Five Boroughs Music Festival Presents Quicksilver Next Month

Five Boroughs Music Festival (5BMF) concludes its tenth anniversary season with two performances by virtuosic chamber ensemble Quicksilver on Friday, May 12 at 7:00 p.m. at King Manor Museum in Jamaica, Queens, and on Saturday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The program, entitled OFF THE BEATEN TRACK: Chamber Works from Moravia, the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland and beyond, explores the music of the seventeenth century at the nexus of folk music and early modern chamber music from countries beyond central Europe, including rarely heard works by van Wichel, Mielczewski, Schmelzer, Kempis, and Fux.

Last seen at 5BMF in the 2010-11 season, Quicksilver--led by Julie Andrijeski (violin) and Robert Mealy (violin) and featuring Dominic Teresi (dulcian), Avi Stein (harpsichord), and Charles Weaver (theorbo and guitar)--continues to dedicate themselves to discovering and performing music from the early modern period to the High Baroque era.

Program Information

QUICKSILVER
Julie Andrijeski, violin
Robert Mealy, violin
Dominic Teresi, dulcian
Avi Stein, harpsichord
Charles Weaver, theorbo and guitar

Friday, May 12, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.
King Manor Museum
150-03 Jamaica Ave
Queens NY 11432

Tickets: $15 for general admission; $10 for students and seniors

Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 7:30 p.m.
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
85 S Oxford St
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Tickets: $25 for general admission; $15 for students and seniors

About Quicksilver
"Revered like rock stars within the early music scene" (The New York Times), Quicksilver brings together some of today's most virtuosic and sought-after historically-informed performers in North America. Described as "drop dead gorgeous with a wonderful interplay of timbres," (Early Music America) and praised as "irresistible" (Fanfare Magazine), Quicksilver vibrantly explores the rich chamber music repertoire from the early modern period to the High Baroque. The ensemble has been featured at numerous music series and prestigious festivals, receiving critical acclaim, standing ovations and repeat invitations. The ensemble's debut recording, Stile Moderno: new music from the seventeenth century was described as "Breakthrough of the Year...breathtaking" (Huffington Post). Quicksilver's recording, Fantasticus: Extravagant and Virtuosic Music from 17th Century Germany was named one of The New Yorker's Ten Notable Recordings of 2014 and praised as "Fantasticus, indeed" (Gramophone). More information can be found at www.quicksilverbaroque.com.

One of America's most prominent historical string players, Robert Mealy (co-director, violin) has been praised for his "imagination, taste, subtlety, and daring" (The Boston Globe). A frequent soloist and orchestral leader, Mr. Mealy is principal concertmaster at Trinity Wall Street and the Orchestra Director of the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra; he recently received a Grammy for his work with BEMF. He has also led the Mark Morris Dance Group Music Ensemble, accompanied Renée Fleming on the David Letterman Show, and recorded and toured a wide variety of repertoire with many distinguished ensembles in the United States and in Europe. Committed to education as well as performing, he directs Juilliard's distinguished Historical Performance Program. From 2009 to 2015, he taught at Yale, directing the postgraduate Yale Baroque Ensemble and the Yale Collegium Musicum. Prior to that, he taught at Harvard for over a decade, where he founded the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra. In 2004, Robert received EMA's Binkley Award for outstanding teaching and scholarship. He has recorded over 80 CDs on most major labels.

Lauded for her "invigorating verve and imagination" (The Washington Post), Julie Andrijeski (co-director, violin) is among the leading baroque violinists and early music pedagogues in the U.S. In addition to co-directing Quicksilver, she maintains an active performance schedule, playing with the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra (Artistic Director), New York State Baroque (Concertmaster), Apollo's Fire (Principal Player), and Les Délices. As a full-time Senior Instructor at Case Western Reserve University and Teacher of Baroque Violin at the Cleveland Institute of Music, Ms. Andrijeski leads classes in historical performance practices, teaches lessons in baroque violin, and directs the baroque music and dance ensembles. Her combined skills in music and dance often culminate in workshops and special teaching engagements at schools such as the Oberlin Conservatory, Indiana University, Juilliard, the University of Colorado Boulder, and at several summer workshops. Ms. Andrijeski's article on violin performance in the early baroque era is published in A Performer's Guide to Seventeenth-Century Music (Indiana University Press, 2012). She has received the EMA's Thomas Binkley Award for outstanding achievement in performance and scholarship, and was recently named Creative Workforce Fellow by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, supporting her research and performance of 17th-century music in manuscript.

About Five Boroughs Music Festival
Five Boroughs Music Festival's mission is to enrich communities and cultivate new audiences by bringing world-class, affordable chamber music to all corners of New York City. 5BMF collaborates with local cultural institutions to present up-and-coming artists alongside the genre's most distinguished performers, and challenges the standard definition of 'chamber music' by presenting a broad range of musical styles, from early music to contemporary works, world music and other non-classical forms.

Since 2007, 5BMF has presented nearly 50 traditional and contemporary chamber music programs in nine complete cycles around NYC. Described as "imaginative" by The New York Times and "vital" by WQXR's Operavore blog, 5BMF's commitment to musical outreach and diverse programming has attracted positive attention from the NYC arts community from its earliest days. 5BMF's artist roster is comprised of diverse, talented emerging artists and distinguished musicians alike. Its venues are just as eclectic, and have included historic NYC landmarks such as Federal Hall, the University Church at Fordham University, Flushing Town Hall, King Manor Museum, Brooklyn Conservatory of Music and the Snug Harbor Cultural Center, among others.

5BMF's programming is rooted in familiar classical music traditions, but is inclusive of a broad range of styles; art song recitals, early music, new music and other non-classical forms are all represented. By employing a broad definition of chamber music and sustaining a commitment to artistic outreach by bringing world class programs to neighborhoods all over the city, 5BMF offers an affordable, intimate concert experience to a wide variety of New York City audiences.