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UT BUTLER SCHOOL OF MUSIC'S EARLY MUSIC ENSEMBLE PRESENTS:

EARLY MUSIC CONCERT

FEATURING ARTEK

ENRICO GATTI | ARNIE TANIMOTO | GWENDOLYN TOTH

Tuesday, January 23 at 7:30 p.m. | Music Recital Hall

Audiences love ARTEK (The Art of the Early Keyboard) concerts for their exciting, dramatic performances of baroque music, with compelling musical settings of beautiful poetry and infectious dance rhythms that infuse the performances with vitality and spirit. Founded by director Gwendolyn Toth in 1986, ARTEK features America’s finest singers and instrumentalists in performances of historically informed early music.

Join ARTEK for a special concert featuring music by Mascitti, Marais, Couperin, Froberger, and Leclair as played by Enrico Gatti on violin, Arnie Tanimoto on the viola da gamba, and Gwendolyn Toth on harpsichord on Tuesday, January 23 at 7:30 p.m. in Music Recital Hall (room 2.608) on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin.

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This concert is FREE and open to the public.

ABOUT THE PERFORMERS:

Enrico Gatti, born in Perugia, was the first Italian violinist to devote himself entirely to the baroque violin, studying with Chiara Banchini and Sigiswald Kuijken. He founded Ensemble Aurora in 1986, and the group went on to win first prize in the Antonio Vivaldi International Competition in 1993 and 1998, the Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik, and several times the Diapason d’or. Mr. Gatti is professor of baroque violin at the Royal Conservatoire of Den Haag and at the Conservatory of Bologna.

Gold medalist of the 7th International Bach-Abel Competition in Fall 2018, Arnie Tanimoto is equally at home on the viola da gamba and baroque cello. He was the first-ever viola da gamba major at The Juilliard School, where he soloed on both instruments. Described by The New York Times as a “fine instrumental soloist,” he performs in venues across the United States, Europe, and Japan.

ARTEK's Artistic Director, Gwendolyn Toth is a conductor and early keyboard artist based in New York City. She is recognized as one of America’s leading early music performers. She has conducted at Sadler’s Wells Theater in London, BAM in New York City, Skylight Theater in Milwaukee, Astoria Music Festival in Oregon, Carmel Bach Festival in California, Washington Bach Consort in Washington DC, and for the German Radio network in Cologne, Germany. Opera News has honored Ms. Toth as an “Outstanding Young Conductor” and she was the recipient of the Newell Jenkins Prize for excellence in early music performance.

Event Details

• Date: Tuesday, January 23
• Time: 7:30 p.m.
• Venue: Music Recital Hall: The Music Studio (Room 2.608)

Ticket Information

• Cost: FREE

Presenter Details

• Name: UT Butler School of Music: Early Music Ensemble

The UT Early Music Ensemble “Austinato” promotes historically informed performances of vocal and instrumental works from the Middle Ages to the Classical Era using both period and modern instruments. Founded in the 1980s, the Early Music Ensemble has been revived in 2006. Under the direction of Guido Olivieri “Austinato” has received in 2011 a grant from the prestigious Early Music America organization, has presented to the UT and Austin communities several first modern performances, and collaborated with international institutions and professional groups.

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