Matthias Maute and Ensemble Caprice bring their innovative interpretations of Baroque music to the Olive Free Library’s community room on Sunday, November 15 at 2:30 p.m. Hosted by Trail Mix Concerts, the ensemble will perform music by Ortiz, Falconieri, Schmelzer, Bach, Vivaldi, Handel and more, causing an elevation of spirits that could just lift the roof off the building.
Ensemble Caprice has just won the prestigious 2009 JUNO award for Classical Album of the Year: Vocal or Choral Performance with its CD Gloria! Vivaldi’s Angels. And it has been nominated for a 2009 Echo Klassik award in Germany for its CD Vivaldi and the Baroque Gypsies in two categories: Ensemble/Orchestra of the Year and Classics without Borders.
Ensemble Caprice members include Matthias Maute and Sophie Lariviëre on recorder and traverso, Susie Napper on cello and David Jacques on baroque guitar, with Maute acting as artistic director. Also a composer and conductor, he has developed some highly original arrangements and compositions to delight the appreciator of Early Music. He is currently a professor at McGill University and has taught at the Amherst Early Music Festival, the Bloomington Recorder Academy in Indiana, the San Francisco Early Music Society and the Mozarteum in Salzburg. Maute is also a member of the Baroque ensemble Rebel.
Formed in Germany and now based in Montreal, Ensemble Caprice celebrates its 20th year having created and refined a signature: an original personality in Early Music. They’ve played in venues throughout Europe and the United States, with additional tours in Israel and Taiwan. Their cumulative credits in the recording studio are numerous. Maute is recognized as a virtuoso – perhaps, it is said, the best recorder-player in the world. So to have them onstage here in the Catskills is a special event indeed. Read more about this accomplished group at www.ensemblecaprice.com and www.matthiasmaute.com.
Trail Mix Concerts is a not-for-profit organization that presents world-class music in a warm and friendly atmosphere, giving listeners the opportunity to get intimate with musicians and their instruments. Founded in 2002 by Israel Schossev and Rackelle Roden, it strives to present emerging star artists, up-and-coming ensembles and seasoned artists as well. The Olive Free Library is tucked away at 4033 Route 28A in West Shokan. Regular admission is $20; students get in for $5. For directions and ticketing information, please visit www.trailmixmusic.org, call (845) 657-6864 or e-mail woodstockpianos@aol.com.