tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74270962875393049462024-03-05T03:48:44.549-05:00McDonald-Bianculli Flute & Guitar DuoNews, photos, videos and sound clips for the McDonald-Bianculli Flute & Guitar DuoMcDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-74545337248367583132024-02-21T20:39:00.002-05:002024-02-21T20:42:19.760-05:00<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: large;"> <span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Guitar Lessons Online? JackTrip is your answer</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>S</b><span style="font-family: Nanum Gothic;">ince the beginning of the COVID pandemic, teachers everywhere, and in every subject, have struggled to master the technology needed to have successful classes, or one-on-one sessions with students.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Nanum Gothic; font-size: large;">While this has ironed out quickly in most areas of education, music teachers have been stymied in using zoom, due to the issue of latency. I struggled with this myself, and was lucky to run across a technology that has made online teaching a joy. Latency is very minimal (depending on the location of the student), and the quality of sound is lifelike. <b>JackTrip</b>, as it is known was developed first at Stanford University in the early 2000's.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Nanum Gothic; font-size: large;">Since then it has become so easy to use as a teacher and as a student, that most lessons go by without a technical hitch to complain about. The best part is that I can play music simultaneously with my students, whether accompanying their songs, playing classical duets, or just doing some blues improv.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Nanum Gothic; font-size: large;">Currently all of my teaching is online. If you wish to inquire about lessons, contact me at <a href="mailto:pbianculli@gmail.com">pbianculli@gmail.com</a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Nanum Gothic; font-size: large;">I am happy to tell you all I can about JackTrip and how we might start successful online lessons together.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Nanum Gothic;"><a href="http://JackTrip.org">JackTrip.org</a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Gothic;"><a href="http://JackTrip.org"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eZ7k5OGsLmk" width="320" youtube-src-id="eZ7k5OGsLmk"></iframe></a></span></div><span style="font-family: Nanum Gothic;"><a href="http://JackTrip.org"><br /></a></span><p></p><p><br /></p>McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-77058670508942996382019-12-16T17:17:00.000-05:002019-12-16T17:19:27.248-05:00Hill of Slane Link to CD BABY<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Katherine Lerner Lee, mezzo soprano</span></h2>
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My new recording of an arrangement of "In the Bleak Midwinter" has been released. It features the mezzo-soprano, Katherine Lerner Lee and myself playing guitar.<br />
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McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-49908861568296732302011-01-28T10:03:00.000-05:002011-01-29T09:01:22.825-05:00Timeless Valentine Tales - Love, Longing & Triumph in the French Cantata<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kkAjr0RRzoSrp0UpBHmhs3aZP9ku9ipoXSXH7amkBRX-dG5gc33jhyphenhyphenHbv1UE2imsHQFnBDBSeZ7IbRVMPWIQ3Clca4k37n425p8P9-yechfKjOvzXXziQU3h_QZlibDXaofN_WaxNb8O/s1600/Timeless+Valentine+Tales.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kkAjr0RRzoSrp0UpBHmhs3aZP9ku9ipoXSXH7amkBRX-dG5gc33jhyphenhyphenHbv1UE2imsHQFnBDBSeZ7IbRVMPWIQ3Clca4k37n425p8P9-yechfKjOvzXXziQU3h_QZlibDXaofN_WaxNb8O/s640/Timeless+Valentine+Tales.jpg" width="433" /></a></div>McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-68550762310505305292010-12-08T11:45:00.000-05:002010-12-08T11:45:43.887-05:00John Lennon - A Remembrance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_aAIvzwrAcJUXZxLtqksItcMKEHbDtRRnUZdUKjrx37TYQzgbW-u2MCrqgCMIUh_I0APHzKtMapG2mVGDMrrnEw_TAfx19M0OxBXwTNemv4sVkGLize-zuVZX8j8qJcx4dcFkhuGXIbz/s1600/StrawFields.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_aAIvzwrAcJUXZxLtqksItcMKEHbDtRRnUZdUKjrx37TYQzgbW-u2MCrqgCMIUh_I0APHzKtMapG2mVGDMrrnEw_TAfx19M0OxBXwTNemv4sVkGLize-zuVZX8j8qJcx4dcFkhuGXIbz/s200/StrawFields.jpg" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was middle to late afternoon on one of those chilly, uncomforting days that is every December 8th in New York City. I am guessing it is around 1986, a short 6 years after the shooting across the street at the Dakota. Lit by the directional light of a winter sun, my wife and I took our now annual stroll through Strawberry Fields in Central Park. We sat in the benches near where the pavement says, “Imagine!” And we did.<br />
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It was quiet. We noticed a film crew moving from bench to bench, carrying both equipment and questions to the occupants. When they reached us, they were polite and quiet too, aware that they might be disturbing our meditation. The crew was from Japan and the woman holding the microphone asked if we might answer some questions for Japanese TV.<br />
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At first, she asked me how John Lennon affected my life. Where should I start? I am a musician, a classical guitarist, whose life was forever changed by the Beatle’s appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in February 1964. I had just turned 13 years old. I would begin talking about what that was like, seeing them perform for the first time. A welling up of emotions obscured my thoughts and eventually my words. Very sensitively, they allowed me to ramble on for quite a while.<br />
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Soon the woman with the mic turned to my wife with another question about John and his influence. Also a musician, a flutist, she delivered a much more eloquent response than I could have ever provided. I cannot remember exactly what she said but I remember being moved by her response. They thanked us and walked away. We thought how cool it was that we might wind up a 4 second sound byte on Japanese TV. I pessimistically thought to myself that we would both end up on the cutting room floor. They were still shooting film, after all.<br />
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So, years pass as they do. My wife and I continued to play concerts, gigs. My teaching picks up. I am now at the United Nations International School in New York City and it is around 1992. On the first day of classes, private guitar lessons, a young boy, no more than 15 years old walks into my studio. He is Japanese and has very little knowledge of English. As usual, music allows us to communicate quite well and our first lesson goes off well. I had noticed him staring at me and thought he was trying to read my face to see how I felt about him.<br />
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At the end of the lesson, as he was leaving, he turned to me and pointed. He said, “You, John Lennon!” “Strawberry Fields”. I could not figure out what he was trying to say. I look nothing like John Lennon and thought to myself that maybe he wanted me to teach him to play the song “Strawberry Fields”. How could I do this? He was a beginner. Finally, he put up his hand and said goodbye, repeating once again, “You, John Lennon, video.” I must have looked quite puzzled.<br />
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It turned out that this 15 year old boy from Tokyo was a collector of everything Beatles. Magazines, photos, recordings and yes, even video recorded off the home TV. The next week he arrived carrying a VCR tape cartridge that looked like it had been recorded over at least 100 times. No title, just the tape. He handed it to me and implored me to watch it at home.<br />
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There we were, my wife and I, thirty-somethings, still full of innocence and expectations about life (nothing much has changed!), sitting on the bench, talking about John and the Beatle’s and how they were responsible for the musicians that we had become. I still remembered my emotional response, hands flailing as I tried to communicate my thoughts, and Kathy’s calm and clarity in expressing hers.<br />
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We met John in NYC that day. We try and meet up with him each Dec. 8th in the park where we sing songs with kids too young to remember that the Beatle’s weren’t always on iTunes. I think of my Japanese student and hope that I have helped him put music into his life as John and the boys from Liverpool did for us.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">-Pat Bianculli</span><br />
<div></div>McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-45101679674579361182010-12-05T20:26:00.000-05:002010-12-05T20:26:59.235-05:00Concerts are a Success!! Some photos.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrhil0z7XXst5EBrdLkx0ec_sfAlMHTOJOMbrIiAmk6O35k8_5ohfXvgvEjBACeMOY6bDOO5ugzqVNGcroRCKXbasp7Ctxy_pv8LopzREsOKr_7Lf_6QOrbAtZXQgwuzdhSEYeZvlnqb-/s1600/Flute-1+%25283+of+1%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSrhil0z7XXst5EBrdLkx0ec_sfAlMHTOJOMbrIiAmk6O35k8_5ohfXvgvEjBACeMOY6bDOO5ugzqVNGcroRCKXbasp7Ctxy_pv8LopzREsOKr_7Lf_6QOrbAtZXQgwuzdhSEYeZvlnqb-/s320/Flute-1+%25283+of+1%2529.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7B9yzfeBbEVMT0bwb_YamjuiVqtN0KCACv5Pol8QHiH3BtBU6VTdLcZse353MYIYEptsiaQlCEd5iqmWlJ3IFSzt5_e4PY2zH1CQhzbPelVXQp4CCy2fqRx6WiSEzXf33W42ch6UrrKd/s1600/group-1+%25283+of+1%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn7B9yzfeBbEVMT0bwb_YamjuiVqtN0KCACv5Pol8QHiH3BtBU6VTdLcZse353MYIYEptsiaQlCEd5iqmWlJ3IFSzt5_e4PY2zH1CQhzbPelVXQp4CCy2fqRx6WiSEzXf33W42ch6UrrKd/s320/group-1+%25283+of+1%2529.jpg" width="213" /></a></div>These photos were taken during the dress rehearsal before Baroque Across the RIver's performance at TENRI on W. 13th St in New York City.McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-91134505620418576082010-11-20T19:39:00.000-05:002010-11-30T07:58:00.216-05:00BaroQue Across the River - Elegance and Extravagance<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kmJ4VwRpUkvLlNrLILt9N6jwliABxvPii1D3tLU9XS0EC4PtAToBrgXHGNk_Ngav13z8PoYCADagdeVrtaiSY9SVgWGugtfDAhuOEMhN9pK-DIkBvn-6WytH0sJWHLOpk1dL7o1vvOcR/s1600/B.A.R_December+3+%2526+4_2010_Front.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kmJ4VwRpUkvLlNrLILt9N6jwliABxvPii1D3tLU9XS0EC4PtAToBrgXHGNk_Ngav13z8PoYCADagdeVrtaiSY9SVgWGugtfDAhuOEMhN9pK-DIkBvn-6WytH0sJWHLOpk1dL7o1vvOcR/s320/B.A.R_December+3+%2526+4_2010_Front.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, 'Lucida Sans Unicode', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4d4d4d; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Brooklyn, New York-based early music ensemble <strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #2e2e2e; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.baroqueacrosstheriver.com/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #004d99; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">BaroQue Across the River</a></strong> will perform “Elegance & Extravagance: Cantatas and Solos from France & Italy” on December 3-4, 2010 in New York City. The December 3 concert will be held at 7:30pm at <a href="http://www.nyym.org/brooklyn" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #004d99; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Brooklyn Friends Meeting House</a>, 110 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn (718.643.4608); The December 4, 8:00pm concert will be held at <a href="http://www.tenri.org/" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #004d99; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Tenri Cultural Institute</a>, 43A West 13th Street, in Manhattan (914.633.0758). Tickets are $20.00 (suggested donation) at door for both concerts.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; color: #4d4d4d; font-size: 13px; margin-bottom: 9px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Two rival styles dominated European music in the late 17th – early 18th Century — the delicate and demure French style favored elegant melodies in contrast to the more passionate, virtuosic and extravagant style of Italian music. In “Elegance & Extravagance: Cantatas and Solos from France & Italy” BaroQue Across the River offers selections of this exuberant contrast with music by Rameau, Clérambault, Scarlatti, Couperin, and Vivaldi.<br />
(Thanks to <a href="http://petermcdowell.com/">Peter McDowell Arts</a> for help with this post.)</div>McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-39058769650140152152010-11-20T19:02:00.000-05:002010-11-21T12:46:57.936-05:00Our CD featured in podcast devoted to knitting in AustraliaMy most recent search on the internet revealed that our CD is indeed being played. Go take a listen. You might even learn to knit while you are at it!!!<br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><a href="http://podcast.mbirgin.com/3303/sticksstringpodcast.aspx#divPlayer" rel="nofollow" style="color: #3b5998; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://podcast.mbirgin.com/330<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span>3/sticksstringpodcast.aspx#div<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span>Player</a><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">David, who runs a knitting show in Australia used a cut from our CD in one of his broadcasts. It is show 133. Jump to 14:00 into the broadcast. We are grateful to hear our music being used.</span></span></span></div>McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-12919529207846312102009-09-27T15:56:00.000-04:002009-09-28T07:37:22.735-04:00Baroque Across the River Celebrates the Dutch in "Breukelein"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N4kKaCf2eFlt_6sLJdiyBh4Ooyjrb9HUb84aMQ1gUvRosIWVJk4TvzxS4CJ8SD-pNInmNL87rGspBusTFvPLoUQIrFu3DckP1xGfg6aT_mFwQG1gNtyPri-d8aajBW4x7Qz1pFU9-BGl/s1600-h/zoom3.ms.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0N4kKaCf2eFlt_6sLJdiyBh4Ooyjrb9HUb84aMQ1gUvRosIWVJk4TvzxS4CJ8SD-pNInmNL87rGspBusTFvPLoUQIrFu3DckP1xGfg6aT_mFwQG1gNtyPri-d8aajBW4x7Qz1pFU9-BGl/s320/zoom3.ms.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386241743397029762" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">On November 15, 2009 3:00pm, Kathy McDonald and her early music ensemble will perform in conjunction with the renowned exhibit, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium; ">"Pages of the Past"</span> at the Brooklyn Historical Society.</span></span></div></span><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The ensemble is featured as part of the Historical Society's “5 Dutch Days, 5 Boroughs”. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Join them for a journey through New France and New Netherlands with 2 French cantatas and music from the Dutch Baroque! Composers include Monteclair, Campra, Locatelli and Huygens. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">For more information click here: </span></span><a href="http://www.brooklynhistory.org/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">http://www.brooklynhistory.org</span></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;"><div style="text-align: left; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">128 Pierrepont Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.222.4111 Ext. 250</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div></span></span></span></span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:medium;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="http://www.brooklynhistory.org/"></a></span></div>McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-74709171073006187922009-07-23T17:29:00.000-04:002009-07-23T17:41:20.604-04:00Quebec Festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_kFPYYiZCa6CcOS-pQerau70a69ovi6KxeOvbjfWV-pq7ieIPPXfoUpH21UkBilkJ4lUFDyvHpDvzSKRqq7F-DCefqB98s_OAn5OmvTctU9US6irHp0YL7ONIo-dAiSXbpyMnTUEO5np/s1600-h/Poster-2009-sm.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr_kFPYYiZCa6CcOS-pQerau70a69ovi6KxeOvbjfWV-pq7ieIPPXfoUpH21UkBilkJ4lUFDyvHpDvzSKRqq7F-DCefqB98s_OAn5OmvTctU9US6irHp0YL7ONIo-dAiSXbpyMnTUEO5np/s400/Poster-2009-sm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361771761351610962" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Ahh....We are almost there. Here is the final concert poster for the festival. In case you haven't seen it about 100 times already. :-)<br />Enjoy!!</span></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Come and Enjoy:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">1) Sing in the Community Chorus</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">2) Play in the baroque string ensemble</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">3) Study Guitar, Flute, Voice and Violin</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">4) Enjoy the natural surroundings (Lake St. Francois & <a href="http://www.sepaq.com/pq/fro/en/">Parc Frontenac</a>)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">5) Enjoy gourmet meals at <a href="http://www.aubergeandromede.com/">Auberge Andromede</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">6) Get the best maple syrup (I hear its even good on popcorn)</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">7) Listen to some of the finest performers from New York and Quebec.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Visit the website: <a href="http://www.midsummermusiquebec.com/">http://www.midsummermusiquebec.com/</a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', -webkit-fantasy;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div>McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-35617249945137035842009-06-24T10:11:00.001-04:002009-06-24T10:13:14.227-04:00First Review online - Classical.net by Raymond Tuttle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsOdD4jhF5PtmnQhQwTQpxw0UyXE5sThWkSFkBXFDJJ_S5d587iyJAe7EUCiZqVQEmjDG7lJNslAOBUiKavpRQR_-ebTs8Ji7ds2GJV_rDaTSb7of_ZRkdacYWcCU1bQWcoSX5cwvpGic/s1600-h/mcdonaldbianculli.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlsOdD4jhF5PtmnQhQwTQpxw0UyXE5sThWkSFkBXFDJJ_S5d587iyJAe7EUCiZqVQEmjDG7lJNslAOBUiKavpRQR_-ebTs8Ji7ds2GJV_rDaTSb7of_ZRkdacYWcCU1bQWcoSX5cwvpGic/s400/mcdonaldbianculli.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350896820280213634" /></a><br />Hill Of Slane<br /><br />Psalms, Sonatas & Sojourns<br /> Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: Hamburg Sonata in G Major, Wq 133<br /> Johann Sebastian Bach: Flute Sonata in E minor, BWV 1034<br /> Arlo McKinnon, Jr.: Hill of Slane<br /> Frederic Hand: A Psalm of Thanksgiving<br /> Carlo Domeniconi: Sonata, Op. 37<br /> Richard Charlton: Sonata?<br />McDonald-Bianculli Flute & Guitar Duo
CDBaby 305125 DDD 60:55<br />The flute and the guitar go well together. So, it appears, do flutist Kathleen McDonald and guitarist Pasquale ("Pat") Bianculli, who have been making music together since 1977, but only now have gotten around to making a recording. Yes, they are married, and judging by the performances on this CD, they must communicate well – one of the essential ingredients of a successful marriage!<br />This disc comfortably straddles the classical and folk worlds. Before I am accused of being misleading, however, I most point out that the works by McKinnon and Hand are original works, and do not even quote from traditional melodies, so if they are "folky," they are only so stylistically, and not in the literal sense of the word. Hill of Slane is where Saint Patrick "lit the first Paschal fire in direct defiance of the pagan kings at nearby Tara." Hand's A Psalm of Thanksgiving is an extended meditation on the text of Psalm 100, both reflective and joyful. Both works are written in a simple, communicative style, whose messages of faith, comfort, and gentle determination are delivered with quiet force. Both works feature extended passages in which either the guitar or the flute plays by itself. It's not a lonely sound, though, but one of independence and confidence.<br />Domeniconi's Sonata betrays a lively interest in music from many parts of the globe. His intricate writing leaves the listener guessing, as flute and guitar good-naturedly jockey for position, and unexpected rhythms and melodic turns quickly sail past his or her ears. The unusual title of Australian composer Richard Charlton's Sonata? is explained by the composer's desire to avoid pre-conceived notions about what a sonata should and shouldn't be. In other words, it's not a joke piece, but a sometimes rhapsodic, sometimes tightly structured, and always generous (melodically speaking) work in three movements.<br />The works by Bach – the famous one, and his second surviving son – need little introduction, except to say that Carl Philipp Emanuel's so-called "Hamburg" sonata is named after the city in which it was composed, not after what the composer was eating at the time. Both of the works are performed with continuo (usually harpsichord plus cello or gamba), but the guitar works well too.<br />McDonald and Bianculli play the two works by Bach straightforwardly, emphasizing beauty of sound over individuality. These are not the most personal readings, but there's no denying that they are lovely, and not at all unstylish. They are a practical definition of "galant." More of who these performers are comes out in the remainder of this program. They are dedicated, polished musicians, with a will to communicate, not just with their listeners, but with each other. In its own modest way, this is a "feel good" CD – perfect at the end of a trying day. The engineering is excellent in its warmth and realism, and even the booklet notes have been given unusual attention.<br />This CD is available from cdbaby.com, where it also is offered as an MP3 download.<br />Copyright © 2009, Raymond Tuttle.<br /><br />http://www.classical.net/music/recs/reviews/c/cdb05125a.phpMcDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-61530988059297848442009-06-22T12:02:00.001-04:002009-06-22T12:03:37.250-04:00Midsummer Music Dream Aug. 3-10 Courcelles Quebec CA<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiigRHuFEAMtAvCajRn80M1lVR5EcK9ESyCOKh17So-UjbL1bwhu4jXSA8x3JJqouHN1i_3Y3jOa6gBxAUQH4peBuiLFpSF80SfRYcIDSQoc7ZlQi4dCHPLiLuzNMo6XFtKpJ1F35P4upn/s1600-h/Quebec+poster_09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiigRHuFEAMtAvCajRn80M1lVR5EcK9ESyCOKh17So-UjbL1bwhu4jXSA8x3JJqouHN1i_3Y3jOa6gBxAUQH4peBuiLFpSF80SfRYcIDSQoc7ZlQi4dCHPLiLuzNMo6XFtKpJ1F35P4upn/s400/Quebec+poster_09.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350183108702896994" /></a>McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-17987526122186115052009-04-28T08:54:00.000-04:002009-05-04T10:13:51.894-04:00Concert: Our Brooklyn Return!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JZU_VVYLpDQyb2_SEEdz5Ph_kGXRCJopTqhExxuTu-UIic22ecoB8ZjSS2T1bvu3Lc93LNH3tBuROuZ40TqCpHe0kAGY2Us99efs7-0gYeEJxkmT1rZdlY0_ngW2OXnj7VwcmtIWopn2/s1600-h/DUO+Concert+May+17+2009+FINAL-1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7JZU_VVYLpDQyb2_SEEdz5Ph_kGXRCJopTqhExxuTu-UIic22ecoB8ZjSS2T1bvu3Lc93LNH3tBuROuZ40TqCpHe0kAGY2Us99efs7-0gYeEJxkmT1rZdlY0_ngW2OXnj7VwcmtIWopn2/s400/DUO+Concert+May+17+2009+FINAL-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329726191810283826" /></a><br />Please join us for a concert in our hometown of Brooklyn Heights. It will be held at Zion German Evangelical Lutheran Church on Henry Street. The date is Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 3:00PM. Admission is $10 for admission to the concert only and for $20 you receive a copy of the new CD. FOR MORE INFORMATION EMAIL US AT kathymcdonald1@aol.com or 718 643-4608<br />Hope you can join us.McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-67329669347240328942009-02-17T09:09:00.000-05:002009-02-17T09:55:09.926-05:00Concert at the Brooklyn Historical Society<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t__Ty03YIec/SZrGU9Lw3EI/AAAAAAAAAyw/MzaOOmwqiys/s1600-h/Kathy_McDonald.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 117px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_t__Ty03YIec/SZrGU9Lw3EI/AAAAAAAAAyw/MzaOOmwqiys/s200/Kathy_McDonald.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303769574505765954" /></a><br />Sunday, March 22, 2:00 – 5:00 PM<br />BaroQue Across the River Chamber Music Concert with Wine and Cheese Tasting<br /><br /><br /><br />Founded in 2000 by flutist Kathy McDonald, BaroQue Across the River is a chamber music concert series based in Brooklyn performing on original instruments in historical settings. This will mark the group’s fourth concert at BHS!<br /><br />Alan Kozinn of the New York Times recently reported “BaroQue Across the River opened the concert with two elegant French cantatas — Rameau’s “Impatience” and Montéclair’s “Ariane et Bacchus” — to which Michèle Eaton brought a sumptuous tone, a keen dramatic sense and striking agility in the ornamental vocal scoring…” September 30, 2008.<br /><br />The mostly-British program includes works by: Purcell, Stanley, Pepusch and John Loillet of London.<br /> <br />Concert Tickets $25 members, $30 non-members. Seating is limited. Tickets include wine and pastry tasting. Special thanks to Michael Towne Wine & Spirits and to Lassen & Hennigs for their support of the event.McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-6989528770189403992009-01-18T15:47:00.000-05:002009-01-18T16:47:52.321-05:00Our Quebec Festival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8W5Hm1t8C7WOEP4yN7kv1isYn9FneqgNDYl-iDCFHSmvY-fkP5MK_obHXpk5fvs0WvBp7xIrjsPUYvezL7cIZkiWlIfcNEq2v_RQpgE7xq7fIfn_QxDbAWIERpP-guK375FN3_m9x4VQ/s1600-h/Quebec-splash-2009.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8W5Hm1t8C7WOEP4yN7kv1isYn9FneqgNDYl-iDCFHSmvY-fkP5MK_obHXpk5fvs0WvBp7xIrjsPUYvezL7cIZkiWlIfcNEq2v_RQpgE7xq7fIfn_QxDbAWIERpP-guK375FN3_m9x4VQ/s200/Quebec-splash-2009.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292739089462428834" /></a><br />I have started to update the web site...finally. This unfortunately has to be done whenever there is a break in teaching and concerts. So, while the site is incomplete it does have numerous updates. <br /><br />This year we have returning faculty performers, Beverly Au, Jerome Ducharme, Valerie Belanger, Dale Stuckenbruck, Barbara Fusco-Spero, and James Erikson. New this year will be Lex Dashnaw, leading a community choir and Dale's "Kammermusik" baroque string ensemble. <br /><br />Save the link and check back regularly. Hope that some of you can be with us!!<br />www.midsummermusiquebec.comMcDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-12422118489762652132009-01-01T09:27:00.000-05:002009-01-01T09:44:56.470-05:00GALA POST HOLIDAY CONCERT- Baroque Across the River Participates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa_Dp9FRptOhTPIBR-5PJW2q8vMBAsceTqsA3ic13vTUdpAhXBHJG22ip3a8PELuG6qkKNgkIpBnDENDJbUk-VSLwRaauLwISLB7K1Z0ZDbcVKVy9B3HQ0fUrDsnF7ckdkqHaTKL3kv4x/s1600-h/images.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 117px; height: 120px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa_Dp9FRptOhTPIBR-5PJW2q8vMBAsceTqsA3ic13vTUdpAhXBHJG22ip3a8PELuG6qkKNgkIpBnDENDJbUk-VSLwRaauLwISLB7K1Z0ZDbcVKVy9B3HQ0fUrDsnF7ckdkqHaTKL3kv4x/s320/images.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286336320942473842" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Start the year off with an amazing Early Music concert. Here is the information:<br />SUNDAY, January 4, 2009 at 3PM</span><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /></span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">WHO:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Gala Post-Holiday Concert! (Adesso Early Music, Alta Wind Band, Anime Barq., ARTEK, <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Baroque Across the River</span>, Bklyn Barq., Callisto Ascending, Ens. Breve, Ens. Viscera, Glissando Duo, Infiorare, My Lord Chamberlain's Consort, NY Continuo Collective, Parthenia, Sinfonia Praetorius)<br /></span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">WHAT: Gala Multi-Group Post-Holiday Concert </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">- Over 60 musicians and 15 ensembles performing in a Gala concert of early music. Each ensemble will perform a short selection in addition to large group opening and closing pieces.<br /></span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">WHERE:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Immanuel Lutheran Church, 122 East 88th St. at Lexington Ave., New York, NY<br /></span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">PRESENTED BY: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Immanuel Lutheran Church, ARTEK, Gotham Early Music Scene<br /></span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">ADMISSION: </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Free; Donations accepted<br /></span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">CONTACT:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http:// www.midtownconcerts.org"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> www.midtownconcerts.org</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">WEB:</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><a href="http://http://www.gemsny.org"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">http://www.gemsny.org</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Thanks to our friend, Michael Sanita, at Polyphony.com (</span><a href="http://www.polyphony.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">www.polyphony.com</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">) who keeps a list of the best concerts in Early Music held each month in New York City. He does all of us a great service in furthering the cause of Early Music. Thanks, Michael.</span>McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-29027415843622132682008-12-21T15:45:00.000-05:002008-12-21T15:49:26.133-05:00Wishing All a Happy Holiday Season<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ml_6Yi5Ksj-OYkozpGev7tY51cOyaM45oWoA59NEIZWfjI3daRejb-ehY_62O678Id3JiQPjziI0bWLd2cQ2fKyQehyphenhyphenUzRZasyG5FS1S9TCtdNaKRCHXvrfMbagYVCRhzhOQwifh0Y1E/s1600-h/card2008-1-bwsmall.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Ml_6Yi5Ksj-OYkozpGev7tY51cOyaM45oWoA59NEIZWfjI3daRejb-ehY_62O678Id3JiQPjziI0bWLd2cQ2fKyQehyphenhyphenUzRZasyG5FS1S9TCtdNaKRCHXvrfMbagYVCRhzhOQwifh0Y1E/s320/card2008-1-bwsmall.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282347792624686066" /></a><br />From us to you....Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Happy Kwanzaa, and Happy New Year! from the McDonald-Bianculli DuoMcDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427096287539304946.post-90282685422256772302008-11-23T09:40:00.000-05:002009-01-01T11:59:47.431-05:00November 26 BaroQue Across the River @ St. Bart's (Park&51st St.)- The Joys of Coffee<span style="font-weight:bold;">The Joys of Coffee</span><br /><br />18th-century coffee houses were the hub of news and inevitably a place where new ideas were formed. BaroQue Across the River offers a coffee break with a well-known favorite aria from J. S. Bach's "Coffee Cantata" (BWV 211) as well as the delightful lesser-known cantata "Le CafÈ" by Nicolas Bernier.<br /><br />BaroQue Across The River, now in its eighth season, presents concerts on original instruments in historical settings. Engaging New Yorkís finest early music performers, B.A.R. has brought concerts to Brooklynís historic Borough Hall, the Brooklyn Historical Society, Wyckoff House Museum, Akwaaba Mansion, Lefferts House, Zion German Lutheran Church, The Society for Ethical Culture, the Stevenson Academy of Fine Arts and the Bruce Museum in Greenwhich, CT. In 2007-08, BAR Concerts included a summer festival in Quebec, Canada and a concert for ìMusic on the Heightsî series at the historic Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims in Brooklyn, NY.<br /><br />For more information: November 26, 2008 1:15 pm "Midtown Concerts" St. Bartholomew's (Park Ave, & 51st Street NYC)For more information: <a href="http://www.midtownconcerts.org/html/november_2008.html">http://www.midtownconcerts.org/html/november_2008.html</a>McDonald-Bianculli Flute and Guitar Duo Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01405072400967778541noreply@blogger.com1