BACH in BERKELEY
4 suites - 4 cellos

MusicSources presents:

Josephine van Lier, Cellist

J.S Bach
Four Suites for Unaccompanied Cello

• on four different cellos
• with two different bows

Don’t miss this only performance of Ms. van Lier in the Bay area.

Saturday, March 20, 2010
5:00 PM

MusicSources
1000 The Alameda (at Marin)
Berkeley, CA 94707-2510
(510) 528-1685
info@musicsources.org

PROGRAM AND INSTRUMENTS:

• Suite 1 in G Major, BWV 1007:
  contemporary cello; Andrew Carruthers, 2010, contemporary bow; Roy Quade, 2005
• Suite 3 in C Major, BWV 1009:
  carbon fibre cello; Luis and Clark  #117, 2005, contemporary bow; Roy Quade, 2005
• Suite 5 in c minor, BWV 1011:
  baroque cello; Jay Haide a l’ancienne, 2007, baroque bow; Basil de Visser, 2007
• Suite 6 in D Major, BWV 1012:
  violoncello piccolo; Jay Haide a l’ancienne, 2008,  baroque bow; Basil de Visser, 2007

The concert follows the recent release of a 4 CD set featuring all six suites for unaccompanied cello played on 4 different cellos. This unique recording of all six of J.S. Bach's Cello Suites sets side by side the different sounds of historic and new instruments and compares their strengths and weaknesses.

After the performance, there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

A versatile musician, Josephine van Lier is equally at ease on a baroque cello or a 5 string violoncello piccolo as on their contemporary counterparts, using instruments and bows whose designs, construction and material span over 400 years in origin; from the gut strings of her baroque cello to her 1870 cello and the space-age material of her carbon-fibre cello. She therefore covers a wide variety of repertoire utilizing the endless possibilities that this range of instruments, string set-ups and bows allow her.

Born, raised and educated in the Netherlands, she has lived in Edmonton, Canada since 1995.

She is recipient of the "Celebration of Women in the Arts Award of 2007" from the Edmonton Arts Council.

For more information about Josephine van Lier and her CD, please visit www.josephinevanlier.com

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