Explore gems of the Baroque with SHAK alumnus Nick Chrisman (Baroque cello and viola da gamba) and guest artist Henry Lebedinsky (harpsichord), from the searching early solo ventures of Domenico Gabrielli and Giuseppe Colombi to the striking chromaticisms of Johannes Schenck and the late-Baroque flashiness of Jean-Baptiste Barrière. The program also includes Caroline Shaw's "in manus tuas," written in 2009 to "capture the sensation of a single moment" of hearing the Thomas Tallis motet of the same name. Nick is excited to share this portion of his undergraduate senior recital program outside the walls of the conservatory.

Admission is free, and Nick is gratefully accepting donations at the event to support the purchase of a Baroque cello as he prepares to apply for performance master’s-degree programs in the field.

The venue is ADA accessible, with on-street parking and a lot at the church’s north end.

Nick Chrisman, 21, began playing the cello at the age of four. He is currently a student in Kivie Cahn-Lipman’s studio at Lawrence University (Appleton, WI), where he is completing a dual degree this spring in cello performance and classics. Nick has been involved with SHAK for almost his whole life, first as a student and now as an alumnus coach and performer. Last summer, Nick took part in Amherst Early Music’s Baroque Academy for Instrumentalists on baroque cello and viola da gamba. Nick is also an avid chamber musician on modern cello, with a passion for the music of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.