Elizabeth Hungerford

Die Zeit verzehrt die eignen Kinder

Elizabeth Hungerford, soprano
with
Andrew Arceci, viola da gamba
John McKean, harpsichord

Please note that this concert will be perfomed at Walters Arts Museum

Tickets: $12

ABOUT THE ARTISTS:

Elizabeth Hungerford
Praised by the Washington Post for her “clarion” sound and by Ionarts as “breathtaking,” soprano Elizabeth Hungerford has enjoyed significant early success for her interpretations of early vocal literature. Ms. Hungerford specializes in early music as a soloist and in small ensembles, though her versatility has allowed her to give commanding performances of repertoire from the Middle Ages to the present day. Ms. Hungerford’s recent solo engagements include a concert of Italian Renaissance music with the Folger Consort, the U.S. premier of a new edition of J. S. Bach’s Saint Mark Passion at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., the U.S. premiere of Max Keller’s 1851 Jubel Messe in St. Louis and an appearance with the Peabody Consort at the Kennedy Center.

Ms. Hungerford has been featured on ten recordings to date, including one made at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Ms. Hungerford's radio broadcasts include featured solo performances on Public Radio International’s “Carols for Christmas,” Maryland Public Radio’s “Maryland Morning,” and Indiana Public Media’s “Harmonia.” Ms. Hungerford’s recording work continues this year with Grammy-nominated lutenist, Ronn McFarlane.

Ms. Hungerford recently completed her studies at the Peabody Conservatory, where she studied with William Sharp and was awarded the Early Music Department's annual Award for Excellence.

Andrew Arceci
Andrew Arceci performs on viola da gamba, violone, and bass throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. He has appeared with the Washington Bach Consort, Tempesta di Mare: Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, Pro Musica Rara, Harmonious Blacksmith, and L'Académie. He frequently performs the viola da gamba solos in J. S. Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passions, recently playing the solos in St. Matthew Passion with the National Philharmonic and Cambridge Concentus. Radio credits include WLOY-Maryland, WBJC-Maryland, WQXR-New York, Harmonia-Indiana Public Media, National Public Radio (NPR), DeutschlandRadio (Germany), and Taipei Broadcasting Station (Taiwan). Mr. Arceci graduated from the Peabody Conservatory with a B.M. in Double Bass, a B.M. in Viola da Gamba, and an Academic Concentration in Art History from the Johns Hopkins University. He is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Historical Performance at The Juilliard School.

John McKean
American harpsichordist John McKean encountered his instrument and the field of historical performance in his early youth. In addition to studies with Lisa Crawford and Webb Wiggins at Oberlin Conservatory and with Robert Hill at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Freiburg, Germany, John has received instruction from some of the greatest modern masters of historic keyboards, including Jacques Ogg, Skip Sempé, Jesper Christensen, Mitzi Meyerson, and Gustav Leonhardt. He also holds a degree in German Studies from Oberlin College. He has concertized throughout Europe and North America as both a soloist and as a member of numerous ensembles and baroque orchestras, including the Catacoustic Consort, Camerata Vocale Freiburg, Apollo’s Fire, and is a founding member of the Habsburger Camerata. Recent concert engagements have brought him to the Fondazione Cini in Venice and the Montisi Music Festival in Italy, Festwochen Attersee and St. Florian in Austria, and the Festival van Vlaanderen in Belgium. In the spring of 2009, John gave a recital on the original 1624 Ruckers harpsichord at the Musée Unterlinden in Colmar, France and was later featured in a live performance on Deutschland Radio Berlin. John’s musical expertise extends beyond the realm of performance to encompass music typesetting, musicology, and instrument building; he regularly performs on his own reconstruction of a 17th century Flemish harpsichord. John is currently researching the harpsichord works of Gaspard Leroux and György Ligeti as part of graduate studies in musicology at the University of Cambridge.