//ssemf//Melisabde CorriveauSusie NapperElisabeth WrightJeffrey Cohan //Melisande Corriveau, ////Susie Napper, Elisabeth Wright, Jeffrey Cohan // _"Musicks Divine Language":_  "There must be an Order and just Proportion, Intricacy with Simplicity in the Component parts, Variety in the Mass, and Light and Shadow in the whole, so as to produce the varied sensations of gaiety and melancholy, of wildness and even surprise and wonder…"_(_Sloane, c.1794) :   Monday eve, February 24 at 7:00 PM at Mason United Methodist Church in Tacoma: — *BACH & TELEMANN: The CHACONNE with LES VOIX HUMAINES* —    · Susie Napper, viola da gamba & treble viol    · Mélisande Corriveau, viola da gamba & pardessus de viol    · Elisabeth Wright, harpsichord    · Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flute The hypnotic French chaconne that developed during the reign of Louis XIV brings the listener from one emotional realm to the next in a regular procession of episodes that transition gently in some direction or leap suddenly with emotion and stark contrast, now uplifting or sad, majestic or introspective, hopeful or questioning. The pulse may feel broader, then more angular, then running with abandon or pregnant with poise, always cleverly evolving in crafting a musical story. Bach and Telemann succeed in bringing this chaconne to a whole new level, as we'll experience with "Les Voix Humaines" in their very own transcription of Bach's Chaconne in D Minor for 2 viola da gambas, originally for solo violin, and in the chaconne entitled "Modéré" from Telemann's Paris Quartet No. 12 in E Minor for flute, pardessus de viole, viola da gamba and harpischord. Two outstanding quartets for two viola da gambas, flute and harpsichord celebrating this unusual combination of instruments will be heard alongside two additional transcriptions: for flute, pardessus de viol and harpsichord of Bach's Organ Trio Sonata in D Minor, and for solo harpsichord of the Allemande from Bach's D Major Suite No. 6 for solo cello. Please check out the website for more information, and we hope to see you on Monday at 7 at Mason Church!            ✷  ✣  ✷  ✣  ✷  ✣  ✷ *Mason United Methodist Church*         2710 North Madison in Tacoma www.salishseafestival.org/tacoma <http://www.salishseafestival.org/tacoma>       — Suggested donation $20 to $30 (a free will offering; pay as you wish) — 18 and under free            ✷  ✣  ✷  ✣  ✷  ✣  ✷ *UPCOMING 2025 TACOMA SALISH SEA EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL* /~ all concerts except July 9 Mondays at 7:00 PM ~ / Monday, *February 24* at 7:00 PM:  — *THE CHACONNE with LES VOIX HUMAINES* —    · Susie Napper, viola da gamba & treble viol    · Mélisande Corriveau, viola da gamba & pardessus de viol    · Elisabeth Wright, harpsichord    · Jeffrey Cohan, baroque and renaissance flutes           Les Voix humaines, the widely celebrated prize-winning duo of viols from Montreal joins us for a program centering on the chaconne but extending from the early 17th century through Johann Sebastian Bach. Monday, *March 10* at 7:00 PM:  — *THE TRIO SONATA* —    · Bernward Lohr, harpsichord    · Anne Röhrig, violin    · Susie Napper, viola da gamba    · Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flute           Trio sonata mastierpieces by Georg Philipp Telemann, Louis-Gabriel Guillemain and Jean Baptiste Quentin le jeune with our Musica Alta Ripa friends from Hannover. Monday, *March 31* at 7:00 PM: — *HARPSICHORD MYSTERY* —    · Olena Zhukova, solo harpsichord no           The Ukrainian harpsichordist deciphers mysterious and elusive rarities as well as standards for solo harpsichord by Byrd, Couperin, Rameau and Scarlatti alongside Ukrainian gems including a harpsichord sonata by Dmitry Bortnyansky. Monday, *April 7* at 7:00 PM: — *EUROPEAN TOUR 1690-1790* —    · Olena Zhukova, harpsichord    · Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flute           An excursion through a century of transformation and diversity by decade and culture within the baroque and classical periods, through the perspective of composers for harpsichord and flute from France, Italy, Scotland, Germany and Ukraine. Monday, *May 5* at 7:00 PM: — *The MUSIQUE DE LA CHAMBRE of LOUIS XIV* —    · Caroline Nicolas, viola da gamba    · William Simms, theorbo & baroque guitar    · Jeffrey Cohan, baroque and renaissance flutes           The King's court musical establishment is to be represented by Jean-Baptiste Lully, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Marin Marais, Jacques Hotteterre, etc., including music designated for the king's bedtime, evening concerts and banquets, with guests from New York and Baltimore. Monday, *May 26* at 7:00 PM: — *CONCERTI from the COURT of FREDERICK THE GREAT *—    · David Schrader, harpsichord    · Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flute    · Elizabeth Phelps, baroque violin    · Courtney Kuroda, baroque violin    · Lindsey Strand-Polyak, baroque viola           A completely new assortment of concerti for harpsichord and flute from the illustrious members of the musical establishment of flutist Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, including CPE Bach, Johann Joachim Quantz, and the king himself. Monday, *June 9* at 7:00 PM: — *BEETHOVEN'S FLUTE, VIOLA & GUITAR* —    · Elizabeth Blumenstock, viola    · Oleg TImofeyev, 7-string guitar (Moscow, 1820)    · Jeffrey Cohan, 8-keyed flute (London, 1820)           Repertoire abounds for this popular ensemble during Beethoven's lifetime of guitar, viola and flute. With outstanding violinist and violist Elizabeth Blumenstock. Wednesday, *July 9* at 7:00 PM: — *The 18TH-CENTURY HARPSICHORD IN SPAIN* —    · Irene Roldàn, solo harpsichord           Step into the heart of 18th-century Iberia, where the vibrant court of Madrid stood as a focal point for the flourishing of the rich keyboard music of Domenico Scarlatti, Sebastian de Albero, Jose de Nebra, and the Portuguese Carlos Seixas. Monday, *July 14* at 7:00 PM: — *JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH* —    · Irene Roldàn, harpsichord    · Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flute           Spanish harpsichordist Irene Roldàn from Basel and Jeffrey interpret Bach's phenomenal music for flute and harpsichord.                       ✷  ✣  ✷  ✣  ✷  ✣  ✷ Your donations alone enable this project entirely, are applied to all 2025 concerts equally and are gratefully accepted at https://www.salishseafestival.org/donate.html. Thank you!