Quicksilver
Robert Mealy, co-director, violin
Julie Andrijeski, co-director, violin
Greg Ingles, sackbut
Dominic Teresi, dulcian
David Morris, viola da gamba/cello
Avi Stein, harpsichord/organ
Charles Weaver, theorbo/guitar
“dazzling technical mastery and sound ensemble practice, but transcending these…to achieve a performance that was surpassingly communicative and soulful”
— Boston Musical Intelligencer
STUDENT ($10) and EDUCATOR ($15) RUSH available 48 hours prior to performance.
6:30pm-7pm: PRE-CONCERT TALK with the Artists
Early Moderns: The (very) First Viennese School
Music in Vienna actually had its first great flourishing long before Mozart and Haydn. The Holy Roman Emperors of the seventeenth century were great music lovers and connoisseurs, who brought together virtuosos from Italy and native-born composers at their splendid court in Vienna. Our program brings to life the extravagant and sumptuous sonatas of these lesser-known masters.
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“Revered like rock stars within the early music scene” (New York Times), QUICKSILVER brings together today’s top North American historically-informed performers. Described as “drop dead gorgeous with a wonderful interplay of timbres,” (Early Music America) and praised as “irresistible” (Fanfare Magazine), Quicksilver vibrantly explores the rich chamber music repertoire from the early modern period to the High Baroque.
The ensemble has been featured at numerous music series and prestigious festivals, receiving critical acclaim, standing ovations and repeat invitations. Recent and upcoming appearances include Carnegie Hall, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, Concerts from the Library of Congress, CU Presents Artist Series (Colorado), Toronto Consort Series, the Miller Theatre at Columbia University, Da Camera Society (Los Angeles), San Diego Early Music Society, Boston Early Music Festival, Vancouver Early Music Festival, Berkeley Festival and Exhibition, Early Music Now (Milwaukee), Chamber Music Tulsa, Indianapolis Early Music Festival, San Francisco Early Music Society, Miami Bach Society, Madison Early Music Festival, Dumbarton Oaks Concert Series (Washington, DC), Houston Early Music, Early Music Hawaii and Music Before 1800.
Quicksilver’s debut recording, Stile Moderno was described as “Breakthrough of the Year…breathtaking” (Huffington Post) and “convincing…terrific” (Early Music - Oxford Journal). Praise for Quicksilver’s recording Fantasticus included “The disc’s title is no exaggeration…Everyone in Quicksilver commands attention…Fantasticus, indeed,” (Gramophone) and “enthralls the audience…it's truly a good sign that while listening, you forget about the virtuosity involved” (Österreichische Musikzeitschrift). Quicksilver’s recording, Early Moderns: The (very) First Viennese School, was released in 2022.
Presenting Underwriter: Patricia Cleary Miller