BaroqueNew Paltz, NY (August 29, 2025) – Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) is proud to present three concerts this fall, in partnership with the chamber music ensemble “Hudson Valley Baroque.” The three performances will take place at the Crispell Memorial French Church, located at 60 Huguenot Street, New Paltz, NY 12561.

At 3:00 PM on Sunday, September 21, 2025, “Hudson Valley Baroque” will present Music of Johann Sebastian Bach, a concert of chamber music. Today, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) is famous as a great composer.  However, in his own lifetime, Bach was best known as a music educator and keyboard improvisor.  He also composed imaginative and ingenious secular works for chamber ensembles during the last years of his life.  This concert will offer a special perspective on Bach’s output, highlighting his chamber music and his pedagogical and other works for solo keyboard.  The performers will be Ruthanne Schempf, keyboard; Susan Seligman, cello; Joel Evans, oboe; Christiana Fortune Reader, violin; and Gregory Bynum, recorder.

At 3:00 PM on Sunday, October 19, 2025, "Hudson Valley Baroque" will present Italian Sunshine, a concert of Italian baroque chamber music. Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741).  Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713).  Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757).  These are just a few of the great composers of the Italian Baroque – a period of dazzling inventiveness when the most influential, new musical ideas were exploding out of Italy to be developed later by Baroque- and Classical-era composers in Germany, France, England, and elsewhere.  This is an opportunity to enjoy the joyful and powerful explosion of musical creativity that was the Italian Baroque. The performers will be Marc Molomot, tenor; Ruthanne Schempf, keyboard; Susan Seligman, cello; Joel Evans, oboe; Christiana Fortune Reader, violin; and Gregory Bynum, recorder.

Marc Molomot is a tenor, who enjoys an international career on opera and concert stages. He has performed with the world’s leading early music ensembles, and conductors including William Christie, John Eliot Gardiner, Nicholas McGegan, John Nelson and Andrew Parrott.  He also has performed with the Omaha Symphony, Berkshire Choral International, the Mobile Symphony Orchestra, the Nashville Symphony, Israel Camerata Jerusalem, the Rhode Island Philharmonic, the Milwaukee Symphony, Symphony Nova Scotia, the Berkshire Choral Festival, the National Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, and at Alice Tully Hall with the American Classical Orchestra.

At 2:00 PM on Sunday, November 16, 2025, “Hudson Valley Baroque” will present a concert entitled Baroque Music of England. English Baroque music offers a combination of charm, cosmopolitanism, and musical greatness.  From the sweet, lilting elegance of the dance tunes in Playford’s Dancing Master to the musical brilliance of Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695) and George Frederic Handel (1685 – 1759), the English Baroque thrillingly mixes home-grown musical creativity with contributions by composers from abroad.  Presenting this repertoire will be Ruthanne Schempf, keyboard; Susan Seligman, cello; and Gregory Bynum, recorder.

The cost of admission for these concerts is $14 for General Admission and $10 for Discounted Admission (For HHS members, seniors, students, active military personnel and their families, and veterans). The programs are FREE for children under 13.

For more information, including the performers’ biographies and to register, please visit: 

https://www.huguenotstreet.org/calendar-of-events

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Molomot Photo Credit: Joshua South

About Historic Huguenot Street
A National Historic Landmark District, Historic Huguenot Street (HHS) is a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to preserving a pre-Revolutionary Hudson Valley settlement and engaging diverse audiences in the exploration of America's multicultural past, in order to understand the historical forces that have shaped America. As an educational institution founded by the town’s French-speaking Protestant descendants and chartered by the University of the State of New York Department of Education, HHS explores the lives of the early European colonists, honors the region’s Indigenous people, and acknowledges the enslaved and disenfranchised peoples who built this place. Today, HHS is recognized as an innovative museum and community gathering place, providing visitors with an inclusive presentation of our shared past. For more information visit www.huguenotstreet.org.
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