Featuring Jacques Ogg, harpsichord
Program
Capriccio Cromatico
Composed by Tarquinio Merula (1595-1665)
Toccata Terza (Primo Libro)
Composed by Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Partite 12 sopra Ruggiero
Composed by Girolamo Frescobaldi
Toccata in a minor
Composed by Johann Jakob Froberger (1616-1667)
Plainte Faite À Londres Pour Passer La Melancholie, Laquelle Se Joue Lentement Avec Discretion
Courante
Sarabande
Gigue
Composed by Johann Jakob Froberger
Toccata in e minor
Composed by Matthias Weckmann (1616-1674)
Passacaglia in g minor
Composed by Georg Muffat (1653-1704)
All concerts are at noon, are FREE to the public, and include coffee and bagels. After the performances there is an opportunity to meet and talk with the musicians.
One of the most prominent and influential modern masters of harpsichord and fortepiano, Jacques Ogg performs worldwide as a soloist and continuo player. He was a member of one of the world’s leading period-instrument ensembles, the Orchestra of the 18th Century, directed by the late Frans Brüggen, and also worked with Baroque orchestras in Salamanca and Sevilla, Spain. Highly sought after as a pedagogue, he is a harpsichord professor at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague, one of the world’s foremost institutes for early music. Mr. Ogg co-directs the International Baroque Instrumental Program, an intensive summer music course in the Twin Cities, and has been the artistic director of the Lyra Baroque Orchestra since 2000. His discography includes more than 60 recordings with labels such as Philips, Sony, EMI, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, and Glossa.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts, and through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
Additional funding is made possible by generous donations from Boss Foundation, Patrick and Aimee Butler Family Foundation, Ecolab Foundation, Anna M. Heilmaier Foundation and the Twin Cities Opera Guild and an Anonymous donor.