MBM: German Baroque Masters @Holy WIsdom Monastery 10.31.2021

On the late fall afternoon & early evening of October 31st, 2021; the Madison Bach Musicians opened their season with works by five German Baroque Masters: Johann Friedrich Fasch,Carl Heinrich Graun, Georg Philipp Telemann, George Frideric Handel, and Johann Sebastian Bach. Internationally renowned Baroque violinist Elizabeth Blumenstock - one time concertmaster of the San Francisco Bay Area's Philharmonia Baroque & American Bach Soloist was the featured soloist and led the MBM string and continuo ensemble. MBM concertmaster Kangwon Kim joined Ms. Blumenstock for Bach's incomparable fusion of ardor and sonic architecture - the Concerto in D minor for Two Violins. This album captures images before, during, and after the concert - both inside and surrounding Holy Wisdom Monastery. Natural light portraits of several artists are included along with informal celebrations by those in attendance.