GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Berkshire Bach Society continues its 34th season on Sunday, Nov. 12, 4pm, with the second concert in its Harpsichord Festival—The Ensemble Harpsichord with Elliot Figg and Caitlyn Koester.  

 

The duo plays works by scions of the dominant keyboard dynasties in the Baroque era, J.S. & W.F. Bach and Louis & François Couperin.  The event is a preview of the concert they will present on Nov. 30 at St. Malachy's Church in New York City, sponsored by Gotham Early Music Scene, Inc.

 

"We're delighted to welcome two new harpsichordists to the Berkshire Bach family," said Terrill McDade, Interim Executive Director of The Berkshire Bach Society. "Actually, Elliot and Caitlyn have strong connections to Berkshire Bach.  They are graduates of the Juilliard Historical Performance Program and have studied or worked with at least three Berkshire Bach harpsichordists familiar to our audience—Kenneth Weiss, Peter Sykes, and Arthur Haas—and in fact, they're borrowing two instruments from Peter Sykes for the performance.  In the first concert of our festival, we heard music from the early Baroque, including Sweelinck and the English Virginalists. This time we hear something even more uncommon—repertoire from the late Baroque for two harpsichords, four hands.  It should be a fascinating event that expands our understanding of what the Baroque music scene was really like." 

 

Join The Berkshire Bach Society for this program of rarely heard repertoire and enjoy a sneak preview of the New York event.  The concert takes place at The Kellogg Music Center located on the campus of Bard College at Simon's Rock (84 Alford Road, Great Barrington).

 

Tickets:  $45 for non-members, $40 for Berkshire Bach members, available at www.berkshirebach.org/events and at the door.  As always, children under 18 and students with valid ID are admitted free.