September 27 & 28, 2025

Sun Salutation

Music of Marais, Forqueray, and Sainte Colombe

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Caroline Nicolas, viola da gamba
Kevin Payne, lute & theorbo

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November 22 & 23, 2025

Creative Commute

Music of Eberl, Haydn, and Beethoven

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Dominic Giardino, clarinet
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Jonathan Oddie, fortepiano

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January 17 & 18, 2026

Coffee Break

Music of Telemann and J.S. Bach

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Joshua Romatowski, flute
Ingrid Matthews, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Jillon Stoppels-Dupree, harpsichord

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March 8, 2026

Happy Hour

Music of J.S. Bach, Ernst, and Paganini

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Edson Scheid, violin

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April 25 & 26, 2026

Evening Escape

Music of Boccherini and Schubert

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Rachell Ellen Wong, violin
Sarah Pizzichemi, violin
Andrew Gonzalez, viola
Jessica Korotkin, cello
Nathan Whittaker, cello

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September 27 & 28, 2025

Sun Salutation

Caroline Nicolas, viola da gamba
Kevin Payne, lute & theorbo

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Saturday September 27, 2025 - 7:30pm
The Chapel At The Good Shepherd Center

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Sunday September 28, 2025 - 3:00pm
Blessed Sacrament Church

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The sun gently rises, casting its warm and invigorating rays, conjuring a wealth of hopes and possibilities. It was for this reason that Louis XIV proclaimed himself the “Sun King,” as his sheer existence (in his mind!) radiated all the good “French” things during his reign. Music was a defining element of his court, with nothing more quintessentially French than the viola da gamba. Caroline Nicolas, viola da gamba, and Kevin Payne, lute and theorbo, salute the Sun King through the music of Marais, Forqueray, and Sainte-Colombe. Yoga mats not required.

Noted for her “eloquent artistry and rich, vibrant sound” (Gainesville Times), Caroline Nicolas has been praised as “one of the finest gambists working today” (Gotham Early Music Scene). Ensembles she has worked with include the English Concert, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Mercury Chamber Orchestra, Ars Lyrica Houston, Juilliard Baroque, Harmonia Stellarum, Philharmonia Baroque, Pacific MusicWorks, Kammerorchester Basel, New World Symphony, and Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein. Notable venues include the KKL Luzern, Berliner Philharmonie, Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Benaroya Hall. Distinctions include having been selected as a fellow of The English Concert in America, an award given to young musicians “who appear likely to make significant contributions to the field of early music.” Her recent concert with Emerald City Music was listed in the Seattle Times as a top pick for classical music concerts that season.

Lutenist Kevin Payne is active as a recitalist, accompanist, and continuo player. Recent ensemble work includes performances with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Twelfth Night, Blue Heron, Handel and Haydn Society, and Bach Collegium San Diego. Festival appearances include Caramoor, Tanglewood, Spoleto, and Newport Classical. Performance venues include Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden, Germany. His playing has been broadcast on a number of nationally syndicated radio programs including Sunday Baroque and Performance Today.When not performing, Kevin enjoys cooking, reading, watching Star Trek (P’Tach!) and attempting to delay the inevitable (and often imminent) demise of the houseplants he shares with his wife, cellist Caroline Nicolas.

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November 22 & 23, 2025

Creative Commute

Dominic Giardino, clarinet
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Jonathan Oddie, fortepiano

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Saturday November 22, 2025 - 7:30pm
Blessed Sacrament Church

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Sunday November 23, 2025 - 3:00pm
Blessed Sacrament Church

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**Note: Both performances of Creative Commute are at Blessed Sacrament Church

Inspiration doesn’t always wait, and can often shake free when taking a stroll through nature. For this reason, Beethoven carried small sketchbooks while on long walks in the countryside to capture the muse at work. Indeed, the only thing better than getting to your destination safely is having created a masterpiece along the way! Clarinetist Dominic Giardino joins forces with cellist Nathan Whittaker and fortepianist Jonathan Oddie for Beethoven’s iconic Gassenhauer Trio, as well as works by Anton Eberl and Franz Joseph Haydn.

Historical clarinetist Dominic Giardino enjoys a varied professional life as a performer, administrator, educator, and researcher. Dominic performs in period-instrument orchestras throughout the continent, including in recent seasons with Boston Baroque, the Washington Bach Consort, and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. He also regularly performs in chamber music programs with the Raleigh Camerata and Wit’s Folly. Dominic has recorded with the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Bach Choir of Bethlehem Orchestra, Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band, and Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble. He is the executive director of Arizona Early Music, serves on the faculties of the University of North Texas and George Mason University, and co-directs the period-instrument ensemble Music of the Regiment. Dominic is a 2016 Fulbright grantee and holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.

Nathan Whittaker, violoncello, enjoys a diverse career as a soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, teacher, and historical cello specialist, with concert stops ranging from New York to Seattle to Dubai. He is Artistic Director of Gallery Concerts (Seattle), a chamber music series on period instruments, and appears frequently with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, ARTek, Twelfth Night, The Sebastians, and the Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble. He has also served on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts and each summer hosts “Cello Day,” a one-day workshop for adult cellists. His performances can be heard on recordings for ATMA Musique, Harmonia, and Centaur, as well as in live broadcasts on NPR, CBC, and KING FM. Dr. Whittaker holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Washington and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Indiana University. He performs on a 1957 cello by Mario Gadda and a baroque cello by Johann Christian Ficker II, c.1770. When not playing the cello, Nathan enjoys strolling through Hell’s Kitchen, coffee in hand, with his wife, soprano Linda Tsatsanis, and their mischievous mutt, Julep.Photo Credit: Chuck Moses

Jonathan Oddie is professor of practice in historical performance: historical keyboards at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Jonathan is in demand across the United States as a versatile performer on harpsichord, fortepiano, and continuo organ. As a continuo player, he works with leading musicians including violinist Dmitry Sinkovsky and flutist Janet See, and with orchestras including Portland Baroque Orchestra and the Seattle Symphony. He has performed on chamber music series including Gallery Concerts Seattle and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and has been featured as a soloist with the Northwest Sinfonietta and Saratoga Orchestra. Jonathan studied piano and harpsichord at Indiana University, where his teachers included Elisabeth Wright, Jean-Louis Haguenauer, and Edmund Battersby. Oddie also holds a doctorate in musicology from the University of Oxford, where he researched the instrumental music of English composer Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625). He has published research in the journals Early Music and Historical Performance. His awards include a Performer's Certificate from the Jacobs School of Music and a Frank Huntington Beebe Fellowship.

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January 17 & 18, 2026

Coffee Break

Joshua Romatowski, flute
Ingrid Matthews, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Jillon Stoppels-Dupree, harpsichord

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Saturday January 17, 2026 - 7:30pm
The Chapel At The Good Shepherd Center

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Sunday January 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Blessed Sacrament Church

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Yes, Seattle loves its coffee. So did J.S. Bach. And Telemann. And so many others. Ingrid Matthews, Josh Romatowski, Nathan Whittaker, and Jillon Stoppels-Dupree bring us to Leipzig’s favorite caffeination station, Zimmerman’s Coffeehaus, where Bach and Telemann premiered many of their most famous chamber works to an eager public. So grab a mug, grind some beans, and take a coffee break to feel the buzz of some great music!

Joshua Romatowski, flutist, has been praised for his ability to “allow each note to sound with its own expressive qualities” (San Francisco Examiner). His playing has been described as “elegantly shaped” (San Francisco Examiner) and possessing “graceful intimacy” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Joshua was a winner of the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle Frances Walton Competition and a prize winner in the National Flute Association's Baroque Artist Competition. Joshua has appeared with American Bach Soloists in San Francisco, Portland Baroque Orchestra, the Byron Schenkman and Friends concert series in Seattle, Pacific Music Works, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Victoria Baroque, Minnesota Bach Society, and Musikanten Montana. As a recording artist Joshua has received critical acclaim for his pair of Georg Philipp Telemann Flute Duet CD’s, with Early Music America saying “Ragusa and Romatowski play with an engaging sense of drama — it’s a continuous joy to ride the waves of their phrasing. Also impressive is their wide and quickly changing palette of colors.” Joshua currently holds the 3rd Flute/Piccolo chair with Symphony Tacoma and is a founding member of the period woodwind quintet Canova Winds. Joshua’s primary teachers have been Timothy Day(San Francisco Symphony), Marianne Gedigian(Boston Symphony), Jeffery Zook(Detroit Symphony), and period instruments with Janet See(Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Philharmonia Baroque).

Ingrid Matthews is well established as one of today’s most respected baroque violinists. She is a Visiting Associate Professor of Baroque Violin at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and and served as Music Director of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra from 1994-2013. Since winning first prize in the Erwin Bodky International Competition for Early Music in 1989, she has appeared as a soloist, guest director, chamber musician, and concertmaster with leading early music ensembles including the New York Collegium, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Ars Lyrica (Houston), Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Toronto), Musica Pacifica (San Francisco), and countless others. Ingrid Matthews has won high critical acclaim for her extensive discography; her recording of the Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin of J.S. Bach has been named “top recommendation for this music... on either period or modern instruments” by American Record Guide, and her recording of Biagio Marini is included in the Norton Anthology of Music used by conservatories and universities worldwide. She has served on the faculties of Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle), the University of Southern California/LA, the University of Toronto, Amherst Early Music Workshop, and the International Baroque Institute at Longy, and has held residencies at Oberlin College and the New England Conservatory. Matthews is a graduate of Indiana University where she studied with Josef Gingold and Stanley Ritchie. She is also active as a visual artist.

Nathan Whittaker, violoncello, enjoys a diverse career as a soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, teacher, and historical cello specialist, with concert stops ranging from New York to Seattle to Dubai. He is Artistic Director of Gallery Concerts (Seattle), a chamber music series on period instruments, and appears frequently with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, ARTek, Twelfth Night, The Sebastians, and the Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble. He has also served on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts and each summer hosts “Cello Day,” a one-day workshop for adult cellists. His performances can be heard on recordings for ATMA Musique, Harmonia, and Centaur, as well as in live broadcasts on NPR, CBC, and KING FM. Dr. Whittaker holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Washington and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Indiana University. He performs on a 1957 cello by Mario Gadda and a baroque cello by Johann Christian Ficker II, c.1770. When not playing the cello, Nathan enjoys strolling through Hell’s Kitchen, coffee in hand, with his wife, soprano Linda Tsatsanis, and their mischievous mutt, Julep.Photo Credit: Chuck Moses

Jillon Stoppels Dupree has been praised as “one of the country’s top baroque musicians; a superior soloist, top-ranked ensemble player, and a baroque star” (Seattle Times). She has performed throughout the U.S., Britain and Europe, including concerts in Warsaw, London, and Amsterdam. In the U.S., performance ensembles include the Seattle Symphony, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival, San Francisco Bach Choir, and the Carmel Bach Festival, among others, and her numerous chamber music collaborations have featured such artists as Rachell Ellen Wong, Julianne Baird, Marc Destrube, Wieland Kuijken, Ellen Hargis, Ingrid Matthews, Janet See and Vicki Boeckman. Active as a harpsichord teacher and ensemble coach, Jillon maintains a teaching studio in Seattle; she resides on Bainbridge Island, WA.Jillon received both Fulbright and Beebe Fund grants for study abroad, and her teachers included Gustav Leonhardt, Kenneth Gilbert, Edward Parmentier and Lisa Goode Crawford. An honors graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory and Masters recipient at the University of Michigan, Ms. Dupree has taught at both her alma maters, at Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts, and at the University of Washington; she has presented master classes at Stanford University and the University of Michigan. Jillon received the National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist award for contemporary harpsichord music, and her world-premiere recording of Philip Glass’s Concerto for Harpsichord was heralded as “Superb!” by the New York Times. She can be heard on the Meridian, Decca, Orange Mountain, Wildboar and Delos labels, and her solo Bach recording from Centaur Records has been described as “harpsichord musicianship at its best: expressive, passionate and inspiring.” (American Record Guide).Photo Credit: William Stickney

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March 8, 2026

Happy Hour

Edson Scheid, violin

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Sunday March 8, 2026 - 3:00pm
Blessed Sacrament Church

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**Note: The is only one performance of Happy Hour and is performed without an intermission.

A hard day’s work deserves a particularly nice reward. And is there a better reward than drinking in an hour of watching virtuosic music for the violin?!? In this year’s Solo Spotlight, Brazilian phenomenon Edson Scheid returns to Gallery Concerts with his special brand of elegant and tasteful, yet irrefutably virtuosic, fireworks in a Solo Sonata of J.S. Bach, Caprices of Nicolo Paganini, and the famous Grand Caprice on Schubert's Erlkönig by Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst.

Edson Scheid has been praised for his “polished playing” (The Strad) and for being a ”virtuoso violinist” (The Boston Globe). A native of Brazil, Edson is based in New York, where he is a member of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He performs on both modern and period instruments with many ensembles around the country, and frequently tours in Europe, Asia, North and South America with such ensembles as Les Arts Florissants and Il Pomo d’Oro. As concertmaster, Edson has led performances with Seraphic Fire, Washington Bach Consort, Il Pomo d’Oro, Music Sacra New York, The Clarion Orchestra, Oratorio Society of New York, Teatro Nuovo, American Classical Orchestra, Opera Neo and Opera Lafayette, in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Sala São Paulo, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Edson has been featured live in- studio on In Tune from BBC Radio 3, and his two recent album releases, “Paganini 24 Caprices” (Naxos) and “On Paganini’s Trail…” (Centaur), have been critically acclaimed. Edson holds degrees from the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, the Yale School of Music (recipient of the Broadus Erle Prize) and The Juilliard School (recipient of a Kovner Fellowship).Photo Credit: Mei Stone

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April 25 & 26, 2026

Evening Escape

Rachell Ellen Wong, violin
Sarah Pizzichemi, violin
Andrew Gonzalez, viola
Jessica Korotkin, cello
Nathan Whittaker, cello

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Saturday April 25, 2026 - 7:30pm
The Chapel At The Good Shepherd Center

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Sunday April 26, 2026 - 3:00pm
Blessed Sacrament Church

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Just because the sun has set does not mean the day is over - in some ways it has just begun! Crickets set their rhythmic background amidst rustling leaves while the distant sounds of revelry and church bells waft through the gentle breeze - no one captured the sonic beauty of evening quite like Luigi Boccherini in his Musica notturna delle strade di Madrid. Finally, Rachell Ellen Wong, Sarah Pizzichemi, Andrew Gonzalez, Jessica Korotkin, and Nathan Whittaker bring our “Day In The Life” to a close with Schubert’s indomitable String Quintet in C Major.

Described as the “most approachable virtuoso” (New York Classical Review), Rachell Ellen Wong is one of the leading violinists and directors of her generation. Known for her technical brilliance on gut strings, expressive musicianship, and insight into period performance, she is the only baroque artist to receive the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. She has appeared as a soloist across five continents with ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music, The English Concert, Bach Collegium Japan, and Jupiter Ensemble.Equally at home on modern violin, Rachell has directed orchestras such as the Seattle Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Recent highlights include performances with the New World Symphony, Camerata Pacifica, Ilumina Festival in São Paulo, Trame Sonore Festival in Mantova, the Kronberg Festival, and the Rome Chamber Music Festival.Alongside conductor and keyboardist David Belkovski, Rachell co-founded Twelfth Night in 2021. The ensemble has already appeared on many of the top chamber music series in the country, including Carnegie Hall, Cal Performances, Caramoor, Newport Classical, Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City, and maintains a regular presence with Early Music Seattle.The inaugural winner of the Barbash J.S. Bach Competition, Rachell studied at the University of Texas, Indiana University, and The Juilliard School as a Kovner Fellow. She lives in NYC with her two bunnies.
www.rachellwong.comPhoto Credit: Lucien Knuteson Photography

Dr. Sarah Pizzichemi is a dynamic violinist who performs internationally as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player on both modern and period instruments. She is the first violinist and a founding member of the Skyros Quartet, known for its compelling performances and focus on both classical and contemporary repertoire. In 2020, the quartet launched Constellation Creatives, a nonprofit dedicated to innovative chamber music experiences.Sarah is also co-Artistic Director of Chamber Music Guild, where she leads educational programs and co-hosts The Counterpoint Club podcast. She co-founded Evergreen Music Press, which expands access to string and chamber music resources. Her award-winning Pizzichemi Violin Studio consistently cultivates high-achieving students, many of whom pursue music professionally.She has held concertmaster roles with the Saratoga Orchestra and Seattle Collaborative Orchestra and performed with ensembles including Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, and Seattle Modern Orchestra.Sarah earned her D.M.A. from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and B.M./M.M. in Chamber Music from the University of Texas at Austin. Her scholarly research on Maud Powell and Maddalena Lombardini contributes to feminist musicology and reexamines overlooked moments in music history. Her mentors include many of the world’s leading violinists and quartets.

Praised for his expressive artistry and versatility, Andrew Gonzalez is a violist whose performances span centuries of repertoire and styles. He has appeared with leading ensembles including the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Sejong Soloists, and has shared the stage with members of the Guarneri, Juilliard, Tokyo, Orion, Borromeo, and Vermeer quartets. Since 2020, he has been the violist of the Jasper String Quartet, bringing his dynamic sound to audiences across the country.Equally passionate about historical performance, Andrew is one of the few musicians worldwide to play the Violoncello da Spalla—a rare five-string shoulder cello. His festival appearances include the Washington Bach Consort, Valley of the Moon Music Festival, American Bach Soloists, and the Boston Early Music Festival. In 2023, he gave the New York premiere of Bach’s six cello suites on the Spalla at Barge Music.A native of Chesapeake, Virginia, Andrew discovered his love of chamber music and orchestra playing as a student at the Governor’s School. He now performs regularly with the New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Andrew studied with Michael Tree, Heidi Castleman, Steve Tenenbom, and Hsin-Yun Huang.

Montreal-based Cellist and composer Jessica Korotkin transforms the stage with performances that weave past and present into a living dialogue. Her concerts invite discovery, pairing her own compositions and hidden gems with familiar masterpieces, brought to life on her centuries-old cello.Making waves across the international stage, Dr. Korotkin performs and records with award-winning ensembles across North and South America and Europe, with appearances at Bolivia’s XIII Festival Internacional de Música Renacentista y Barroca Americana and Germany’s Internationale Bach Akademie. She is also the co-founder of Les Temps Perdus, a period instrument ensemble she directs alongside renowned harpsichordist Elizaveta Miller.After earning degrees from the Peabody Institute and Oberlin Conservatory, she completed a doctorate at McGill University, where she composed 6 new Bach-inspired cello suites. This research-creation project drew international attention and was featured in Early Music America’s article Making a Parody of Bach, No Kidding.Offstage, Korotkin directs an afterschool strings program in Kahnawà:ke, where she is dedicated to empowering young students through music-making.

Nathan Whittaker, violoncello, enjoys a diverse career as a soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, teacher, and historical cello specialist, with concert stops ranging from New York to Seattle to Dubai. He is Artistic Director of Gallery Concerts (Seattle), a chamber music series on period instruments, and appears frequently with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, ARTek, Twelfth Night, The Sebastians, and the Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble. He has also served on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts and each summer hosts “Cello Day,” a one-day workshop for adult cellists. His performances can be heard on recordings for ATMA Musique, Harmonia, and Centaur, as well as in live broadcasts on NPR, CBC, and KING FM. Dr. Whittaker holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Washington and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Indiana University. He performs on a 1957 cello by Mario Gadda and a baroque cello by Johann Christian Ficker II, c.1770. When not playing the cello, Nathan enjoys strolling through Hell’s Kitchen, coffee in hand, with his wife, soprano Linda Tsatsanis, and their mischievous mutt, Julep.

Historical clarinetist Dominic Giardino enjoys a varied professional life as a performer, administrator, educator, and researcher. Dominic performs in period-instrument orchestras throughout the continent, including in recent seasons with Boston Baroque, the Washington Bach Consort, and the Pacific Baroque Orchestra. He also regularly performs in chamber music programs with the Raleigh Camerata and Wit’s Folly. Dominic has recorded with the Smithsonian Chamber Players, the Bach Choir of Bethlehem Orchestra, Newberry’s Victorian Cornet Band, and Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble. He is the executive director of Arizona Early Music, serves on the faculties of the University of North Texas and George Mason University, and co-directs the period-instrument ensemble Music of the Regiment. Dominic is a 2016 Fulbright grantee and holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music and the Royal Conservatory of The Hague.

Joshua Romatowski, flutist, has been praised for his ability to “allow each note to sound with its own expressive qualities” (San Francisco Examiner). His playing has been described as “elegantly shaped” (San Francisco Examiner) and possessing “graceful intimacy” (San Francisco Classical Voice). Joshua was a winner of the Ladies Musical Club of Seattle Frances Walton Competition and a prize winner in the National Flute Association's Baroque Artist Competition. Joshua has appeared with American Bach Soloists in San Francisco, Portland Baroque Orchestra, the Byron Schenkman and Friends concert series in Seattle, Pacific Music Works, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Victoria Baroque, Minnesota Bach Society, and Musikanten Montana. As a recording artist Joshua has received critical acclaim for his pair of Georg Philipp Telemann Flute Duet CD’s, with Early Music America saying “Ragusa and Romatowski play with an engaging sense of drama — it’s a continuous joy to ride the waves of their phrasing. Also impressive is their wide and quickly changing palette of colors.” Joshua currently holds the 3rd Flute/Piccolo chair with Symphony Tacoma and is a founding member of the period woodwind quintet Canova Winds. Joshua’s primary teachers have been Timothy Day(San Francisco Symphony), Marianne Gedigian(Boston Symphony), Jeffery Zook(Detroit Symphony), and period instruments with Janet See(Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, Philharmonia Baroque).

Ingrid Matthews is well established as one of today’s most respected baroque violinists. She is a Visiting Associate Professor of Baroque Violin at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and and served as Music Director of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra from 1994-2013. Since winning first prize in the Erwin Bodky International Competition for Early Music in 1989, she has appeared as a soloist, guest director, chamber musician, and concertmaster with leading early music ensembles including the New York Collegium, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, Ars Lyrica (Houston), Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Toronto), Musica Pacifica (San Francisco), and countless others. Ingrid Matthews has won high critical acclaim for her extensive discography; her recording of the Sonatas and Partitas for Unaccompanied Violin of J.S. Bach has been named “top recommendation for this music... on either period or modern instruments” by American Record Guide, and her recording of Biagio Marini is included in the Norton Anthology of Music used by conservatories and universities worldwide. She has served on the faculties of Cornish College of the Arts (Seattle), the University of Southern California/LA, the University of Toronto, Amherst Early Music Workshop, and the International Baroque Institute at Longy, and has held residencies at Oberlin College and the New England Conservatory. Matthews is a graduate of Indiana University where she studied with Josef Gingold and Stanley Ritchie. She is also active as a visual artist.

Dr. Sarah Pizzichemi is a dynamic violinist who performs internationally as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player on both modern and period instruments. She is the first violinist and a founding member of the Skyros Quartet, known for its compelling performances and focus on both classical and contemporary repertoire. In 2020, the quartet launched Constellation Creatives, a nonprofit dedicated to innovative chamber music experiences.Sarah is also co-Artistic Director of Chamber Music Guild, where she leads educational programs and co-hosts The Counterpoint Club podcast. She co-founded Evergreen Music Press, which expands access to string and chamber music resources. Her award-winning Pizzichemi Violin Studio consistently cultivates high-achieving students, many of whom pursue music professionally.She has held concertmaster roles with the Saratoga Orchestra and Seattle Collaborative Orchestra and performed with ensembles including Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, and Seattle Modern Orchestra.Sarah earned her D.M.A. from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and B.M./M.M. in Chamber Music from the University of Texas at Austin. Her scholarly research on Maud Powell and Maddalena Lombardini contributes to feminist musicology and reexamines overlooked moments in music history. Her mentors include many of the world’s leading violinists and quartets.

Edson Scheid has been praised for his “polished playing” (The Strad) and for being a ”virtuoso violinist” (The Boston Globe). A native of Brazil, Edson is based in New York, where he is a member of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s. He performs on both modern and period instruments with many ensembles around the country, and frequently tours in Europe, Asia, North and South America with such ensembles as Les Arts Florissants and Il Pomo d’Oro. As concertmaster, Edson has led performances with Seraphic Fire, Washington Bach Consort, Il Pomo d’Oro, Music Sacra New York, The Clarion Orchestra, Oratorio Society of New York, Teatro Nuovo, American Classical Orchestra, Opera Neo and Opera Lafayette, in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Sala São Paulo, Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and the Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. Edson has been featured live in- studio on In Tune from BBC Radio 3, and his two recent album releases, “Paganini 24 Caprices” (Naxos) and “On Paganini’s Trail…” (Centaur), have been critically acclaimed. Edson holds degrees from the Universität Mozarteum Salzburg, the Yale School of Music (recipient of the Broadus Erle Prize) and The Juilliard School (recipient of a Kovner Fellowship).Photo Credit: Mei Stone

Described as the “most approachable virtuoso” (New York Classical Review), Rachell Ellen Wong is one of the leading violinists and directors of her generation. Known for her technical brilliance on gut strings, expressive musicianship, and insight into period performance, she is the only baroque artist to receive the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant. She has appeared as a soloist across five continents with ensembles including the Academy of Ancient Music, The English Concert, Bach Collegium Japan, and Jupiter Ensemble.Equally at home on modern violin, Rachell has directed orchestras such as the Seattle Symphony and the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Recent highlights include performances with the New World Symphony, Camerata Pacifica, Ilumina Festival in São Paulo, Trame Sonore Festival in Mantova, the Kronberg Festival, and the Rome Chamber Music Festival.Alongside conductor and keyboardist David Belkovski, Rachell co-founded Twelfth Night in 2021. The ensemble has already appeared on many of the top chamber music series in the country, including Carnegie Hall, Cal Performances, Caramoor, Newport Classical, Friends of Chamber Music Kansas City, and maintains a regular presence with Early Music Seattle.The inaugural winner of the Barbash J.S. Bach Competition, Rachell studied at the University of Texas, Indiana University, and The Juilliard School as a Kovner Fellow. She lives in NYC with her two bunnies.
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Praised for his expressive artistry and versatility, Andrew Gonzalez is a violist whose performances span centuries of repertoire and styles. He has appeared with leading ensembles including the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and Sejong Soloists, and has shared the stage with members of the Guarneri, Juilliard, Tokyo, Orion, Borromeo, and Vermeer quartets. Since 2020, he has been the violist of the Jasper String Quartet, bringing his dynamic sound to audiences across the country.Equally passionate about historical performance, Andrew is one of the few musicians worldwide to play the Violoncello da Spalla—a rare five-string shoulder cello. His festival appearances include the Washington Bach Consort, Valley of the Moon Music Festival, American Bach Soloists, and the Boston Early Music Festival. In 2023, he gave the New York premiere of Bach’s six cello suites on the Spalla at Barge Music.A native of Chesapeake, Virginia, Andrew discovered his love of chamber music and orchestra playing as a student at the Governor’s School. He now performs regularly with the New York Philharmonic, New York City Ballet, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s. A graduate of The Juilliard School, Andrew studied with Michael Tree, Heidi Castleman, Steve Tenenbom, and Hsin-Yun Huang.

Montreal-based Cellist and composer Jessica Korotkin transforms the stage with performances that weave past and present into a living dialogue. Her concerts invite discovery, pairing her own compositions and hidden gems with familiar masterpieces, brought to life on her centuries-old cello.Making waves across the international stage, Dr. Korotkin performs and records with award-winning ensembles across North and South America and Europe, with appearances at Bolivia’s XIII Festival Internacional de Música Renacentista y Barroca Americana and Germany’s Internationale Bach Akademie. She is also the co-founder of Les Temps Perdus, a period instrument ensemble she directs alongside renowned harpsichordist Elizaveta Miller.After earning degrees from the Peabody Institute and Oberlin Conservatory, she completed a doctorate at McGill University, where she composed 6 new Bach-inspired cello suites. This research-creation project drew international attention and was featured in Early Music America’s article Making a Parody of Bach, No Kidding.Offstage, Korotkin directs an afterschool strings program in Kahnawà:ke, where she is dedicated to empowering young students through music-making.

Noted for her “eloquent artistry and rich, vibrant sound” (Gainesville Times), Caroline Nicolas has been praised as “one of the finest gambists working today” (Gotham Early Music Scene). Ensembles she has worked with include the English Concert, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Mercury Chamber Orchestra, Ars Lyrica Houston, Juilliard Baroque, Harmonia Stellarum, Philharmonia Baroque, Pacific MusicWorks, Kammerorchester Basel, New World Symphony, and Sinfonieorchester Liechtenstein. Notable venues include the KKL Luzern, Berliner Philharmonie, Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Benaroya Hall. Distinctions include having been selected as a fellow of The English Concert in America, an award given to young musicians “who appear likely to make significant contributions to the field of early music.” Her recent concert with Emerald City Music was listed in the Seattle Times as a top pick for classical music concerts that season.

Nathan Whittaker, violoncello, enjoys a diverse career as a soloist, chamber musician, recitalist, teacher, and historical cello specialist, with concert stops ranging from New York to Seattle to Dubai. He is Artistic Director of Gallery Concerts (Seattle), a chamber music series on period instruments, and appears frequently with the Trinity Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, ARTek, Twelfth Night, The Sebastians, and the Kaleidoscope Vocal Ensemble. He has also served on the faculty of Cornish College of the Arts and each summer hosts “Cello Day,” a one-day workshop for adult cellists. His performances can be heard on recordings for ATMA Musique, Harmonia, and Centaur, as well as in live broadcasts on NPR, CBC, and KING FM. Dr. Whittaker holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Washington and Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Indiana University. He performs on a 1957 cello by Mario Gadda and a baroque cello by Johann Christian Ficker II, c.1770. When not playing the cello, Nathan enjoys strolling through Hell’s Kitchen, coffee in hand, with his wife, soprano Linda Tsatsanis, and their mischievous mutt, Julep.

Jonathan Oddie is professor of practice in historical performance: historical keyboards at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. Jonathan is in demand across the United States as a versatile performer on harpsichord, fortepiano, and continuo organ. As a continuo player, he works with leading musicians including violinist Dmitry Sinkovsky and flutist Janet See, and with orchestras including Portland Baroque Orchestra and the Seattle Symphony. He has performed on chamber music series including Gallery Concerts Seattle and the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and has been featured as a soloist with the Northwest Sinfonietta and Saratoga Orchestra. Jonathan studied piano and harpsichord at Indiana University, where his teachers included Elisabeth Wright, Jean-Louis Haguenauer, and Edmund Battersby. Oddie also holds a doctorate in musicology from the University of Oxford, where he researched the instrumental music of English composer Orlando Gibbons (1583-1625). He has published research in the journals Early Music and Historical Performance. His awards include a Performer's Certificate from the Jacobs School of Music and a Frank Huntington Beebe Fellowship.

Jillon Stoppels Dupree has been praised as “one of the country’s top baroque musicians; a superior soloist, top-ranked ensemble player, and a baroque star” (Seattle Times). She has performed throughout the U.S., Britain and Europe, including concerts in Warsaw, London, and Amsterdam. In the U.S., performance ensembles include the Seattle Symphony, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Oregon Bach Festival, San Francisco Bach Choir, and the Carmel Bach Festival, among others, and her numerous chamber music collaborations have featured such artists as Rachell Ellen Wong, Julianne Baird, Marc Destrube, Wieland Kuijken, Ellen Hargis, Ingrid Matthews, Janet See and Vicki Boeckman. Active as a harpsichord teacher and ensemble coach, Jillon maintains a teaching studio in Seattle; she resides on Bainbridge Island, WA.Jillon received both Fulbright and Beebe Fund grants for study abroad, and her teachers included Gustav Leonhardt, Kenneth Gilbert, Edward Parmentier and Lisa Goode Crawford. An honors graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory and Masters recipient at the University of Michigan, Ms. Dupree has taught at both her alma maters, at Seattle’s Cornish College of the Arts, and at the University of Washington; she has presented master classes at Stanford University and the University of Michigan. Jillon received the National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist award for contemporary harpsichord music, and her world-premiere recording of Philip Glass’s Concerto for Harpsichord was heralded as “Superb!” by the New York Times. She can be heard on the Meridian, Decca, Orange Mountain, Wildboar and Delos labels, and her solo Bach recording from Centaur Records has been described as “harpsichord musicianship at its best: expressive, passionate and inspiring.” (American Record Guide).Photo Credit: William Stickney

Lutenist Kevin Payne is active as a recitalist, accompanist, and continuo player. Recent ensemble work includes performances with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, Twelfth Night, Blue Heron, Handel and Haydn Society, and Bach Collegium San Diego. Festival appearances include Caramoor, Tanglewood, Spoleto, and Newport Classical. Performance venues include Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and the Festspielhaus in Baden-Baden, Germany. His playing has been broadcast on a number of nationally syndicated radio programs including Sunday Baroque and Performance Today.When not performing, Kevin enjoys cooking, reading, watching Star Trek (P’Tach!) and attempting to delay the inevitable (and often imminent) demise of the houseplants he shares with his wife, cellist Caroline Nicolas.