Blocker, Dean
faculty artist series
Daniel S. Lee, violin
Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord with Steven Vilsaint, dancer
Sunday, February 5, 2023 | 3:00 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall in Sprague Memorial Hall bach in motion
Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750
Sonata No. 1 in B minor, from Sechs Sonaten für Cembalo und Violino, BWV 1014
I. Adagio
II. Allegro
III. Andante
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre 1665–1729
IV. Allegro Suite No. 3 in A minor, from Pièces de clavecin, premier livre (1687)
I. Prelude
II. Allemande
III. Sarabande
IV. Gigue
V. Chaconne
VI. Menuet
Bach
Sonata No. 2 in A major, from Sechs Sonaten für Cembalo und Violino, BWV 1015
I. [no tempo indication]
II. Allegro assai
III. Andante un poco
IV. Presto
Robert
Program cont.
Louis Marchand
1669–1732
Suite in D minor, from Pièces de clavecin, livre premier (1699/1702)
I. Prélude
II. Allemande
III. Courante
IV. Sarabande
V. Gavotte
VI. Chaconne
VII. Menuet
Bach
Sonata in G major, BWV 1021
I. Adagio
II. Vivace
III. Largo
IV. Presto
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Artist Profiles
Daniel S. Lee, violin
Award-winning violinist Daniel S. Lee enjoys a varied career as a soloist, director, collaborator, and educator. Praised by The New York Times for his “ravishing vehemence” and “soulful performance,” he has appeared as a soloist and leader with early music ensembles in the United States and Europe. He is a core violinist and the founding director of the Sebastians, a critically-acclaimed period ensemble. A piccolo violin specialist, he has performed as a soloist in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 and Cantata 140 (Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme) and given the modern-day premiere of his own transcription of Johann Pfeiffer’s concerto.
At the Yale School of Music, Daniel teaches baroque violin lessons, coaches chamber ensembles, and co-teaches the class “Performance Practice Before 1750” with faculty harpsichordist Arthur Haas. He has been featured as a soloist on Yale’s Faculty Artist Series, and the Sebastians have served as the ensemble-in-residence at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments. Lee has also given lectures and master classes at Connecticut College, Purchase College (SUNY), the University of Kansas, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Daniel received his bachelor of music degree from The Juilliard School, his master of music degree and artist diploma from the Yale School of Music, his master of divinity from the Yale Divinity School, and his doctorate from the University of Connecticut.
» danielslee.com
Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord
Keyboardist and conductor Jeffrey Grossman specializes in vital, engaging performances of music of the past, through processes that are intensely collaborative and historically informed. As the artistic director of the acclaimed baroque ensemble the Sebastians, in recent seasons Jeffrey has directed concerts including Bach’s St. John and St. Matthew Passions and Handel’s Messiah from the organ and harpsichord, in collaboration with TENET Vocal Artists, and he is a frequent performer with TENET, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and numerous other ensembles across the country. Recent seasons include his conducting operas of Haydn and Handel with Juilliard Opera, leading Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 with the Green Mountain Project in New York and Venice, and conducting a workshop of a new Vivaldi pastiche opera for the Metropolitan Opera. As musical director for the 2019 Boston Early Music Festival Young Artists Training Program, he conducted Handel’s Orlando from the harpsichord. For thirteen seasons, he toured portions of the rural United States with artists of the Piatigorsky Foundation, performing outreach concerts to underserved communities. Jeffrey can be heard on the Avie, Gothic, Naxos, Albany, Soundspells, Métier, and MSR Classics record labels. A native of Detroit, Michigan, he holds degrees from Harvard College, The Juilliard School, and Carnegie Mellon University. Jeffrey teaches performance practice at Yale University.
» jeffreygrossman.com
Artist Profiles cont.
Steven Vilsaint, dancer
Hip Hop dancer Steven Vilsaint hails from Haiti and currently resides in Queens, NY. Constantly thriving for success, Vilsaint has trained in many different genres of dance including contemporary, Haitian folklore, ballroom, popping, locking, and break dancing. Vilsaint has worked with
numerous celebrities including Lil’ Kim, Lil Mama, Trina, and Wyclef Jean, and has been featured on Live with Kelly and Ryan, The Carnegie Hall Show, Amateur Night at the Apollo, Fox5 News, Pix11 News, and Hip Hop Harry Live Show.
» Instagram: @stevenda_fire
Upcoming Events at YSM
feb 8 Lunchtime Chamber Music
12:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall
Free admission
feb 8
Wei-Yi Yang, piano Horowitz Piano Series
7:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall
Tickets start at $15, Students start at $7
feb 9 Tania León, guest composer New Music New Haven
7:30 p.m. | Morse Recital Hall
Free admission
Tickets start at $28, Students $13
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