MusicSources Center for Historically Informed Performances

All events are at MusicSources in Berkeley on Sundays at 5:00 pm except where noted *.

Tickets to all events are:

  • $20 for non-members
  • $15 for members, seniors and students

excluding March 12, 2010

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(excluding March 12, 2010)

Josh Lee, viola da gamba and Gilbert Martinez, harpsichord
Music of J. S. Bach
Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 at 2 pm Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009 at 5 pm
Smile MusicSources' artists in residence give authoritative performances of Bach's viola da gamba sonatas and rarely heard works for harpsichord.

(San Francisco audiences may join us on Dec. 5th for our concert in the Castro.)

*12/5/09, 2 pm at Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond Street, SF and 12/6/09, 5 pm at MusicSources

SOLD OUT!...

Please join us for our next event on January 9 and 10 Cançonièr
Now is Yool Cominge: Festive Music of the Middle Ages
Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009 at 7:30 pm

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Cançonièr presents a short program of festive and holiday music from German, English and French sources. This will be followed by a reception and holiday party, with a chance to meet the members of MusicSources' medieval Ensemble in Residence.

Les Sauvages
Clifton Massey, countertenor, David Sego, baroque violin, Josh Lee, viola da gamba and Gilbert Martinez, harpsichord and organ
Hamburg's Musical Brothel: Music of Reincken, Buxtehude, Theile, and Pachelbel
Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010 at 2 pm Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010 at 5 pm
Smile Smile Johann Adam Reincken was the organist of Hamburg's largest church. He was a flamboyant character whose circle of friends included Buxtehude, Theile, Pachelbel and the young J. S. Bach. Come hear music played by the subjects of the artwork on our season brochure. (San Francisco audiences my join us January 9 for our concert in the Castro.)

*1/9/10, 2 pm at Most Holy Redeemer Church, 100 Diamond Street, SF and 1/10/10, 5 pm at MusicSources

Tim Rayborn, hearpa, lyre, crwth, gusli, and citole (MusicSources' Artist in Residence), with Shira Kammen, vielle
The Sword of Durendal: Early Medieval Stories and Epics
Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 7 pm (sold out)

Due to extraordinary demand, we have added an encore performance at 9:30 pm

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Tim Rayborn presents a candlelight concert of poetry and music from the Northern European story-telling traditions. Accompanying himself with harps and lyres, he will perform excerpts from the Llyfr Taliesin, the Chanson de Roland, the Hildebrandslied, and the Anglo-Saxon Deor, as well as instrumental music from Scandinavian traditions.

Ron McFarlane, baroque lute
Music of Bach, Weiss and Kellner
Sunday, Feb. 28, 2010 at 5 pm
Smile Grammy award nominee Ron McFarlane is acclaimed for his work with the Baltimore Consort. Join us as we hear intimate works of Bach and his contemporaries with one of the Bay Area's favorite guest artists.

A workshop will be held at MusicSources in conjunction with this concert; please call for details.

Jane Chapman, harpsichord
Voyage in the 20th and 21st Centuries, via Bach
Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 5 pm
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British harpsichordist Jane Chapman is professor at the Royal College of Music and is devoted to contemporary works for harpsichord. She attracts a new and young audience with her supreme musicianship and flawless technique. For us she performs masterworks of Bach, Ligeti, Takemitsu, and others along new works of Bay Area composers Cynthia Cox and Sheli Nan. Hear the harpsichord as you've never heard it before!

Hélène Schmitt, baroque violin
A Violino Solo Senza Basso
Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 5 pm
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Europe's rising star of the baroque violin performs solo works of Bach and Biber in her U.S. debut. The solo Partita BWV 1004 is to be heard, which includes the famous "Ciaconna."

Cançonièr (MusicSources' Ensemble in Residence)
The Bright Maiden, the Linden Tree, and the Vagabond: Music of Medieval Germany
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 7:30 pm
Smile A concert exploring the rich array of medieval German works, including the vibrant repertoire of the minnesingers (summer songs, dances), the earthy and raucous songs of the original Carmina Burana, the ecstatic music of Hildegard von Bingen, and the works of Oswald von Wolkenstein, Conrad Paumann, and their contemporaries.

*Please note the special venue:
St. Alban's Episcopal Church
1501 Washington Ave, Albany
(full-length concert)

Music for Lorenzo de' Medici and Maximillian I: Heinrich Isaac's Missa "la bassadanza"
Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 5:30 pm
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MusicSources presents a liturgical reconstruction of Heinrich Isaac's "Missa la bassadanza" with organ alternatim and plainchant. Our concert features fantastic young singers and instrumentalists of the Bay Area, directed by Gilbert Martinez and assisted by members of Cançonièr.

*Please note the special venue:
St. Mary Magdalen Church
2005 Berryman at Milvia, Berkeley

Gilbert Martinez, harpsichord
Transfigured Bach: Reconstructions of
Partita BWV 1004 and Sonata BWV 1005
Sunday, May 23, 2010 at 5 pm
Smile MusicSources Artistic Director Gilbert Martinez debuts his reconstructions of "missing" works of J. S. Bach, based on the writings of Bach's pupils. These "new" works are to be published soon, and will be released on an upcoming CD. Come and hear the startling results of this year-long project!
Save This Date!
Friday, March 12, 2010

Concertos at Zimmermann's Coffee House
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Join MusicSources for a splendid evening of concertos for diverse instruments by Bach and Telemann. We will be serving wine, beer, and sweet and savory hors d'oeuvre along with Kaffee (mit Schlag). Buy raffle tickets early for fantastic prizes. Our event is just in time for Bach's birthday, so come and party with us!

7:30 pm at Haver Hall
Northbrae Community Church
941 The Alameda, Berkeley
Tickets are $50 - a benefit for MusicSources

MusicSources' Ensemble in Residence: Cançonièr

Annette Bauer: recorders, voice, percussion

Shira Kammen: vielle, harp, voice

Phoebe Jevtovic: voice

Tim Rayborn: voice, percussion, psaltery, harp, citole, 'ud, lute

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Taking its name from the Occitan word for "songbook," Cançonièr was founded by multi-instrumentalist Tim Rayborn and recorder virtuoso Annette Bauer. They are joined by Bay Area favorite Shira Kammen on bowed instruments and the versatile voice of Phoebe Jevtovic. Their aim is to breathe new life into medieval music, as well as related traditional music from Scandinavia, the Balkans, and the Middle East. MusicSources is pleased to announce our new affiliation with Cançonièr as they present four concerts for us this season, in addition to evening classes and other events to be announced in the fall.