Ensemble Alia Mens – March 29, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents March 20, 2019 1775 ENSEMBLE ALIA MENS Only a small number of concertos by Bach have survived. Originally composed for the court of Anhalt-Köthen around 1720, thankfully several of them were repurposed for weekly concerts Bach organized at the Zimmermann café in Leipzig, fifteen years later. He also converted a few of them into concertos for harpsichord(s). Since 2012, the French ensemble Alia Mens has specialized in the performance of works by Bach, particularly the cantatas from the Weimar period and concertos for several harpsichords. This concert provides an ideal opportunity to discover these fine musicians in their Montreal debut. Artists OLIVIER SPILMONT, harpsichord and direction ALIA MENS: Stéphanie PAULET First and Solo Violin Simon PIERRE Violin Gabriel FERRY Viola Simon HEYERICK Viola Emilia GLIOZZI Cello Christian STAUDE Double Bass Julien MARTIN Recorder Marine SABLONNIÈRE Recorder Emmanuel LAPORTE Solo Oboe Brice SAILLY Solo Harpsichord Program J.S. BACH Concerto for Oboe d’amore in A major, based on the BWV 1055 Concerto for Violin in A minor, BWV 1041 Concerto for Two Harpsichords in C minor, BWV 1060 Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049 Friday, March 29th 2019 at 7:30pm Duration: 1 Hrs 30 Min For tickets and information: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/concerts 514-285-2000 You can also hear Ensemble Alia Mens perform in the Complete Bach Cantatas Series on Sunday, March 31 Bourgie Concert Hall 1339 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H3G 2E8