Duo Edelen: All Bach

Duo Edelen presents All Bach in the University of St.Thomas Cullen Hall Sunday, October 30, 2016.

FEATURING:

Christina and Fred Edelen, Harpsichord and Baroque Cello

Duo Edelen has performed since 1983 in countless concerts in both the US and Europe, on both modern and original instruments. Comprised of cello (Baroque and modern) and keyboard (harpsichord, organ, and fortepiano), the duo has won a name for itself through its expressive playing, tonal beauty, and virtuosity. As founders and Artistic Directors of Early Music Southwest in Houston, they continue to present an annual concert series at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Fred Edelen performs throughout the US and Europe on both modern and Baroque cello as orchestral cellist, chamber musician, and recitalist. Currently Assistant Solocellist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, he was formerly cellist with the Houston Symphony and Principal Cellist of the San Antonio Symphony.  Described as a “masterful soloist” with “astonishingly expressive style and gorgeous tone,” he has appeared as soloist with the Phoenix, San Antonio, and Houston Symphony orchestras, and was a prize winner at the National Society of Arts and Letters Cello Competition.

An avid performer on Baroque cello, Mr. Edelen studied at the Early Music Institute at Indiana University and continued his Baroque studies as a Fulbright scholar in The Hague. He has performed with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra and Mostly Mozart at Lincoln Center, and returns to the US each summer to teach and perform at the Cactus Pear Music Festival in San Antonio. He performs extensively with his wife harpsichordist Christina Edelen as Duo Edelen.

Hailed as a “superb harpsichordist” by the Kansas City Star, Christina Edelen brings a depth of experience, knowledge, and virtuosity to keyboard performance and teaching in a career spanning three decades in the United States and Europe.

On organ, harpsichord, clavichord, and fortepiano, Ms Edelen has performed as soloist and in numerous ensembles, concert series and festivals. She studied at the Indiana University Early Music Institute and the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, and was a finalist at the Bodky International Competition.

Ms. Edelen is a popular teacher and lecturer, and has served on the faculties of Baylor University and the University of Houston. She holds a PhD in 17th century English Musical philosophy, and has published articles in both the US and Sweden. Recordings include An Early Keyboard Sampler, Early English Organ Concertos, and the Sonatas for Flute and harpsichord by Boismortier. Ms. Edelen is director of the Rienzi Early Music Concert Series, and organist and choirmaster at the Anglican Church in The Hague, the Netherlands.