Aulos Ensemble, Sunday At Edmond Town Hall

Over the past three decades, The Aulos Ensemble has established a reputation as a pioneering period-instruments group, not only exploring widely the literature of Baroque chamber music, but setting a rarely matched standard for stylistic expertise and artistic vibrancy. The ensemble has helped solidify today’s period-instrument movement in this country.

Newtown Friends of Music will host their return to the Edmond Town Hall stage on Sunday, November 6, at 2 pm. Friends of Music President Ellen Parrella confirmed to The Bee on Wednesday, November 2, that the show will indeed take place this weekend. Last weekend’s winter storm has not affected the performance schedule.

Aulos members are Christopher Krueger, flauto traverso; Marc Schachman, baroque oboe; Linda Quan, baroque violin; Myron Lutzke, baroque violoncello; and Arthur Haas harpsichord.

The Aulos players are accomplished both as individuals and as team members. The ensemble is noted for remarkable virtuosity and permits a wide variety of instrumental experiences. Aulos brings skill and intelligence to its music that are both unusual and refreshing.  Reviewers have printed raves, saying “Ensemble enchants with esoteric ease,” “transports listeners to 18th Century France,” and even “The Aulos Ensemble’s playing is so untroubled and brilliant, so perfect, so absolute! It is the highest level of music making.”

In addition to their rigorous performance schedule, Aulos gives master classes and lecture-demonstrations in 17th and 18th Century performance practice at colleges and universities throughout the country. Its  members serve on faculties of various schools of music and institutes specializing in historically informed performance.

Aulos held Newtown audiences spellbound in 2005, when they performed an elegant program by candlelight at Newtown Meeting House for the town’s tercentennial. For November 6, Aulos has chosen a program entitled “Music at Versailles: A Royal Entertainment” with work of Rameau, Couperin and Balbastre.

Single tickets are available at the Edmond Town Hall box office for $20, cash or check. Students K-12 are admitted free of charge when accompanied by a ticket-holding adult. The box office will open at 1 pm Sunday afternoon.

Parking is free behind Edmond Town Hall and the facility is handicapped accessible. An informal reception following the concert will offer concertgoers the opportunity to meet and mingle with the musicians. For information call 203-426-6470.