Music of the Baroque on Period Instruments
2009-2010 Season:
Purcell's London
350th Birthday Celebration for Henry Purcell
Spring 2010
Americans in Paris
The American Abassadors to France, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, enjoyed spectacular chamber music during their time in Paris. Join us to hear what they heard!
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Donna Fournier
Donna Fournier, viola da gamba, is a member of Le Triomphe de l'amour, Mélomanie and La Bernardina. She has also performed on gamba and Baroque cello with Tempesta di Mare, Philomel, Brandywine Baroque, and The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. She specializes in repertoire from the French Baroque period as well as works featuring solo viola da gamba by J.S. Bach. She holds music degrees from Connecticut College and West Chester University and studied privately with Laurence Dreyfus supplemented by master classes with John Hsu and Wieland Kuijken. Ms. Fournier coaches viol players from Swarthmore College and is affiliate faculty at Temple University where she coaches viol players from the Early Music Ensemble. She has recorded Buxtehude cantatas on the PGM label, Telemann trio sonatas on the Lyrichord label, and Boismortier trio sonatas on the A Casa Discos label.
