THE GOLDEN HOUR

Program

Boccherini, String Quintet in C Major, op. 60, no. 1 (G. 391)

Mozart, Flute Quartet in D Major, KV. 285

Johann Friedrich Peter, String Quintet no. 3 in G Major

Boccherini, Flute Quintet in G minor, op. 19, no. 2 (G. 426)

Michael Haydn, String Quintet in B-flat Major, MH 412

February 28, 2025, 7:30 pm | The Cathedral of St. Philip

March 1, 2025, 7:00 pm | Lassiter Concert Hall

March 2, 2025, 3:00 pm | First Baptist Church of Decatur

With The Golden Hour, the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra delves into the delights of Enlightenment-era salons. In a program featuring music for string quintet and flute, ABO members revel in the music that sprang from that innovative and inspired time. Listen in on musical conversations created through the works of Mozart and Boccherini, as well as lesser-known composers like Michael Haydn, younger brother of Joseph “Papa” Haydn, and Johann Friedrich Peter, an American Moravian composer who first brought the music of Haydn to the New World, and whose six string quintets are among the first known examples of chamber music by a North American composer. The varied textures and colorful lyricism of The Golden Hour are sure to evoke that most lovely time of day.

Soloists

Evan Few, Guest Director and Violin

Guest DirectoR AND VIOLIN

Evan Few, Violin

Evan Few, Guest Director and Violin

Atlanta native Evan Few has established himself as a leader in his generation of historical performance specialists, having studied and performed repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to Gershwin on period instruments. An assertive, collaborative instrumentalist, he has appeared on stages across the globe with some of its most prestigious early music ensembles, such as Anima Eterna Brugge, Bach Collegium Japan, and the Taverner Consort. Much in demand by many of the top Baroque bands of the United States, Evan is a core member of the Carmel Bach Festival, Principal Second Violin of Philharmonie Austin, and co-founder of Filament. He has participated in the making of numerous recordings available from Accent, CPO, Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, and Zig-Zag Territoires, among others. His violin was built for him in 2010 by Matthieu Besseling of Amsterdam, modeled after early Stradivarius examples; he plays with baroque bows by Luis Emilio Rodriguez Carrington (2011) and Thomas Pitt (2016). Evan lives in Philadelphia and is a devoted cook, plant dad, and yogi.