Featured Soloists: Douglas Myers & Gregory Whitaker
October 21 & 23, 2005

The Myers-Whitaker Duo is one of the world's most sought-after ensembles on the early Hunting Horn. Both musicians are accomplished trumpet players. Whitaker is a regular member of the Boston Classical Orchestra and Myers has performed in orchestras from Hong Kong to Milwaukee. As the Myers-Whitaker Duo they specialize in the rarely heard high horn parts of the Baroque and Pre-Classical periods and perform on the newly-developed piccolo French horn, also called the Corno da caccia. This new instrument has captivated audiences for its warm, rich sound and is performed in the authentic Baroque manner without putting a hand inside the bell. Whitaker and Myers follow in the footsteps of Baroque instrumentalists who usually played both trumpet and horn.

The Myers-Whitaker Duo has performed around the world to critical acclaim. In this country, the duo has appeared with the Bach Aria Group (New York City), the Berkshire Bach Society (Tanglewood), the Bethlehem Bach Orchestra (Pennsylvania), the Winter Park Bach Festival (Florida), the New England Bach Soloists (Connecticut), the Philharmonia Virtuosi (New York), Musica Sacra (New York), the Emmanuel Bach Orchestra (Boston), the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, the New York Chamber Soloists, the Concerto Soloists (Philadelphia), the San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival (California), as well as with just about every major Bach festival in the United States. Internationally, the duo has performed with the Gewandhaus Orchestra Summer Festival (Germany), the Canary Island Music Festival (Spain), the Bergen May Festival (Norway), the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Orquesta Sinfonica de Galicia (Spain), the Caracas Philharmonic Orchestra (Venezuela), and the Munich Brass (Germany).

Additionally, Whitaker and Myers are experts and lecturers on the history of the horn. As scholars they own a large collection of original Baroque manuscripts, which they have discovered in the great libraries of Europe. They have been responsible for first editions of many pieces, including J. S. Bach-Chorale Preludes for Organ. Both Myers and Whitaker have studied with the best early horn authorities of our day, including Barry Tuckwell, Hermann Bauman, Peter Damm and Lowell Greer.

Douglas Myers & Gregory Whitaker plays Baroque and Classical duet concertos on October 21 and 23, 2005.

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