Lewis Baratz: August 22, 2026

Description

This playing session explores the development of harmony and counterpoint from the late Renaissance to the present day. We'll play dance music by 16th-century composers Giorgio Mainerio, Pierre Attaingnant, Gaumi, and Cabezon, then jump 200 years ahead to a trio sonata for three alto recorders by Johann Mattheson. We'll conclude the session with a new piece for ATTB by composer and wind player Owen G. Davitt. Lewis R. Baratz is a recorder player, harpsichordist, and ensemble director based in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He has performed with numerous period instrument ensembles and is artistic director of La Fiocco (lafiocco.org). In addition to performing, Lewis authored over 20 articles on a wide range of musicological topics, including 15th-century dance music, 17th-century Roman keyboard music, biographical, archival, and manuscript studies, basso continuo, the choirboys of the Brussels Collegiate Church of SS Michael and Gudula, ca. 1550 to 1793, and numerous entries in The New Grove Dictionary of Music. He was a Fulbright Scholar and a Fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation in musicology. He taught music history and theory at Mercer County Community College and Seton Hall University, and currently directs the chamber orchestra and Marquis Consort early music ensemble at Lafayette College. He served on the Board of Early Music America, The Academy of Sacred Drama, and the Arts & Cultural Council of Bucks County. For four years he presented the syndicated radio show “Well-Tempered Baroque” on The Classical Network and WWFM.org. The Zoom link will be live beginning at 1:30 pm Eastern (12:30 pm Central, 11:30 am Mountain, 10:30 am Pacific). Please join us as we will use the time to chat and use breakout rooms to get to know one another. We have announcements approximately 5-10 minutes before the hour and the music begins at 2:00 pm eastern. NOTE: After you register, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to the music for the session, which will be available at least one week before the event.