Bach Marathon Hour Eight: 2am to 3am
Your host is Mark Hinkley
This hour’s lineup, with performer bios and program notes:
Aviva Chertok (Chicago, IL, USA)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in g minor, Adagio
Russian American violinist Aviva Chertok has performed around the U.S.A, England, Israel, and China. Aviva holds an M.M. from the Royal College of Music in London, and B.M. from the University of Michigan. She has won numerous national awards in chamber music, such as 1st place at the Discover National Chamber Competition, and has been featured on WFMT and National Public Radio stations. Visit avivachertok.com to learn more.
Ashley Paul (London, UK)
From the archives: Bach to the Future I (2012)
Cello suite No.1, improvisation
Ashley Paul is an American multi-instrumentalist/ composer based in London. Her solo albums have received critical acclaim; featured in The Wire: Top 50 Albums of 2013, Pitchfork’s “The Out Door” best experimental sounds of 2013, number one on Byron Coley and Thurston Moore’s “Tongue Top Ten” in Arthur Magazine, and included on NPR’s All Songs Considered “Best of 2010”. Ashley received her BM and MM from New England Conservatory. www.ashleypaul.net
Kueko Isshiki (Chiba, Japan)
Partita for keyboard No. 6 in E minor, BWV 830
Sunshine Arch (Providence, RI, USA)
Late Night Goldberg, composed by Sunshine Arch
Sunshine Arch is a musical project of Jacob Berendes, playing homemade and modified synthesizers and drum machines. Jacob is an interdisciplinary artist whose previous works include the award-winning newspaper Mothers News, the rock band Strawberry Band, and CTRI Innovations, an artist’s residency program that awarded over $15000 in scholarships in 2019. He maintains a popular website at http://www.Fujichia.com
Christopher Sadlers & Matt McLaren (Providence, RI, USA)
Cello Suite No. 2 BWV 1008, III. Courante, IV. Sarabande, V. Menuet, and VI. Gigue
Christopher Sadlers-double bass
Matt McLaren-drums