Italian Baroque Concert At Lakewood Congregational Church
Burning River Baroque performs "Obsession & Unrequited Love"
Burning River Baroque will present a re-vamped version of "Obsession & Unrequited Love" on Sunday, October 5 at 4 p.m. at Lakewood Congregational Church. "Obsession & Unrequited Love" will feature dramatic cantatas and passionate sonatas by Italian composers from the first half of the 18th century, including Domenico Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, Nicola Porpora and more.
While all of the composers on the program originated in Italy, they each led full lives that included frequent travel and extended visits to distant regions. Though to the modern audience these Italian Baroque composers are perhaps not as familiar as their contemporaries, J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel, in their own day they were revered as some of the most successful and brightest stars in the musical world. The concert will shed light on works written in the spotlight that have since fallen into the shadows.
Burning River Baroque is Peter Lekx, baroque violin; Malina Rauschenfels, soprano and baroque cello; and Paula Maust, harpsichord. More information is available at www.burningriverbaroque.org. Lakewood Congregational Church is located at 1375 W. Clifton Blvd.
Paula Maust
Paula Maust enjoys a diverse musical career combining her interests of performance and pedagogy. A dedicated chamber musician, she frequently works as a collaborative keyboardist with a special focus on historical performance practice. She has been a member of Burning River Baroque since 2013 and has performed with them in Cleveland, New York, Berkeley, and Boston.
Paula is a 2009 graduate of Valparaiso University, where she graduated summa cum laude with the BM degree in Church Music/Organ Performance. In 2012, she earned the MM degree in organ performance from the Cleveland Institute of Music. While at CIM, Paula also completed the Early Music Certificate through the joint program at Case Western Reserve University. This fall, she will begin graduate harpsichord studies at the Peabody Institute, where she will also be a music theory graduate assistant.
Paula is currently the organist, childrenʼs choir director, and bell choir director at Lakewood Presbyterian Church and the vigil mass organist and cantor at Immaculate Conception Parish. Additionally, she has a large private piano studio at the Avon School of Music.