Bach Soloists, and Opera Lafayette. He has also performed with the Academy of Ancient Music, Taverner Players, the English Baroque Soloists and the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra. Mr. Thiessen serves on the faculties of The Juilliard School’s Historical Performance Department and the American Bach Soloists Academy, and is Executive Director of Gotham Early Music Scene, New York’s foremost advocate for early music. He has recorded extensively for Sony Classical Vivarte, Telarc, EMI, BMG, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, London Decca, Analekta, CBC, Tafelmusik Media and Denon, including major works of J.S. Bach, Handel, Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven. A forthcoming CD Music from Grace features 17 th Century German repertoire by Schütz and Pezel.
