Concert: Pearl Earring – Music of the Golden Age
November 14th, 2024
The Holland Society was pleased to support the concert “Pearl Earring – Music of the Dutch Golden Age” by the ensemble As The Crow Flies on Thursday November 14, 2024 at St. Malachy’s Church in New York.
In celebration of the quadricentennial of Dutch in New York (2024), this free concert highlighted instrumental music from the late Dutch Golden Age. During this time, the Netherlands enjoyed a confluence of worldly riches, buoyed by a far-reaching trade industry, as well as a high-caliber scientific and artistic community.
In this concert, As the Crow Flies performed trio sonatas by Benedictus Buns and Carel Hacquart, which echo the subtle palettes of de Lairesse and Vermeer. Works by Wilhelm and Hellendaal complemented the gentle glow of the more nuanced compositions with lively and dazzling technical showmanship. This program sought to explore the cosmopolitan influences while celebrating the uniquely Dutch qualities of this beautiful music.
The ensemble As The Crow Flies consists of musicians from the Juilliard School and Koninklijk Conservatorium Den Haag and is dedicated to exploring and reviving the music of the 17th and 18th centuries.
A recording of the concert is available here (acknowledgement Holland Society at 21 mins.) . The performance was part of the Gotham Early Music Society Midtown Concerts Series.
