Programme

Gottfried Finger (ca. 1655 – 1730) From the Overture in F major

Menuet, Intrada, Bourrée & Passacaille Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695 – 1764)

From Concerto II à quattro Largo

Jean Baptiste Lully (1632 – 1687) From the Manuscript Philidor of Versailles Retraîtte Jacques Paisible (1656 – 1721) From the Suite in C major

Aire & Gigue

Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695) Suite Angloise from The Fairy Queen

Rondeau, Bonduca & Prélude

Henry Purcell Curtain Tune Jean Philipp Rameau (1683 – 1764) Frère Jacques

Johann Christian Schieferdecker (1679 – 1732) From the Musicalische Concerte: nr. 8 in F major (Hamburg 1713) Giquée

Performers

Oboe: Priska Comploi, Valerie Colen Taille & Oboe: Marc Bonastre Riu Bassoon: Giovanni Battista Graziadio Historical Percussion: Philipp Lamprecht Director & Stage: Friederike Karig

Programme Notes

In the land of oboes and bassoons, everything is in order. People play, laugh, argue, make up, compete, and fall in love. But then, a thunderous storm sweeps over the land! Sounds shatter. Chords wobble. Not a single note remains in its place. And then, someone arrives who sounds so different, foreign, and new. Can this newcomer succeed in bringing forth a new harmony? And can the message he carries in a secret language be deciphered?

La Petite Ecurie playfully narrates a story of friendship and the power of making music, accompanied by a lot of music.

Biographies

La Petite Écurie: Ensemble 

La Petite Écurie is an international ensemble consisting of baroque oboes (French "hautbois"), taille, baroque bassoon and historical percussion instruments.

Founded in 2018 by Miriam Jorde Hompanera, Valerie Colen, Marc Bonastre Riu, Giovanni Battista Graziadio and Philipp Lamprecht, this exquisite wind ensemble attracted the interest of audiences as well as concert promoters. Among them are the Bachfest Leipzig, the Felix Festival (Philharmonie Köln), the International Baroque Days Stift Melk (Austria), the Festival Urbino Musica Antica (Italy) and more.

Since 2022, La Petite Écurie's recordings have been released under the ARCANA label (Outhere Music). Their debut album, The Queen's Favourites, Music at the Court of Queen Anne Stuart, received five Diapasons. The second album, titled No Strings Attached. Concertos, Overture and Sonatas for Oboe Band was released in November 2024.

In addition to performing original music for this ensemble, the group is developing various new concepts, including the silent children's performance The Sound Explorers, in collaboration with director Friederike Karig. This fruitful collaboration began in January 2022 during the educational series Loopino at the Philharmonie Luxembourg. The Sound Explorers premiered in 2024 at the Internationale Barocktage Melk (Austria).

Friederike Karig: Director & Stage

Friederike Karig is a writer and director who focuses on creating works for audiences ranging from six months to sixteen years old. She has directed musicals, concerts, and opera world premieres, written concepts and scripts for both large and small events with and for children, and authored several libretti for children's operas. In her career, she has worked with prestigious institutions such as the opera houses in Kiel, Erfurt, Hannover, and Düsseldorf, as well as the WDR Köln, the Orchestre Philharmonique Luxembourg, and the Berliner Philharmoniker. She also collaborates with freelance ensembles, including the puppet theatre Marmelock and the piano quartet FLEX Ensemble.