/2016

///CLASSICAL VOICE OF NORTHCAROLINA
/*Matthews* dazzled in her astounding performance of the Partita No.
2. Who hasn't heard at least its finale? Who has ever heard it like
this? The audience was basically spell-bound during this work and
particularly so in the 16-minute chaconne. Those who have not heard
Matthews play it are unlikely to be able to imagine what it was like
in the hall. She brought to bear the special tones and textures of a
superior instrument played with flawless technique and fueled by her
superior artistry, atop which she's a player who throws every fiber
of her body into her work. There are alas times when words fail us,
and this is one of them.

/THE WASHINGTON POST
"German harpsichordist *Hans-Juergen Schnoor* gave a stunning
account of Bach's monumental "Goldberg Variations”. As Schnoor
hurtled through Bach's contrapuntal labyrinth, the harpsichordist
absorbed the audience in the rising emotional tension, culminating
in a final burst of keyboard fireworks.” /
/— Cecelia Porter/

/MUSIC IN VICTORIA • http://islandnet.com/miv//
/The enormous presence of *Mr. Schnoor* as he covered the entire
instrument with his solo statement, creating a universe of sound,
was immediately apparent. Schnoor's heightening intensity of pure
invention compelled every hair follicle of attention. The audience
was extremely appreciative, yet such was the virtuosity and
technical brilliance of *Hans Jürgen Schnoor* and *Jeffrey Cohan*,
combined with a spell-binding understatement, I couldn't be quite
sure I hadn't dreamed it all. /
/— Elizabeth Courtney

BURGDORFER TAGBLATT (Burgdorf, Switzerland)
“*Jeffrey Cohan* interpreted Bach's music entirely in accordance
with its inherent character, flexibly and yet without affect-seeking
intentions. Exaggeration of feeling was absent. Whenever a sound, a
melodic bridge, touched the hearts, it was the result of skillfully
accentuated phrasing and of a dynamic development of line. /

**** **Johann Sebastian Bach's MUSICAL OFFERING / / ////Hans-Juergen Schnoor ////Ingrid Matthews //////Jeffrey Cohan // // //// ///////// / /2016 Salish Sea Early Music Festival ~ Tacoma ~ **////// Tomorrow, April 16 at 7:30 PM Mason United Methodist Church • J.S. Bach's Musical Offering • /////////and other chamber music by Bach /// ///* ***Ingrid Matthews*/////~ ///*///baroque violin///*/// ///Hans-Jürgen Schnoor*/////~ harpsichord ///*Jeffrey Cohan*///~ baroque flute// / www.salishseafestival.org/tacoma Please see Elizabeth Paterson's rave review on /ReviewVancouver/ of our last program: http://reviewvancouver.org/co_salish_sea_clavichord_flute.htm Tomorrow (Saturday): an incredible evening of the chamber music of Johann Sebastian Bach at Mason Church with harpsichordist Hans-Juergen Schnoor from Germany, baroque violinist Ingrid Matthews and baroque flutist Jeffrey Cohan to include Bach's Musical Offering, two phenomenal trio sonatas and the Chromatic Fantasy, all by JS Bach. Please join us! // ///CLASSICAL VOICE OF NORTHCAROLINA /*Matthews* dazzled in her astounding performance of the Partita No. 2. Who hasn't heard at least its finale? Who has ever heard it like this? The audience was basically spell-bound during this work and particularly so in the 16-minute chaconne. Those who have not heard Matthews play it are unlikely to be able to imagine what it was like in the hall. She brought to bear the special tones and textures of a superior instrument played with flawless technique and fueled by her superior artistry, atop which she's a player who throws every fiber of her body into her work. There are alas times when words fail us, and this is one of them. /THE WASHINGTON POST "German harpsichordist *Hans-Juergen Schnoor* gave a stunning account of Bach's monumental "Goldberg Variations”. As Schnoor hurtled through Bach's contrapuntal labyrinth, the harpsichordist absorbed the audience in the rising emotional tension, culminating in a final burst of keyboard fireworks.” / /— Cecelia Porter/ /MUSIC IN VICTORIA • http://islandnet.com/miv// /The enormous presence of *Mr. Schnoor* as he covered the entire instrument with his solo statement, creating a universe of sound, was immediately apparent. Schnoor's heightening intensity of pure invention compelled every hair follicle of attention. The audience was extremely appreciative, yet such was the virtuosity and technical brilliance of *Hans Jürgen Schnoor* and *Jeffrey Cohan*, combined with a spell-binding understatement, I couldn't be quite sure I hadn't dreamed it all. / /— Elizabeth Courtney BURGDORFER TAGBLATT (Burgdorf, Switzerland) “*Jeffrey Cohan* interpreted Bach's music entirely in accordance with its inherent character, flexibly and yet without affect-seeking intentions. Exaggeration of feeling was absent. Whenever a sound, a melodic bridge, touched the hearts, it was the result of skillfully accentuated phrasing and of a dynamic development of line. / Saturday, April 16 at 7:30 PM* **Mason United Methodist Church* in Tacoma 2710 North Madison Suggested donation: $15, $20 or $25, 18 and under free Tickets: SalishSeaTacoma.brownpapertickets.com <http://SalishSeaTacoma.brownpapertickets.com> and at the door www.salishseafestival.org/tacoma The Salish Sea Early Music Festival continues at Mason United Church in Tacoma: —*Tuesday, May 17* at 7:30 PM • /1700: Versailles/ • John Lenti ~ theorbo & baroque guitar, Joanna Blendulf ~ viola da gamba, Jeffrey Cohan ~ baroque flute —*Sunday, June 5* at 7:30 PM • /1800: Virtuoso Guitar & Flute/ • John Schneiderman ~ early 19th-century guitar, Jeffrey Cohan ~ 8-keyed flute (made in London in 1820)