March 15, 2013 (Chicago, IL): New Comma Baroque, joined by a variety of guest artists, celebrates and explores the music of Telemann in an exciting, diverse, dynamic and virtuosic program, including the delightful “Gulliver’s Travels” Suite for Two Violins, the Concerto in a-minor for Viola da Gamba, Recorder, Strings & Continuo, TWV52:a1, the Concerto No.2 in D-Major, TWV 43:D1 from Six quatuors a violon, flute, viole ou violoncello et basse continue (Paris, 1736), the Quartet No.2 in a-minor from Nouveaux quatuors en six suites a une flute traversiere, un violon, une basse de viole ou violoncelle et basse (Paris, 1738), the Concerto in e-minor for Recorder, Baroque Flute, Strings & Continuo TWV52:e1, and much more!

New Comma Baroque: Matthew C. Cataldi, Baroque violin, Leighann R. Daihl, Baroque flute, Phillip W. Serna, bass viol & Emily J. Katayama, harpsichord joined by guest artists Cynthia Black, Baroque violin (for April 19th program) Jerry Fuller, violone (for June 1st program), Marilyn Fung, violone (for April 19th program), Peter Lekx, Baroque violin & viola, Laura Osterlund, recorder (for the April 19th, June 1st & 2nd programs), Lisette Kielson, recorder (for the May 31st program) & Joel Spears (June 1st & 2nd programs).
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New Comma Baroque with Guest Artists Cynthia Black, Marilyn Fung, Peter Lekx & Laura Osterlund
Saint Alban Episcopal Church
2555 Euclid Heights Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-2799
Friday, April 19th, 2013 8:00PM
http://tinyurl.com/NCB4-19-2013
Freewill Offering

The Peoria Bach Festival with Guest Artist Lisette Kielson
The Peoria Bach Festival, Trinity Lutheran Church
135 NE Randolph Ave., Peoria, IL 61606
Friday, May 31, 2013 7:00PM
http://tinyurl.com/NCB5-31-2013
$15 General Admission/ $12 if Purchased in Advance
$10 Student/ $8 if Purchased in Advance

New Comma Baroque with Guest Artists Peter Lekx, Laura Osterlund & Joel Spears
Immanuel Lutheran Church
616 Lake Street, Evanston, IL 60201
Saturday, June 1, 2013 Time 7:30PM
http://tinyurl.com/NCB6-1-2013
Grace Lutheran Church of River Forest,
7300 Division Street, River Forest, IL 60305
Sunday, June 2, 2013 3:00PM
http://tinyurl.com/NCB6-2-2013
$20 General Admission
$10 Student

Artist Bios: http://www.newcommabaroque.org/about

Concert Photo: http://www.newcommabaroque.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/New-Comma-Baroque-Telemanns-Travels.jpg

Concert Poster (Chicago Area): http://www.newcommabaroque.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/New-Comma-Baroque-Telemanns-Travels-3.2012.3.jpg
Concert Poster (Cleveland Area): http://www.newcommabaroque.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/New-Comma-Baroque-Telemanns-Travels-3.2012.2.jpg

Concert Poster (All): http://www.newcommabaroque.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/New-Comma-Baroque-Telemanns-Travels-3.2012.jpg
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About New Comma Baroque: Dedicated to re-engaging modern audiences in historically informed performance, the Chicago-based ensemble New Comma Baroque features violinist Matthew C. Cataldi, flutist Leighann R. Daihl, gambist Phillip W. Serna, harpsichordist Emily J. Katayama and a variety of other collaborators celebrating cultural diversity through our rich musical heritage in the concert hall and beyond. Advocating a strong sense of cultural context as well as community and educational outreach, New Comma Baroque works in close conjunction with Illinois’ first period-instrument public school Baroque orchestra at Adlai E. Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire, IL as well as other programs. Please join us in a vibrant and new way of experiencing Baroque music.

New Comma Baroque is a program of the Renovo String Orchestra, a 501(c)(3) non-profit performing arts organization under the State of Illinois. For more information on this and other concerts, please visit http://www.newcommabaroque.org/.

Contact: Dr. Phillip W. Serna, Viola da Gamba
New Comma Baroque
847.722.2093
info@newcommabaroque.org
http://www.newcommabaroque.org/

New Comma Baroque: Bold Historically Informed Performance. Period.

On March 4th, 2013, WUIS Springfield released Karl Scroggin’s November 2013 interview and performance with New Comma Baroque member Dr. Phillip W. Serna, entitled “Phillip Serna and the Viola Da Gamba” recorded in WUIS’ Suggs Performance  Studio.

To read the complete article or listen to Karl Scroggin’s interview and performance by Phillip W. Serna, please click here. For more information about WUIS Springfield, visit http://www.wuis.org/.

On December 26, 2012, New Comma Baroque members Matthew Cataldi, Phillip W. Serna & Emily J. Morlan joined Classical Revolution Chicago for their Bachxing Day Show at Gallery Cabaret performing music for viol & harpsichord, Baroque violin, viol & harpsichord and for viol & voice.

For more information about Classical Revolution Chicago, visit http://www.classicalrevolutionchicago.org/. For information about the Gallery Caberet, visit http://www.gallerycabaret.com/.

For up-to-date information on this and other programs, please visit http://www.newcommabaroque.org/.

On September 16, 2012, Guest Artists Melanie and Russell Bookout joined New Comma Baroque for their program of French Baroque music entitled “Tous les Matins du Monde: All the Mornings of the World” at Valparaiso University.

For a gallery of photos from the Valparaiso University performance, please click here. For a gallery of photos from the viols rehearsal at Valparaiso University, please click here. For information about Valparaiso University’s Music Program and Concerts, visit http://www.valpo.edu/music/.

For up-to-date information on this and other programs, please visit http://www.newcommabaroque.org/.

On September 14, 2012, New Comma Baroque was featured in Valparaiso University’s the Torch in a piece entitled “‘Baroque’ Puts New Spin on Classics.” covering their September program at the Valparaiso University Center for the Arts with guest artists Melanie and Russell Bookout performing on viols and lute.

“Imagine the sweet sounds of the viol playing French music from the 17th century.

Sound boring? Not quite. The musicians of New Comma Baroque are seeking to change the mindsets of music listeners by reintroducing 17th-century music and instruments with a new spin during a new series of concerts they are putting on throughout the fall and spring.”

To read the complete article from Valparaiso University’s the Torch, please click here. For more information about Valparaiso University’s The Torch, visit http://www.valpotorch.com/. For information about Valparaiso University’s Music Program and Concerts, visit http://www.valpo.edu/music/.

For up-to-date information on this and other programs, please visit http://www.newcommabaroque.org/.

On September 10, 2012, lutanist Joel Spears joined New Comma Baroque for an educational residency at Adlai E. Stevnson High School. Co-funded by the Chicago Federation of Musicians’ “Music in the Schools” program, New Comma Baroque’s classes included demonstrations on harpsichord, Baroque violin, and viols for the orchestra classes focusing on issues of instrument construction, technique, and performance practice. Gambist Phillip Serna was joined by Chicago-area lutanist Joel Spears, as guest artists in the guitar classes in the afternoon, performing medieval music for lute and vielle, viol and theorbo, as well as vihuela and German lute.

Later that evening New comma Baroque presented a community concert of French Baroque music entitled “Tous les Matins du Monde: All the Mornings of the World” featuring Marais’s Sonnerie, excerpts from his Pièces de Viole from Book I & Book IV, as well as pieces from his Pièces en trio, and François Couperin’s Les Nations.

For a gallery of photos from the day-long residency at Adlai E. Stevenson High School, please click here. For a gallery of photos from the concert at Adlai E. Stevenson High School, please click here.

For information about Adlai E. Stevenson High School, director Enrique Vilaseco & their Period Instrument Baroque Ensemble, visit http://www.d125.org/clubs_and_activities/baroque_ensemble.aspx.

For up-to-date information on this and other programs, please visit http://www.newcommabaroque.org/.

On August 4, 2012, New Comma Baroque member Phillip W. Serna was featured as part of Jeff Lunden’s piece “Gathering Of The Viols: The 50th Annual Viola Da Gamba Conclave” covering the 50th Conclave of the Viola da Gamba Society of America.

“Viola da gamba players are a special breed — a tiny subset in the already small world of early classical music. They rarely meet their own kind, but once a year they come together for a week in July at an annual jam session they call a conclave…”

To read the complete article or listen to Jeff Lunden’s piece, please click here. For more information about NPR, visit http://www.npr.org/. For the Viola da Gamba Society of America, visit http://www.vdgsa.org/.

For up-to-date information on this and other programs, please visit http://www.newcommabaroque.org/.

On September 10th, Adlai E. Stevenson High School will host New Comma Baroque, a period-instrument ensemble featuring Baroque violinist Matthew C. Cataldi, harpsichordist Emily Morlan, and gambist Phillip Serna, for a day-long residency. This residency will include performance demonstrations for the orchestra classes focused on violin, viol & harpsichord, with lutanist Joel Spears joining Phillip Serna working with the guitar classes, culminating in a community concert of French Baroque music with guest-artist Leighann Daihl joining the ensemble on Baroque flute.

Contact –  Enrique Vilaseco, Orchestra Director, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, (847) 415-4000, http://www.d125.org/
Contact –  New Comma Baroque, info@newcommabaroque.org

For up-to-date information on this and other programs, please visit http://www.newcommabaroque.org/.

New Comma Baroque announces our concerts for the fall 2012 season filled with collaboration, virtuosity and excitement.  New Comma Baroque, with guest Leighann Daihl, celebrates music of the French Baroque in a concert called “Tous les Matins du Monde” (All the Mornings of the World), inspired by the 1991 film of the same name. This program features French Baroque masterpieces and virtuoso showpieces including works by Marin Marais, Jacques Champion de Chambonnières, Jean-Marie Leclair & François Couperin.

Saint James Chapel at The Quigley Center Concert Series
Saint James Chapel, The Quigley Center of the Archdiocese of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Saturday, September 8, 2012 2:00PM

Adlai E. Stevenson High School Community Concert Series
Adlai E. Stevenson High School Auditorium, Lincolnshire, IL
Monday, September 10, 2012 7:30PM

Valparaiso University Department of Music Faculty Concert Series
Duesenberg Recital Hall, Valparaiso University Center for the Arts, Valparaiso, IN
Sunday, September 16, 2012 3:00PM

New Comma Baroque: Matthew C. Cataldi, Baroque violin, Phillip W. Serna, bass viol & Emily J. Morlan, harpsichord joined by guest artists Leighann Daihl, Baroque flute (for the September 8th, 10th & 16th programs), Melanie Bookout, bass viol & Russell Bookout, bass viol & lute (for the September 16th program)

Contact –  New Comma Baroque, info@newcommabaroque.org

For up-to-date information on this and other programs, please visit http://www.newcommabaroque.org/.