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Community Concert

October 29, 2023 @ 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

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The Parisian Gentleman is an exploration of violin sonatas that were written in Paris during the eighteenth century. During the early part of the eighteenth century, national styles were strictly observed, but in Paris there eventually came a time when the national styles between France and Italy were mixed. In this recital we’ll here examples of music written in Paris by French and Italian composers showing both the French style and a blend of French and Italian styles.

 

THE MUSICIANS: Gretchen Gettes, viola da gamba / Edmond Chan, baroque violin / Benjamin D’Annibale, harpsichord

Edmond Chan:

Corpus Christi, Texas native Edmond Chan (Baroque violin) has performed with many early music ensembles and orchestras in the United States, Europe, and Hong Kong, some of which include Tempesta di Mare: Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, Brandywine Baroque, the Dryden Ensemble, the Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, Holland Baroque, l’arte del mondo Köln, and the Early Music Society of Hong Kong. He is first prize winner in the 2022 International Clara Schumann Competition, and second prize winner in the 2022 France Music Competition. Edmond holds a master’s degree in Baroque violin from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht: Utrechts Conservatorium in the Netherlands where he studied with Antoinette Lohmann. His master’s thesis entitled “The Fashionable Violinist: Fashion and How to Hold the Violin in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries” explores the relationship between 17th and 18th century clothing and period violin performance, and how this relationship can better inform historical violinists (and historical musicians in general) on performance practice techniques. Edmond also holds an Artist’s Certificate in Baroque violin from the Koninklijk Conservatorium den Haag where he studied with Kati Debretzeni and Walter Reiter. Edmond has taught and lectured at conservatories and universities in Europe and the United States along with workshops in Ecuador and Hong Kong. When Edmond is not teaching, performing, or continuing his research into historical clothing, he enjoys cooking, swimming, running, going on bike rides, and playing board/card/computer games with friends and family.

 

Gretchen Gettes:

Gretchen Gettes earned an undergraduate degree from Duke University and a Masters of Music in cello performance as a student of Lynn Harrell at the University of Southern California. She has been on the faculty of Baltimore School for the Arts, Peabody Preparatory, and Goucher College and held playing positions in the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, Baltimore Opera orchestra, Orchestra of St. John’s, and Bach in Baltimore orchestra. Ms Gettes recently moved to Philadelphia and can be heard performing on viola da gamba and baroque and modern cello around the country. A passionate believer in life-long learning, she is working towards her teaching certificate in yoga and feels indebted to all the teachers in her life.

 

Benjamin D’Annibale:

Benjamin D’Annibale is a pianist and harpsichordist based in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Hochschule für Musik Freiburg in Germany (M.M. Harpsichord) and Temple University (B.M. Piano Performance), he has had extensive training with a diversity of keyboard professors, and a special focus on baroque music and instruments. He also received a year of training at the Conservatory for Church Music Rottenburg, where he studied conducting and organ. He has given concerts in and around Philadelphia, as well as areas of Germany and France. In addition to teaching and performing in the Philadelphia area, Benjamin is currently the director of music at First Presbyterian Church in Springfield in Flourtown, PA, collaborative pianist for the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus, and pianist for the University Choirs at Drexel University. Recently, he was seen conducting Vivaldi’s Gloria from the harpsichord at FPCS. This summer, he attended at the American Bach Soloists Academy in San Francisco.

Details

Date:
October 29, 2023
Time:
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm