Paris, during the reign of Louis XV, was a world center of art and culture, where people gathered in sumptuous salons to enjoy chamber music, poetry, song, and clever discussion. Our concert features works by French composers of the period: Conversations galantes et amusants, no.1 in G, by Guillemain, Rameau's Pièces de clavecin en concert, no. 3 in A, Deuxième recréation de musique in G minor by Leclair, whose 250th anniversary is commemorated this year, and a selection of songs from Rameau to Lully. Also featured are a Paris qurtet by Telemann, and a keyboard and violin sonata penned by the young Mozart during his visit to Paris in the winter of 1764.
Nell Snaidas has been praised by the New York Times for her "beautiful soprano voice, melting passion and vocally ravishing performances.
Eric Milnes, harpsichord, Anne Briggs, flute, Lisa Terry, viola da gamba, and Judson Griffin, violin and artistic director, are luminaries in the early music field, having won great acclaim nationally and internationally for their period instrument performances.
The Roslyn Young Memorial is a non-profit organization established by the family of professional violist Roslyn Young to honor her memory by presenting an annual classical music concert near Guilford, CT, her home town.
Tickets are $20, under 18 free, and are available at the door.
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