Ensemble Gaudior Performs Baroque Music at U.Va.

Oct. 6, 2000 -- The McIntire Department of Music presents Ensemble Gaudior, a Baroque violin recital, on Sunday, Oct. 8, at 3:30 p.m. in Old Cabell Hall at the University of Virginia.

Ensemble Gaudior will perform Baroque chamber masterpieces by J. S. Bach, Georg Telemann, Marin Marias and Jean Marie Leclair. This performance will include Marias' Sonnerie de Ste. Genevieve, Uccellini's Sonata seconda detta la Luciminia contenta and J. S. Bach's Sonata No. 4 in C minor. The Fantasie No. 1 in B flat by Telemann, LeCalir's Sonata No. 6 for two violins and Biber's Sonata No. 6 will also be performed.

Gaudior's members, Alexandra MacCracken, Webb Wiggins and Tina Chauncey, bring a wealth of experience to this new venture. Alexandra MacCracken, the group's director, plays Baroque violin and specializes in the Baroque style. MacCracken has performed with various Baroque ensembles including the Boston Early Music Festival, Washington Bach Consort, The Violins of Layfayette, Brandywine Baroque, and the Bach Cantata Series held at Heinz Chapel in Pittsburgh.

Webb Wiggins, the group's harpsichordist, coordinates early music programs at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. In addition, Wiggins performs with the Smithsonian Chamber Players and the Folger Consort.

Tina Chauncey plays viola da gamba and pardessus de viole. Chauncey is a co-director of HESPERUS, a current member of La Rondinella and former member of the Folger Consort.

This Arts Enhancement Event is supported by the Provost's Office to increase the awareness of and support for the arts at the University of Virginia.

Tickets for the concert are $10 for the general public, $5 for students and 5ARTS$ for U.Va. students. Tickets are available by calling the Cabell Hall Box Office at 924-3984.

CONTACT: Marcella Morgan Day, 924-6492, or mday@virginia.edu

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: please contact the Office of University Relations at (804) 924-7116. Television reporters should contact the TV News Office at (804) 924-7550.
SOURCE: U.Va. News Services

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