Special Thanks - We would like to extend a special thank you to our volunteers A Ellen Taussig, Christine Jayne, Tomo Morita, Ruth Pattison, Sharon Lawrence, Dirk Singletary, Cliff Sloane and Paul Fischbach SUMMER who have generously donated their time and talent to make this event possible. 2021-22 Season AFTERNOON LIVE Music of the Ages OF Carte Blanche Reginald Mobley, Countertenor & Seattle Baroque Music of the Ages MOZART, Convent and Cloister: Hidden Genius Seattle Baroque Orchestra & Byrd Ensemble Music of the Ages BEETHOVEN Tous les Matins du Monde Jordi Savall Global Connections MERRIMENT De Inga y Mandinga & A Diaspora Tale from Latin America Music of the Ages featuring music by All-Bach with Organist Alexander Weimann Alexander Weimann & Rachell Ellen Wong Music of the Ages The Six Brandenburg Concerti Sunday, August 29, 2021 Seattle Baroque Orchestra 1pm – 4pm Global Connections Wisteria Hall – Washington Park Arboretum For All Our Sisters 2300 Arboretum Drive E | Seattle, WA Seattle Baroque Orchestra & Guests

THE VIRTUAL HALL Piffaro Deep Roots New Branches Baroque Opera: Coronation of Poppea Cecilia Infusion Baroque Creative Conversations

P.O. Box 25893 | Seattle, WA 98165 | earlymusicseattle.org | 206.325.7066 Afternoon Festivities Concert Program 1pm – 1:40pm Mozart Sonata for violin and piano in A, K. 526 Check-in Mix and Mingle over prosecco & light appetizer Mozart Six Variations on “Hélas, j’ai perdu mon amant” in G minor, K 360/374b 1:45pm – 2:30pm Mozart & Beethoven Concert Beethoven Violin Sonata in F major, op 24 “spring” 2:30pm – 2:45pm EMS Presentation Speakers: Biographies Alexander Weimann Music Director of Seattle Baroque Orchestra Alexander Weimann has been Music Director of Seattle Baroque Orchestra since 2015 and is one of the most sought-after ensemble Rachell Ellen Wong directors, soloists, and partners of his generation. Concertmaster – Seattle Baroque Orchestra After traveling the world with ensembles like Tragicomedia, Cantus Britt East Cölln, the Freiburger Barockorchester, the Gesualdo Consort and Board Vice President of Seattle Tafelmusik, he now focuses on his activities as Artistic Director of the Pacific Baroque Orchestra in Vancouver, as frequent guest Gus Denhard conductor with Victoria Symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia, Executive Director of Early Music Seattle Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Les Violons du Roi etc., and as 2:45pm – 4:00pm teacher at the University of British Columbia, for harpsichord, Celebratory Cake Cutting accompaniment, and performance practice.

Rachell Ellen Wong, recipient of a prestigious 2020 Avery Fisher Career Grant – the first baroque artist in the respected program’s history – and Grand Prize winner of the inaugural Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition, violinist Rachell Ellen Wong is a rising star on both the historical performance and modern violin stages. She has performed throughout the United States and Canada, as well as Europe, South America, Asia, and New Zealand. Her growing reputation as one of the top historical performers of her generation has resulted in appearances with renowned early music ensembles such as the American Bach Soloists and The Academy of Ancient Music, and tours with Bach Collegium Japan, Les Arts Florissants, among others.