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Concert featuring The Hutchins Consort

The Hutchins Consort plays on the eight scaled violins of the violin octet designed and built by famed luthier Dr. Carleen Hutchins. The instruments are the first successful attempt to create an acoustically balanced set of instruments that can sound truly like violins across the entire range of written music. With instruments ranging from the tiny treble violin, tuned one octave above the standard violin, to the gigantic large bass violin, tuned one octave lower than a 'cello, the Hutchins Consort produces an astonishing palette of sounds.

Based in Southern California, the Hutchins Consort brings together a group of extraordinary virtuosi to tackle the challenge of adapting the techniques of traditional strings, as well as inventing new techniques, to master the instruments Dr. Hutchins created.

The Hutchins Consort plays music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance to the music of the modern masters. With original compositions and transcriptions commissioned by the Catgut Acoustical Society for the octet of violins, and new transcriptions by members of the Consort, The Hutchins Consort displays a breadth and depth that few traditional groups match, and a sound that is truly unique.

http://www.hutchinsconsort.org/index.php

Suggested donation-$10, students-$5, musicians who have performed previously-free.

presented by Maksim Velichkin and Yasha Michelson of Mimoda Studio

paperorplastikcafe.com, mimodastudio.com



The Hutchins Consort



with





Lauren Smith, soprano



Musicians



Chris Woods, Treble Violin

Beth Folsom, Soprano Violin

Kevin Connolly, Mezzo Violin

Adrienne Woods, Alto Violin

Pete Jacobson, Tenor Violin

Maksim Velichkin Baritone Violin

Fred Charlton, Bass Violin, Composer in residence

Joe McNalley, Contrabass Violin, Artistic Director



With

Elena Mashkovtseva, Harp







The Hutchins Consort performs on the eight scaled violins designed and built by Dr. Carleen Hutchins (1911-2009). These are instruments that, for the first time in the 400+ year history of the violin, speak with the same voice across the range of written music. The Hutchins Consort performs music from the middle ages to the modern masters, and is devoted to exploring the capabilities of this new medium.

The Hutchins Consort is a 501(c)3 not for profit organization. Donations are tax deductible

as allowed by law, and much appreciated.









Program



Hodie Christus Natus Est Jan Sweelinck arr. McNalley



Concerto for Hutchins Octet J.S. Bach arr. McNalley



Romanian Dances Bela Bartok arr. Charlton



The Eight Immortals J. McNalley





Hungarian Rhapsody #2 Franz Liszt arr. McNalley







Intermission





Three Arias

*Un bocconcin d’amante from La grotta di Trofonio Antonio Salieri arr. C. Woods

Ach, Ich Ful’s from Die Zauberflote W.A. Mozart arr. C. Woods

*Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus Johann Strauss arr. C. Woods



Lauren Smith, Soprano





Adagietto from Symphony #5 Gustav Mahler arr. McNalley



Elena Mashkovtseva, Harp







www.hutchinsconsort.org