THE SEBASTIANS
THE SEBASTIANS
The Sebastians (www.sebastians.org) are a dynamic and vital musical ensemble specializing in music of the baroque and classical eras. Lauded as “everywhere sharp-edged and engaging” (The New York Times), the Sebastians have also been praised for their “well-thought-out articulation and phrasing” (Early Music Review) and “elegant string playing… immaculate in tuning and balance” (Early Music Today). I Care If You Listen praised the ensemble’s “beautifully-nuanced playing and thoughtful expressivity” in their début album, calling the recording a “technical and timbral tour-de-force.” This season features Venetian and Roman trio sonatas and concerti grossi; Bach’s six sonatas for violin and obbligato harpsichord and sonatas for violin and continuo; and, in collaboration with TENET Vocal Artists, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion and Handel’s Messiah, in intimate, unconducted performances. The Sebastians are currently in residence at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments.
INSTRUMENTALISTS
Flute
David Ross, Andrea LeBlanc, Immanuel Davis, Mili Chang
Oboe
Gonzalo X. Ruiz, Meg Owens, Kristin Olson, Caroline Giassi, Julie Brye
Trumpet
John Thiessen, Steven Marquandt
Timpani
Mike Compitello
Violin
Alana Youssefian, Edson Scheid, Beth Wenstrom, Augusta McKay Lodge, Francis Liu, Daniel S. Lee, Katie Hyun, Chloe Fedor, Nicholas DiEugenio, Karen Dekker, Tatiana Daubek, Dongmyung Ahn, ,
Viola
Jessica Troy, Lisa Rautenberg, Scot Moore, Stephen Goist,
Cello
Ezra Seltzer, Shirley Hunt, Hannah Collins
Viola da gamba
Shirley Hunt
Contrabass
Wen Yang, Nathaniel Chase
Organ
Jeffrey Grossman