September 26 & 27, 2026

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Flow

Eva Lymenstull, viola da gamba
Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, viola da gamba
Caroline Nicolas, viola da gamba
Annabeth Shirley, viola da gamba
Sarah Stone, viola da gamba
Kevin Payne, lute & theorbo

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John Dowland’s Lachrimae, or Seven Teares weaves a tapestry of resonant, intertwining voices, where sorrow and beauty meet in haunting, timeless conversation. And yet, within the shadows of grief, a quiet joy emerges—a wry, knowing smile that whispers of hope and brighter days to come.

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Saturday September 26, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Candlelight Series
The Chapel at The Good Shepherd Center

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Sunday September 27, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Canvas Series
Blessed Sacrament Church

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Eva Lymenstull

Los Angeles–based baroque cellist and violist da gamba Eva Lymenstull maintains an active career across North America and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician, continuo player, and orchestral performer. She has appeared as concerto soloist and principal cellist with Lyra Baroque Orchestra, and as guest principal with Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, and Musica Angelica. Additional performances include engagements with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Voices of Music, Tesserae, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and Holland Baroque Society, as well as appearances at the Carmel Bach Festival and the Utrecht, Boston, and Berkeley Fringe Festivals. As winner of the 2017 Voices of Music Bach Competition, she recorded Bach’s D minor cello suite for their video archive.With interests spanning early Renaissance to twentieth‑century repertoire, Eva particularly enjoys Classical and Romantic chamber music on historical instruments. Her recent recordings appear on the Brilliant Classics and Violet Ear labels. In addition to performing, she teaches baroque cello and viola da gamba as a regular guest artist at the University of Michigan.Eva holds degrees from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Rice University, and the University of Michigan, and earned her doctorate in historical performance practice from Case Western Reserve University.

Adaiha MacAdam- Somer

Multi-instrumentalist Adaiha MacAdam-Somer is highly sought after as a teacher, chamber and orchestral musician across the United States. She splits her time and passion equally between cello, baroque cello, and all branches of the viola da gamba family. From her home base in Portland, Adaiha performs with a variety of ensembles including Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Portland Baroque Orchestra,Gallery Concerts, Eugene Opera, The Oregon Bach Festival and various other chamber and vocal ensembles across the states. As an educator she maintains a studio of private students and is a regular guest instructor of workshops nationwide.Miss MacAdam-Somer holds degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her principal teachers include Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Elisabeth Reed, Uri Vardi, and Laszlo Varga. Adaiha is forever grateful to Indre Viskontas and Adam Bristol for facilitating the acquisition of her bass viol, made by master luthier Francis Beaulieu.

Caroline Nicolas

Praised for her “eloquent artistry and rich, vibrant sound” (Gainesville Times) and named “one of the finest gambists working today” (Gotham Early Music Scene), Caroline Nicolas enjoys an active career across solo, chamber, and directing roles.She performs with leading ensembles across Europe and North America, including The English Concert, Philharmonia Baroque, Kammerorchester Basel, Ars Lyrica Houston, and Pacific MusicWorks, and has collaborated with artists such as Jordi Savall, William Christie, and Rachel Podger.Caroline has appeared at major festivals including the Boston Early Music Festival and Bach Festival Leipzig, and in venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Berliner Philharmonie. Her debut recording, Pièces en solitude, was released by Avie Records in June 2026.A dedicated educator, she has taught at institutions including Yale University and the Peabody Conservatory, and is a Fellow of The English Concert in America and winner of Juilliard’s Historical Performance Concerto Competition.Originally from Winnipeg, Canada, she studied at Juilliard and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, and is now based in New York City, where she serves as Artistic Director of Ars Poetica. When not performing, she can be found reading, solving crosswords, or watching Star Trek with her husband, lutenist Kevin Payne.

Kevin Payne

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.

Annabeth Shirley

Cellist Annabeth Shirley is a specialist in historical performance, performing widely on baroque cello and viola da gamba throughout the Pacific Northwest. Based in Salem, Oregon, she appears regularly with Portland Baroque Orchestra—where she holds the Ruth K. Poindexter Chair—as well as Vancouver Early Music, the Oregon Bach Festival, Baroque Music Montana, and numerous chamber and vocal ensembles committed to period‑instrument practice.Annabeth’s artistry is grounded in extensive training in historical performance. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Baroque Cello from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, and bachelor’s degrees in Cello Performance and Biology from the University of Michigan. Her work reflects a deep engagement with early‑music traditions, informed by both research and performance.She performs on a ca. 1830 cello of anonymous French origin and shares her home with her husband, bassoonist Nate Helgeson.

Sarah Stone

Sarah Stone is drawn to cello and viola da gamba through a curiosity in the cultural history of the music she plays and how it intersects with the stories we tell today. She performs with Apollo’s Fire, Tafelmusik, The Staunton Music Festival, The Sebastians, Gallery Concerts, True Concord, Bach Charlotte, and the Trinity Baroque Orchestra. At home in New York City, Sarah is Executive Director of the early music ensemble Repast Baroque, a group that seeks to explore new contexts for Baroque music by telling stories through various forms, including silent film, narration, and visual art. Sarah is also the artistic director of Bitterroot Baroque, a community baroque orchestra in rural Hamilton, Montana, helping bring in period ensembles and musicians to perform, coach and lead workshops. Through a Circuit Rider Grant from the Viola da Gamba Society of America, she started viol playdates in Western Montana, helping local musicians get started on viol and hosting regular consort reading sessions. Sarah holds Masters degrees from the Juilliard School and San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelors from Rice University. She loves gardening, animation, long walks, deep-dives into digitized collections, and her cats Nyx and Erebus.

November 21 & 22, 2026

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Tempered

Rachell Ellen Wong, Violin
Alexander Grimes, Viola
Nathan Whittaker, cello
David Belkovski, fortepiano

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TEMPERED brings together the fire and elegance of Mozart’s two piano quartets (in E-flat Major and G-Minor), music charged with urgency, volatility, and refined beauty. Beneath their polished surfaces lies a taut emotional landscape, where unease, intensity, and sudden flashes of tenderness emerge through restless dialogue and dramatic contrast.

David Belkovski

Born in Skopje, Macedonia, David Belkovski began his musical life in Balkan folk traditions and has since built a dynamic career as conductor, soloist, and continuist. Known for vivid programming and incisive interpretations, he has led ensembles including Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Juilliard415, New World Symphony, the Milwaukee Symphony, and Les Violons du Roy, with recent festival appearances at Norfolk, Ryedale, and Aix‑en‑Provence. This season, he directs the complete Brandenburg Concertos with the San Antonio Philharmonic and returns to conduct The Juilliard School’s fall opera, Mercadante’s I due Figaro.Equally active on harpsichord, fortepiano, and modern piano, David is a first‑prize winner of several competitions, including the 2019 Sfzp International Fortepiano Competition. He has cultivated close collaborations with leading figures in early music, serving as Assistant Conductor to Richard Egarr, Raphaël Pichon, and John Butt, preparing orchestras for William Christie, and holding the English Concert Fellowship under Harry Bicket.Continuo work remains central to his artistry, with recent collaborations including Vox Luminis, Jupiter Ensemble, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Trinity Baroque Orchestra. With violinist Rachell Ellen Wong, he co‑founded Twelfth Night, which made its Carnegie Hall debut in 2024 and now serves as ensemble‑in‑residence with Seattle Early Music. David also composes and teaches continuo and historical pedagogy at The Juilliard School.

Alexander Grimes

Alexander Grimes is Principal Viola of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra. After graduating from Vanderbilt University, he went on to study at the New England Conservatory with acclaimed chamber musician and soloist Dmitri Murrath.An active orchestral and chamber musician, Alexander has recently appeared with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Chamber Music Society, Early Music Seattle, Twelfth Night Ensemble, Caroga Lake Music Festival, Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival, and Arizona Early Music.His recently kindled passion for early music has already taken him to notable venues across the country, including Carnegie Hall, Benaroya Hall, The Breakers Mansion at Newport Classical.In addition to his career as an instrumentalist, Alexander is also a composer. He recently completed a Masters of Film Scoring at the Berklee School of Music.

Nathan Whittaker

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.

Rachell Ellen Wong

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.com

January 9 & 10, 2027

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Rift

Chloe Fedor, violin
Edson Scheid, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
Avi Stein, harpsichord

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“Opposites attract,” or so we are told. Yet in practice, difference can feel unsettling — even dangerous. The unfamiliar is often resisted, caricatured, or pushed away altogether. But what if opposites crossed the divide instead? What if, in meeting one another, they discovered the power not only to challenge, but also to inspire and transform?“Rift” explores this volatile interplay through trio sonatas, a genre built on both conflict and collaboration: violinists spar, intertwine, compete, and ultimately arrive at moments of astonishing harmony.

Tickets for R I F T
Saturday January 9, 2027 at 7:30 PM
Candlelight Series
The Chapel at The Good Shepherd Center

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Sunday January 10, 2027 at 3:00 PM
Canvas Series
Blessed Sacrament Church

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Chloe Fedor

Violinist Chloe Fedor is praised for her “lovely, plush, seductive tone” (New York Times) and “soulful, virtuosic” playing with “impeccable technical control” (Opera News). She serves as artistic advisor and concertmaster of the Lakes Area Music Festival’s baroque series, is principal violin of the Grammy‑winning ensemble Apollo’s Fire, a member of the “outstanding” (The New Yorker) baroque band ACRONYM, and a frequent chamber soloist with the Four Nations Ensemble.Recognized for her charismatic and thoughtful leadership, Chloe has appeared as guest concertmaster or soloist with Amor Artis, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity, Ensemble Altera, Lyra Baroque Orchestra, New York Baroque Incorporated, American Classical Orchestra, and Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra. She has also performed with Tafelmusik, Carmel Bach Festival, The English Concert, Handel and Haydn Society, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Seraphic Fire, The Sebastians, and The Thirteen.Chloe earned her Bachelor of Music from the Eastman School of Music and dual Master of Music degrees in modern violin and historical performance from The Juilliard School, where she received the Juilliard Career Fellowship Grant. Her summer festival appearances include the BBC Proms, Boston Early Music Festival, Ravinia, Tanglewood, Utrecht Early Music Festival, and others. In 2018, she appeared on Broadway as the onstage violinist in Farinelli and the King.

Edson Scheid

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 and concertmaster for Opera Lafayette (Washington D.C./New York). He performs on both modern and period instruments with many ensembles around the USA, and frequently tours in Europe, Asia, North and South America with such ensembles as Les Arts Florissants and Il Pomo d’Oro. As concertmaster, he 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 and Opera Neo, in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Sala São Paulo, and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. 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).

Nathan Whittaker

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.

Avi Stein

Avi Stein is the organist and chorusmaster at Trinity Church Wall Street and on faculty at The Juilliard School where he teaches continuo accompaniment, vocal repertoire, and chamber music. The New York Times described Avi as “a brilliant organ soloist” in his Carnegie Hall debut. Avi is the artistic director of the Helicon Foundation and has directed the International Baroque Academy of Musiktheater Bavaria, and the young artists’ program at the Carmel Bach Festival. He has conducted a variety of ensembles including Tafelmusik, the Portland Baroque Orchestra, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, and the Opera Français de New York. Avi conducted Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas at Juilliard in a production that toured in London’s Holland Park and at the Royal Opera House at the Palace of Versailles. Another recent production at Juilliard, Luigi Rossi’s Orfeo, was named one of the best performances of 2021 by The New York Times. He performed on the 2015 Grammy Award-winning recording for best opera by the Boston Early Music Festival. Avi studied at Indiana University, the Eastman School of Music, the University of Southern California, and was a Fulbright scholar in Toulouse, France.

SPECIAL TWO CONCERT EVENT
March 6 & 7, 2027

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Passion

James Garlick, violin
Amelia Sie, violin
Shelby Yamin, violin
Nathan Whittaker, cello
John Lenti, theorbo
Caitlyn Koester, harpsichord & organ

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Heinrich Ignacio Franz Biber’s Mystery Sonatas stand as a rare and luminous example of purely instrumental sacred music, vividly reflecting the fifteen mysteries of the Rosary. Organized into three cycles—five Joyful, five Sorrowful, and five Glorious—the sonatas trace a spiritual journey through contemplation and transformation. Virtuosity is central to the work, yet Biber deepens its expressive power by employing a different scordatura tuning in each sonata, reshaping the instrument’s voice at every turn. This program is designed to fully embrace the spacious resonance of Blessed Sacrament Parish, allowing the music’s colors and devotions to bloom within its walls.

James Garlick

Violinist James Garlick has built a dynamic career as a soloist, collaborator, and orchestral leader. A dedicated chamber musician, he is Founder and Co‑Artistic Director of Music on the Strait, where he performs with artists such as Jeremy Denk, Richard O’Neill, and Efe Baltacıgil.Garlick has appeared as concerto soloist with ensembles including Northwest Sinfonietta, Everett Philharmonic, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Port Angeles Symphony, Cascade Symphony, and Philharmonia Northwest. His international work includes tours to South Africa and Cuba, and a recent performance of Barber’s Violin Concerto with Medellín’s Orquesta Sinfónica EAFIT. As a baroque violinist, he has performed with Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Juilliard415, and Twelfth Night.Born and raised in Port Angeles, Washington, he began violin studies at age five and later earned degrees in violin performance and neuroscience from Oberlin College and Conservatory, followed by graduate studies at The Juilliard School.Garlick served on the faculty of Macalester College, teaching violin, baroque violin, and chamber music, and performed full‑time with the Minnesota Orchestra for six seasons. He appears frequently with the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, and chamber festivals nationwide. He plays a 1991 Samuel Zygmuntowicz violin

Amelia Sie

Based in Chicago, violinist Amelia Sie is a virtuosic and adventurous performer on both baroque and modern instruments. Previous engagements include solo recitals presented by Ars Musica Chicago, Early Music America, and The Bohemians: New York Musicians' Club, as well as solo performances with the Albany Symphony and Juilliard415. In March 2026, Amelia was named a Leipzig Bach Competition Semi-Finalist. This upcoming 2026-27 season, Amelia looks forward to performances with groups such as Ars Musica Chicago, Bach in the City, Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, and Gallery Concerts.Amelia received her BM and MM in Violin Performance from New England Conservatory, where she studied with Paul Biss, Miriam Fried, and Soovin Kim. She graduated from the Juilliard School in 2023 with a MM in Historical Performance, where she studied with Cynthia Roberts, Elizabeth Blumenstock, and Rachel Podger. Amelia was a 2023–2024 Mercury Chamber Orchestra Mercury-Juilliard Fellow, as well as a 2023–2025 Handel and Haydn Society Stone Fellow.Amelia proudly performs on a Timothy Johnson baroque violin and a Peter Westerlund modern violin.

Shelby Yamin

Violinist Shelby Yamin brings signature vivacity to performances across the globe, from the historic rooms of George Washington’s Mount Vernon to the chapel at Versailles. Equally at home on modern and baroque violin, she has appeared as soloist with Philharmonia Baroque Chamber Players, New York Baroque Incorporated, San Francisco Academy Orchestra, and Tafelmusik Winter Institute, and served as guest concertmaster of the 2019 Berwick Academy at the Oregon Bach Festival. An active chamber musician, she collaborates frequently with New York–based ensembles and with Cleveland’s Les Délices.Dedicated to diversifying the canon, Shelby researches, performs, and records lesser‑known works, including 18th‑century repertoire from the music library of Nelly Custis and the violin duets of Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen. Her discography includes the first complete recording of Sirmen’s violin duets on period instruments (Orpheus Classical, 2021) and a forthcoming album of contemporary works for harpsichord, violin, and flute on Paladino Records.Shelby holds degrees from the Manhattan School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and The Juilliard School, where she won the Historical Performance Concerto Competition. In addition to her performing and teaching career, she is Associate Producer of SalonEra, an online series blending conversation and performance. She lives in New York City.

John Lenti

John Lenti specializes in music of the seventeenth century and has made basso continuo improvisation on lute, theorbo, and baroque guitar the cornerstone of a career that encompasses chamber music, recitals, and work for opera companies and orchestras both modern and baroque. He has recorded, with various ensembles, some nice albums you can find on the various streaming services. Some notable critics have said very nice things about him but nothing pithy enough to share in this format, you know, how sometimes the name of the newspaper takes up more space than the single adjective the artist has been hailed-as-by? That looks funny on the page, John thinks, all those quotation marks and italics and parentheses. You’ll just have to take us at our word, he has been favorably hailed. He studied lute with Nigel North, Jacob Heringman, and Elizabeth Kenny. His favorite authors are Jorge Luis Borges and Iris Murdoch, though he’s in the midst of more than casual twin manias for E. Lily Yu and Gina Berriault. When John’s not on the road he’s mostly a stay-at-home dad in Seattle. John likes cheap wine, fancy sausage, and mid-level cheese.

Nathan Whittaker

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.

Caitlyn Koester

Noted for her “sharp and powerful performance” (La Scena Musicale), harpsichordist Caitlyn Koester can be found performing with today’s finest ensembles in early music. She has worked with Jupiter Ensemble, Ruckus, ACRONYM, TENET, Les Delices, New York Baroque Incorporated, Musica Angelica, Atlanta Baroque, Theotokos, and Spire Chamber Ensemble, among others. Her harpsichord duo, Koester & Figg, collaborates with ensembles across the country, and develops programs for four-hand harpsichord presented by organizations including Berkshire Bach Society, GEMS, I Cantori di Carmel, and Death of Classical. Her recording of Graupner’s complete sonatas for violin and harpsichord was released by ATMA Classique in 2023. She has been on collegiate and pre-college faculty at San Francisco Conservatory, and holds degrees from the University of Michigan, San Francisco Conservatory, The Juilliard School, and a Doctorate from Stony Brook University. When not playing the harpsichord, Caitlyn enjoys going on adventures with her dog, a Great-Pyrenees-mix named Polyphony.

April 24 & 25, 2027

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Defiant

Aisslinn Nosky, violin
Maureen Murchie, violin
Adam LaMotte, viola
Nathan Whittaker, cello

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Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 33 #2 “The Joke” and Beethoven’s Op. 95 “Serioso” and invite listeners into a world where intensity and wit coexist. From Beethoven’s brooding, restless energy to Haydn’s playful, teasing surprises, this program celebrates the full spectrum of human expression—where gravity and humor dance in perfect balance.

Aisslinn Nosky

A unique and dynamic violinist, Aisslinn Nosky has captivated audiences around the world with her innovative interpretations and impeccable technique. Her fierce passion for early music and skill as a soloist, director, and conductor has generated robust appreciation by press and audiences alike. Hailed as “superb” by The New York Times and “a fearsomely powerful musician” by The Toronto Star, widespread demand for Aisslinn continues to grow.As a soloist and director Aisslinn has collaborated with the New World Symphony, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Portland Baroque Orchestra. She was a core member of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra from 2005 to 2016. Aisslinn served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Niagara Symphony from 2016 to 2019 and was Guest Artist-in-Residence of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra from 2019 to 2023. Since 2011, Aisslinn has served as concertmaster of Boston’s Grammy-winning Handel and Haydn Society.A passionate educator, Aisslinn has been on faculty at Amherst Early Music Festival, Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute and The Banff Centre. She has given masterclasses, workshops and performances at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the New England Conservatory of Music, and the Juilliard School.

Maureen Murchie

Maureen Murchie (violin/viola) is Concertmaster of the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Conductor of the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Youth Orchestra, and a member of the Handel and Haydn Society. Having grown up in Japan and attended Japanese schools, Maureen speaks, reads, and writes Japanese at a native level. For over a decade she lived in New York City and worked as a Japanese translator and interpreter while maintaining a freelance performing career that included Broadway pits, Harry Connick Jr., the baroque and contemporary orchestras of Trinity Wall Street, and many ensembles across the United States. Maureen holds degrees from Baylor University and a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she wrote a dissertation on the history of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra. Dr. Murchie has held teaching positions at Eastern Illinois University, McLennan Community College, University of Illinois, University of Mary, and Bismarck High School. Currently she is Assistant Dean of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences at Bismarck State College. For more info, to view her performance calendar, or to order a copy of her album Gospel Hymns for Violin and Piano, please visit maureenmurchie.com.

Adam LaMotte

Adam LaMotte is well known to audiences throughout the country as a leader of both period and modern ensembles. He has appeared as soloist, concertmaster, and conductor of numerous orchestras throughout the country, including the Northwest Sinfonietta, String Orchestra of the Rockies, Astoria Festival Orchestra, Pacific MusicWorks, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Bach Collegium San Diego, Ars Lyrica, and the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra.Adam was nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award, as part of the El Mundo baroque ensemble, and is now Program Director for the Berwick Academy, which guides young professionals in the art of period instrument playing. As Artistic Director of the Montana Baroque Festival, he brings world-class period instrument performances to the rural Montana community. In 2018, Adam founded the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra in his home of Portland, Oregon.

Nathan Whittaker

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.

Adam LaMotte

Adam LaMotte well known to audiences throughout the country as a leader of both period and modern ensembles. He has appeared as soloist, concertmaster, and conductor of numerous orchestras throughout the country, including the Northwest Sinfonietta, String Orchestra of the Rockies, Astoria Festival Orchestra, Pacific MusicWorks, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Bach Collegium San Diego, Ars Lyrica, and the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra.Adam was nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award, as part of the El Mundo baroque ensemble, and is now Program Director for the Berwick Academy, which guides young professionals in the art of period instrument playing. As Artistic Director of the Montana Baroque Festival, he brings world-class period instrument performances to the rural Montana community. In 2018, Adam founded the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra in his home of Portland, Oregon.

Aisslinn Nosky

A unique and dynamic violinist, Aisslinn Nosky has captivated audiences around the world with her innovative interpretations and impeccable technique. Her fierce passion for early music and skill as a soloist, director, and conductor has generated robust appreciation by press and audiences alike. Hailed as “superb” by The New York Times and “a fearsomely powerful musician” by The Toronto Star, widespread demand for Aisslinn continues to grow.As a soloist and director Aisslinn has collaborated with the New World Symphony, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Portland Baroque Orchestra. She was a core member of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra from 2005 to 2016. Aisslinn served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Niagara Symphony from 2016 to 2019 and was Guest Artist-in-Residence of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra from 2019 to 2023. Since 2011, Aisslinn has served as concertmaster of Boston’s Grammy-winning Handel and Haydn Society.A passionate educator, Aisslinn has been on faculty at Amherst Early Music Festival, Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute and The Banff Centre. She has given masterclasses, workshops and performances at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the New England Conservatory of Music, and the Juilliard School.

Edson Scheid

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 and concertmaster for Opera Lafayette (Washington D.C./New York). He performs on both modern and period instruments with many ensembles around the USA, and frequently tours in Europe, Asia, North and South America with such ensembles as Les Arts Florissants and Il Pomo d’Oro. As concertmaster, he 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 and Opera Neo, in venues such as Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Sala São Paulo, and the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. 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).

Amelia Sie

Based in Chicago, violinist Amelia Sie is a virtuosic and adventurous performer on both baroque and modern instruments. Previous engagements include solo recitals presented by Ars Musica Chicago, Early Music America, and The Bohemians: New York Musicians' Club, as well as solo performances with the Albany Symphony and Juilliard415. In March 2026, Amelia was named a Leipzig Bach Competition Semi-Finalist. This upcoming 2026-27 season, Amelia looks forward to performances with groups such as Ars Musica Chicago, Bach in the City, Newburyport Chamber Music Festival, and Gallery Concerts.Amelia received her BM and MM in Violin Performance from New England Conservatory, where she studied with Paul Biss, Miriam Fried, and Soovin Kim. She graduated from the Juilliard School in 2023 with a MM in Historical Performance, where she studied with Cynthia Roberts, Elizabeth Blumenstock, and Rachel Podger. Amelia was a 2023–2024 Mercury Chamber Orchestra Mercury-Juilliard Fellow, as well as a 2023–2025 Handel and Haydn Society Stone Fellow.Amelia proudly performs on a Timothy Johnson baroque violin and a Peter Westerlund modern violin.

Rachell Ellen Wong

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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Alexander Grimes

Alexander Grimes is Principal Viola of the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra. After graduating from Vanderbilt University, he went on to study at the New England Conservatory with acclaimed chamber musician and soloist Dmitri Murrath.An active orchestral and chamber musician, Alexander has recently appeared with the Seattle Symphony, Seattle Chamber Music Society, Early Music Seattle, Twelfth Night Ensemble, Caroga Lake Music Festival, Archipelago Collective Chamber Music Festival, and Arizona Early Music.His recently kindled passion for early music has already taken him to notable venues across the country, including Carnegie Hall, Benaroya Hall, The Breakers Mansion at Newport Classical.In addition to his career as an instrumentalist, Alexander is also a composer. He recently completed a Masters of Film Scoring at the Berklee School of Music.

Maureen Murchie

Maureen Murchie (violin/viola) is Concertmaster of the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Orchestra, Assistant Conductor of the Bismarck-Mandan Symphony Youth Orchestra, and a member of the Handel and Haydn Society. Having grown up in Japan and attended Japanese schools, Maureen speaks, reads, and writes Japanese at a native level. For over a decade she lived in New York City and worked as a Japanese translator and interpreter while maintaining a freelance performing career that included Broadway pits, Harry Connick Jr., the baroque and contemporary orchestras of Trinity Wall Street, and many ensembles across the United States. Maureen holds degrees from Baylor University and a doctorate from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she wrote a dissertation on the history of the Sendai Philharmonic Orchestra. Dr. Murchie has held teaching positions at Eastern Illinois University, McLennan Community College, University of Illinois, University of Mary, and Bismarck High School. Currently she is Assistant Dean of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences at Bismarck State College. For more info, to view her performance calendar, or to order a copy of her album Gospel Hymns for Violin and Piano, please visit maureenmurchie.com.

Eva Lymenstull

Los Angeles–based baroque cellist and violist da gamba Eva Lymenstull maintains an active career across North America and Europe as a soloist, chamber musician, continuo player, and orchestral performer. She has appeared as concerto soloist and principal cellist with Lyra Baroque Orchestra, and as guest principal with Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire, and Musica Angelica. Additional performances include engagements with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Voices of Music, Tesserae, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and Holland Baroque Society, as well as appearances at the Carmel Bach Festival and the Utrecht, Boston, and Berkeley Fringe Festivals. As winner of the 2017 Voices of Music Bach Competition, she recorded Bach’s D minor cello suite for their video archive.With interests spanning early Renaissance to twentieth‑century repertoire, Eva particularly enjoys Classical and Romantic chamber music on historical instruments. Her recent recordings appear on the Brilliant Classics and Violet Ear labels. In addition to performing, she teaches baroque cello and viola da gamba as a regular guest artist at the University of Michigan.Eva holds degrees from the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Rice University, and the University of Michigan, and earned her doctorate in historical performance practice from Case Western Reserve University.

Adaiha MacAdam- Somer

Multi-instrumentalist Adaiha MacAdam-Somer is highly sought after as a teacher, chamber and orchestral musician across the United States. She splits her time and passion equally between cello, baroque cello, and all branches of the viola da gamba family. From her home base in Portland, Adaiha performs with a variety of ensembles including Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, Portland Baroque Orchestra,Gallery Concerts, Eugene Opera, The Oregon Bach Festival and various other chamber and vocal ensembles across the states. As an educator she maintains a studio of private students and is a regular guest instructor of workshops nationwide.Miss MacAdam-Somer holds degrees from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her principal teachers include Jean-Michel Fonteneau, Elisabeth Reed, Uri Vardi, and Laszlo Varga. Adaiha is forever grateful to Indre Viskontas and Adam Bristol for facilitating the acquisition of her bass viol, made by master luthier Francis Beaulieu.

Caroline Nicolas

Praised for her “eloquent artistry and rich, vibrant sound” (Gainesville Times) and named “one of the finest gambists working today” (Gotham Early Music Scene), Caroline Nicolas enjoys an active career across solo, chamber, and directing roles.She performs with leading ensembles across Europe and North America, including The English Concert, Philharmonia Baroque, Kammerorchester Basel, Ars Lyrica Houston, and Pacific MusicWorks, and has collaborated with artists such as Jordi Savall, William Christie, and Rachel Podger.Caroline has appeared at major festivals including the Boston Early Music Festival and Bach Festival Leipzig, and in venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Berliner Philharmonie. Her debut recording, Pièces en solitude, was released by Avie Records in June 2026.A dedicated educator, she has taught at institutions including Yale University and the Peabody Conservatory, and is a Fellow of The English Concert in America and winner of Juilliard’s Historical Performance Concerto Competition.Originally from Winnipeg, Canada, she studied at Juilliard and the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, and is now based in New York City, where she serves as Artistic Director of Ars Poetica. When not performing, she can be found reading, solving crosswords, or watching Star Trek with her husband, lutenist Kevin Payne.

Sarah Stone

Sarah Stone is drawn to cello and viola da gamba through a curiosity in the cultural history of the music she plays and how it intersects with the stories we tell today. She performs with Apollo’s Fire, Tafelmusik, The Staunton Music Festival, The Sebastians, Gallery Concerts, True Concord, Bach Charlotte, and the Trinity Baroque Orchestra. At home in New York City, Sarah is Executive Director of the early music ensemble Repast Baroque, a group that seeks to explore new contexts for Baroque music by telling stories through various forms, including silent film, narration, and visual art. Sarah is also the artistic director of Bitterroot Baroque, a community baroque orchestra in rural Hamilton, Montana, helping bring in period ensembles and musicians to perform, coach and lead workshops. Through a Circuit Rider Grant from the Viola da Gamba Society of America, she started viol playdates in Western Montana, helping local musicians get started on viol and hosting regular consort reading sessions. Sarah holds Masters degrees from the Juilliard School and San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelors from Rice University. She loves gardening, animation, long walks, deep-dives into digitized collections, and her cats Nyx and Erebus.

Nathan Whittaker

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.

Caitlyn Koester

Noted for her “sharp and powerful performance” (La Scena Musicale), harpsichordist Caitlyn Koester can be found performing with today’s finest ensembles in early music. She has worked with Jupiter Ensemble, Ruckus, ACRONYM, TENET, Les Delices, New York Baroque Incorporated, Musica Angelica, Atlanta Baroque, Theotokos, and Spire Chamber Ensemble, among others. Her harpsichord duo, Koester & Figg, collaborates with ensembles across the country, and develops programs for four-hand harpsichord presented by organizations including Berkshire Bach Society, GEMS, I Cantori di Carmel, and Death of Classical. Her recording of Graupner’s complete sonatas for violin and harpsichord was released by ATMA Classique in 2023. She has been on collegiate and pre-college faculty at San Francisco Conservatory, and holds degrees from the University of Michigan, San Francisco Conservatory, The Juilliard School, and a Doctorate from Stony Brook University. When not playing the harpsichord, Caitlyn enjoys going on adventures with her dog, a Great-Pyrenees-mix named Polyphony.

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.