Pratt Early Music Residency: NEC Baroque Ensemble + Aisslinn Nosky

Arcangelo Corelli | Concerto Grosso in B-flat Major, op. 6 no. 11

Preludio: Largo
Allemanda: Allegro
Adagio
Largo
Sarabanda: Largo
Giga: Vivace

George Frideric Handel | Concerto Grosso in F Major, HWV 327

Largo
Allegro
Larghetto
Allegro
Menuet
Gigue

Antonio Vivaldi | Violin Concerto in A Minor, RV 356

Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Charles Avison | Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D Minor (after Scarlatti)

Largo
Allegro
Andante moderato
Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto for Violin and Cello in B-flat Major, RV 547

Allegro
Andante
Allegro molto

Francesco Geminiani | Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D Minor "La Follia" (after Corelli, op. 5 no. 12)

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.
          In addition to her role as Concertmaster of the Handel and Haydn Society, Aisslinn has also collaborated with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, Holland Baroque, and the Charlotte Symphony. She was a dedicated member of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra from 2005 to 2016 and served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Niagara Symphony from 2016 to 2019. She is currently Guest Artist-in-Residence of the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra and an Artistic Advisor to the Portland Baroque Orchestra.  Aisslinn is a founding member of the Eybler Quartet, who explore repertoire from the early quartet literature on period instruments. Their most recent recording features Beethoven’s Op. 18 string quartets and was released in 2018 (CORO). Gramophone Magazine mused, “they make no bones about treating Beethoven as a radical. ...This set might delight you or it might infuriate you: either way, I suspect, Beethoven would have been more than happy.” With the Eybler Quartet, Aisslinn serves on the faculty of EQ: Evolution of the String Quartet at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. EQ is an intensive summer course for emerging artists which celebrates the lineage of the string quartet, both as a historical genre and as a freshly invigorated practice in the 21st century.
          Also a member of I FURIOSI Baroque Ensemble, Aisslinn has further engaged young, enthusiastic audiences with baroque music. This imaginative and highly stylish group has toured North America and Europe with engagements at Tage Alter Musik (Regensburg, Germany), the Galway Early Music Festival, the Lameque International Baroque Festival, the Mosel Musikfestival, the Indianapolis Early Music Festival, and the Montreal Baroque Festival.
          Born in Canada, Aisslinn began playing violin at age three and made her solo debut with the CBC Vancouver Orchestra at age eight. A passionate educator, she has taught at Amherst Early Music Festival, the International Baroque Institute of Longy, and the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute.

Ensemble

Sachin Shukla
Anabel Tejeda 
Poppy Yu

Cellos
Guy Fishman
Sebastian Ortega
Eva Ropero

Bass
Gregory Miguel Padilla 

Harpsichord   
Ian Watson