Salish Sea Early Music Festival - Orcas Island Spring/Summer Concerts
2026 Salish Sea Early Music Festival on Orcas Island ~ Period Instrument chamber music from six centuries on Orcas Island and around the Salish Sea ~
Presented in collaboration with the Orcas Adventist Fellowship Church
* Thursday, April 23: — TELEMANN PARIS QUARTETS II · David Greenberg (Corvallis), baroque violin · Susie Napper (Montreal), viola da gamba · Elisabeth Wright (Indiana), harpsichord · Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flute Telemann composed his 12 brilliant “Paris Quartets” in Hamburg and then Paris in response to a request in 1730 from the most famous Parisian flute, violin and cello virtuosi which resulted in his most significant journey away from home during his lifetime. This time we'll present four new quartets, to include the first of each of his four sets of quartets in both sonata and suite form.
* Tuesday, May 5: — HANDEL & BACH · HansJürgen Schnoor (Lübeck, Germany), harpsichord · Maike Albrecht (Lübeck, Germany), soprano · Susie Napper (Montreal), viola da gamba · Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flute Vocal masterworks to be presented include 6 of Handel's 9 German Arias, selected Bach arias from cantatas, the Italian Concerto for solo harpsichord and Bach's cantata Ich habe genug.
* Wednesday, June 10: — JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH · Irene Roldán (Basel, Switzerland), harpsichord · Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flute Irene Roldán was honored with the prestigious Bach Prize and an additional special award at the XXXIII. International Bach Competition held in Leipzig, Germany.
* Tuesday, June 30: — The FRENCH PERSPECTIVE · Annalisa Pappano (Munich, Germany), pardessus de viole · Billy Simms, quitar & lute (Baltimore) · Jeffrey Cohan, baroque flute The French royal court musical establishment generated a vast amount of music, to be represented by works of JeanBaptiste Lully, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Marin Marais, Jacques Hotteterre and others.
