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Elizabeth Blumenstock, violin & Stephen Schultz, flute Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767): Sonata No.2 in E Minor for Flute and Violin TWV40:102 Largo – Allegro – Affettuoso - Vivace Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788): Duetto for Flute and Violin in G Major, Andante – Allegro – Allegretto Joseph Bodin de Boismortier (1689-1755): Sonata for Flute and Violin in G Major , No.1 Andante – Presto – Siciliana – Allegro Jean-Féry Rebel (1666-1747): Two Musettes Music video production: Voices of Music Artistic Directors: Hanneke van Proosdij (Producer) & David Tayler (Engineer) Videographer: Lloyd Hryciw Post-production: Hanneke van Proosdij & David Tayler Recorded at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, San Francisco, April 16, 2021 ABOUT THE FESTIVAL The Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar's mission is to present the astounding wealth and diversity of the Baroque era in a wide variety of ways. Large-scale works, with and without singers, are typically offered on our Sunday concerts, while our three mid-week programs give the opportunity to enjoy smaller scale vocal and chamber performances, all given by the finest musicians in the historically informed Baroque field. We are proud to be a community festival and welcome you to our community. We offer the chance to socialize with our musicians following each of our concerts, and also take pride in our lovely and varied venues. Discover more and subscribe to our monthly newsletter at our website DONATE All gifts go toward our return to live concerts in June 2022. ABOUT THE PERFORMERS ELIZABETH BLUMENSTOCK is a long-time concertmaster, soloist and leader with the Bay Area’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and American Bach Soloists; concertmaster of the International Handel Festival in Goettingen, Germany; and artistic director of the Baroque Music Festival, Corona del Mar. She is widely admired as a Baroque violinist of expressive eloquence and technical sparkle whose performances have been called “rapturous” and “riveting.” Blumenstock’s love of chamber music has involved her in several accomplished and interesting smaller ensembles, including Musica Pacifica, the Galax Quartet, Ensemble Mirable, Live Oak Baroque, the Arcadian Academy, Trio Galanterie, and Voices of Music. She has performed at the Boston and Berkeley Early Music Festivals, the Carmel Bach Festival, the Oulunsalo Soi festival in Finland, and the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, among many others. An enthusiastic teacher, Blumenstock conducts classes at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and teaches at the American Bach Soloists’ summer Festival and Academy, at the International Baroque Institute at Longy, and at the Valley of the Moon Music Festival in Sonoma, California. She began teaching Historical Performance at Juilliard in 2016. She plays a violin built by Andrea Guarneri in 1660, in Cremona, which is on generous loan to her from the Philharmonia Baroque Period Instrument Trust. STEPHEN SCHULTZ, called “among the most flawless artists on the Baroque flute” by the San Jose Mercury News and “flute extraordinaire” by the New Jersey Star-Ledger, plays solo and principal flute with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Musica Angelica, and performs with other leading early-music groups such as Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Wiener Akademie and Chatham Baroque. He appears on over 60 recordings and has been active in commissioning new music written for his instrument. The Pittsburgh composer Nancy Galbraith wrote several works for him, including Traverso Mistico, scored for electric Baroque flute, solo cello and chamber orchestra, and Night Train, Other Sun. Schultz teaches Music History and Flute at Carnegie Mellon University and directs the Carnegie Mellon Baroque Orchestra. He often performs at the Oregon and Carmel Bach Festivals, and in 2018 the Music and Arts label released his acclaimed CD of Bach Sonatas for Flute and Harpsichord, in which he collaborated with harpsichordist Jory Vinikour. In summer 2021 he released a further album on the same label of works by Couperin, again with Jory Vinikour, to great critical acclaim.
