284 MTSU PRESIDENTIAL CONCERT SERIES WELCOMES THE AULOS ENSEMBLE MARCH 14

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 14, 2008
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, (615) 898-2493

MTSU PRESIDENTIAL CONCERT SERIES WELCOMES THE AULOS ENSEMBLE MARCH 14
Free & Open Performance Will Feature Instruments Typical in 17th, 18th Centuries

(MURFREESBORO–The Aulos Ensemble, a New York-based period instrument group, will perform in the third and final concert of the MTSU School of Music's Presidential Concert Series at 7:30 p.m. March 14 in the T. Earl Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
Gold and Glitter: From Venice to Versailles is the title of the free and open performance that will include works by Antonio Vivaldi, Bernardo Storace, Dario Castello, Bartolomé de Selma, François Couperin and Jean-Philippe Rameau.
Members of the ensemble include Christopher Krueger (flute), Marc Schachman (oboe), Linda Quan (violin), Myron Lutzke (cello) and Arthur Haas (harpsichord).
“The Aulos Ensemble has been heralded by many respected critics as one of the finest historically informed music groups on this side of the Atlantic, and they were also one of the first such ensembles on this continent,” said George Riordan, the director of MTSU’s School of Music.
“Having them on campus for the public and our students should spark a great deal of interest in performance on instruments typically in use during the 17th and 18th centuries, during the time of Bach, Handel and Vivaldi," continued Riordan, who also is a period instrumentalist. "There is increasing activity in historically-informed performance in the Nashville area and we’re pleased that the Presidential Concert Series can feature such a notable set of artists.”
The Aulos Ensemble, formed in 1973 by five graduates of the Juilliard School, has been called “scintillating,” “virtuosic” and “an utter delight” by some of America’s most respected music critics.
"The players of New York’s Aulos Ensemble were fluid singers all, their lines never losing clarity or shape, always sounding flexible and spontaneous,” wrote one music critic for New York Times. “This was authentic Baroque performance at its best.”
As part of its brief residency, the ensemble’s members will also present a series of master classes at 11:30 a.m. March 14 at the MTSU Music School, in addition to performing the previous night, March 13, in Nashville at St. George’s Episcopal Church.
For more information on this and other events in the MTSU School of Music, please visit www.mtsumusic.com or call 615-898-2493.



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