Name: Bach, Couperin, and Leclair
Start: 2026-03-17T19:30:00
Location: Curtis Institute of Music, Gould Rehearsal Hall

Baroque Chamber Music Recital

Curtis Institute of Music students perform over 100 free recitals during the school year, held on most Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings. Admission requires advance registration and is complimentary.

Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.

Program

COUPERIN	Concerts royaux: Deuxième concert Alexandra Cooreman, violin Anastasia Samsel, flute Ben Price, oboe Romain-Olivier Gray, cello Andy Brown, harpsichord
LECLAIR	Deuxième Récréation de musique Alexandra Cooreman, violin Emily DeNucci, flute Izaiah Cheeran, oboe Romain-Olivier Gray, cello Andy Brown, harpsichord
BACH	Brandenburg Concerto No. 2, F major, BWV 1047 Leah Amory, violin Ben Price, oboe Anastasia Samsel, recorder Franz Maury, trumpet Audrey Goodner, violin Bade Dastan, violin Annis Cheuk Lam Ma, viola Ania Lewis, cello Maggie Carter, double bass Andy Brown, harpsichord
BACH	Weihnachtsoratorium: Cantata 2 Jennifer Robinson, soprano Sam Higgins, countertenor Harun Ellis Tekin, tenor Edward Smith, bass Emily DeNucci, flute Xiaoxi Annie Li, flute Ben Price, oboe d’amore Izaiah Cheeran, oboe d’amore Nabeel Ansari, English horn Eric Davidson, English horn Leah Amory, violin Audrey Goodner, violin Annis Cheuk Lam Ma, viola Ania Lewis, cello Maggie Carter, double bass Andy Brown, harpsichord Leon Schelhase, organ and conductor

Leah Amory, from New York City, studying violin with Erin Keefe, holds a fellowship from an anonymous donor and entered Curtis in 2022.

Nabeel Ansari, from Ottawa, Ontario, studying oboe with Katherine Needleman and Philippe Tondre, is the Gephart Family Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Andy Brown, from Silver Spring, Md., studying organ with Jeffrey Brillhart and Alan Morrison, is the Mrs. Cary William Bok Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Maggie Carter, from Portland, Ore., studying double bass with Edgar Meyer and Hal Robinson, is the Samuel and Sarah Fuchs Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Izaiah Cheeran, from Apple Valley, Minn., studying oboe with Katherine Needleman and Philippe Tondre, is the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Alexandra Cooreman (’25), from Brussels, studying violin with Ida Kavafian and Erin Keefe, is a Milka Violin Artist Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2021.

Bade Dastan, from Turkey, studying violin with Shmuel Ashkenasi and Pamela Frank, is a Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Eric Davidson, from Edmonton, Alberta, studying oboe with Katherine Needleman and Philippe Tondre, is a Curtis Institute of Music Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Emily DeNucci, from Somers, Conn., studying flute with Jeffrey Khaner and Chelsea Knox, is the Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Audrey Goodner, from Reston, Va., studying violin with Benjamin Beilman, is the Boris Kyrulik Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.

Romain-Olivier Gray, from Québec City and Woodbridge, Virginia, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Maurice Gendron Memorial Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Sam Higgins (Voice ’25), from Milton, Ma., studying opera with Julia Faulker and Amanda Majeski, is the Eula Mae Pharis Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2021.

Ania Lewis (’25), from Cleveland, studying cello with Nicholas Canellakis, Yumi Kendall, Christine Lee, and Peter Wiley, is the Gie and Lisa Liem Fellow and first entered Curtis in 2021.

Xiaoxi Annie Li, from Beijing, studying flute with Jeffrey Khaner and Chelsea Knox, is the Huldah Bender Kerner, M.D., Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Annis Cheuk Lam Ma, from Hong Kong, studying viola with Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang, is the Bernice and Howard Levinson Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.

Franz Maury, from Paris, studying trumpet with Conrad Jones and Michael Sachs, is the Louisa Knapp Curtis Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Ben Price, from Portland, Ore., studying oboe with Katherine Needleman and Philippe Tondre, is the Anderson and Daria Pew Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Jennifer Robinson, from Lakeland, Fla., studying opera with Julia Faulkner and Amanda Majeski, is the Edith Evans Frumin Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Anastasia Samsel, from Guilford, Conn., studying flute with Jeffrey Khaner and Chelsea Knox, is the Julius Baker Fellow and entered Curtis in 2022.

Edward Smith, from Hamilton, New Zealand, studying opera with Mark Schnaible, is the Amaranth Foundation Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Harun Ellis Tekin, from Woodhall Spa, England, studying opera with Patrick Carfizzi, is an Edwin B. Garrigues Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.

Leon Schelhase, faculty