VDB Fellows - Passamezzo
PROGRAM
ANON Baroque Standards Medley (arranged by Simon Martyn-Ellis)
Passamezzo Antico
Romanesca
Aria di Firenze
Passamezzo Moderno
FRANCESCO GEMINIANI (1687-1762) Cello Sonata in A Major H 103
Andante
Allegro
GEORG PHILIPP TELEMANN (1681-1767) Viola Sonata in E minor TWV 41:e5
Cantabile
Vivace
ISABELLA LEONARDA (1620-1704) Sonata Nona Sonate A’ 1. 2. 3. e 4. Istromenti Op. 16
Presto-Largo-Prestissimo
GIOVANNI GIROLAMO KAPSPERGER (1580-1651) Toccata Prima Libro quarto d’intavolatura di chitarrone 1640
GIOVANNI BATTISTA BUONAMENTE (1595-1642) Sonata a 2 Violini et doi Bassi Sonata, et canzoni, libro sesto 1636
ARTISTS
Simon Martyn-Ellis - theorbo, VDB Fellows leader
Natalya Bing - violin (Fellow 2022-23)
Jenny Owen - violin (Fellow 2021-22)
Susie Furphy - violin
Xavier Gandy - recorder
Katie Yap - viola (Fellow 2025-26)
Martin Penicka - cello (Fellow 2023-24)
Meriel Owen - triple harp (Fellow 2023-24)
Simon Martyn-Ellis
Simon Martyn-Ellis began playing the lute after finding the classical guitar repertoire too restrictive for ensemble performance: continuo collaborations remain a mainstay of his activities.
Simon returned to Australia in August 2019 after 17 years abroad, having lived and worked in first Germany for a decade, and then the United States. Intensely grateful for his experiences, he looks immensely forward to working with past, present and future colleagues from home and around the globe. You can hear him working within Pinchgut Opera, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Latitude 37, the Australian Haydn Ensemble, Van Diemen’s Band, ARCO, Salut! Baroque, Ensemble Galante, the Sydney and Queensland Symphony Orchestras, as a founding member of Notturno and Duo Corbetta, along with other small but special collaborations.
His particular interests are in vocal works, either in opera or intimate recitals, baroque and romantic guitar repertoire, and finding the groove in Early Music. But really, he just has a great time making music with people, exploring the diversity and richness of the sounds of plucked strings from the 16th to the 19th Centuries.
VDB Fellowship
The VDB Fellowship program offers free professional training for emerging and established professional musicians wanting to develop their skills in historically-informed performance.
The program provides tutoring, mentorship and professional performance pathways, whereby Fellows can develop their skills and experience alongside leading Australian and international practitioners.
If you're interested in learning more about our Fellowship program, please get in touch.