The Four Seasons

Step into a vivid soundscape where nature, tradition, and imagination come to life. The Four Seasons reimagines Vivaldi’s iconic cycle as something immediate and alive—full of birdsong, storms, heat, and frost—while surrounding it with music by Corelli, Muffat, Handel, and Geminiani that expands the idea of seasonal change into a broader Baroque landscape.

From the brightness of spring and the rustic warmth of autumn to the intensity of summer and the stillness of winter, these works trace a rich emotional arc, blending elegance, drama, and virtuosity. Together, they reveal the Baroque orchestra as a living, breathing ensemble—constantly shifting, responding, and renewing itself with each turn of the season.

Program:

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) — La Primavera (Spring), RV 269 in E Major

Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713) — Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6 No. 7

Vivaldi — L’Autunno (Autumn), RV 293 in F Major

Georg Muffat (1653–1704) — Passacaglia in G Major, from Armonico Tributo No. 5

Vivaldi — L’Estate (Summer), RV 315 in G Minor

George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) — Concerto Grosso in G Major, Op. 6 No. 1

Vivaldi — L’Inverno (Winter), RV 297 in F Minor

— Encore — (if time allows)

Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762) — Concerto Grosso after Corelli’s La Folia, Op. 5 No. 12 in D Minor

Chamber Music Oklahoma tickets for individual concerts are $25 each. Seating is open.

Students are admitted free of charge with student ID.

Music teachers are admitted free of charge if accompanying one or more students.

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Oklahoma City, OK 73154

Soloist Bios

Francis Liu specializes in exploring period interpretations of Baroque, Classical, and Romantic repertoire. He is currently the principal 2nd violinist of the Philadelphia Baroque orchestra—Tempesta di Mare, and the concertmaster of the Oklahoma Baroque Orchestra. Well-acquainted with the Northeast Corridor train line, he also performs regularly with groups in New York City (NY Baroque Inc, the Sebastians), Boston (Boston Baroque, Handel & Haydn Society), and Washington, D.C. (National Cathedral). In performances of period Romantic repertoire, Francis has appeared with the Smithsonian Chamber Players, Teatro Nuovo, and the Transforming 19th Century (TCHIP) research project at the University of Oxford.

Francis is fond of story-telling, and has given interactive concerts at the Polish Consulate in NY, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the NY Performing Arts Library. He has degrees from Rice University, the University of Maryland, and the Juilliard Historical Performance Program.

A native of Corpus Christi, Texas, Edmond Chan’s playing has been described as “beautifully rendered… [and] evocative” (Broadstreet Review, Philadelphia). He has performed with many early music ensembles and orchestras in the United States, Europe, and Hong Kong, some of which include Tempesta di Mare: Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, Brandywine Baroque, the Dryden Ensemble, the Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, Lyra Baroque, Lumedia Musicworks, Holland Baroque, l’arte del mondo Köln, and the Early Music Society of Hong Kong. Edmond is currently Co-Concertmaster of Austin Baroque Orchestra and Associate Concertmaster of Oklahoma Baroque Orchestra. He is first prize winner in the 2022 International Clara Schumann Competition, and second prize winner in the 2022 France Music Competition. Edmond holds a master's degree in Historical violin from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht: Utrechts Conservatorium in the Netherlands where he studied with Antoinette Lohmann. His master’s thesis entitled “The Fashionable Violinist: Fashion and How to Hold the Violin in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries” explores the relationship between 17th and 18th century clothing and period violin performance, and how this relationship can better inform historical violinists (and historical musicians in general) on performance practice techniques. Edmond also holds an Artist’s Certificate in Historical violin from the Koninklijk Conservatorium den Haag where he studied with Kati Debretzeni and Walter Reiter. Edmond has taught and lectured at conservatories and universities in Europe and the United States along with workshops in Ecuador and Hong Kong. When Edmond is not teaching, performing, or continuing his research into historical clothing, he enjoys cooking, swimming, running, going on bike rides, and playing board/card/computer games with friends and family.

Chazlen Rook is a violinist and private teacher based in Oklahoma City. She holds a B.M. in String Performance from the University of Central Oklahoma, with minors in Historical Performance and Humanities. Her studies also included a focus on historical performance and Norwegian ethnomusicology at the University of Southeastern Norway. Currently, she is pursuing a Master of Music in Jazz Studies at UCO, with an emphasis in music production. Rook performs with a diverse array of ensembles, including Stringsmen OKC, Kintsugi Mob, the Enid Symphony, OU Avant-GardeN, and the Oklahoma Baroque Orchestra, and she has a deep passion for chamber music. As a member of the Board of Directors for Oklahoma Youth Orchestra and the Edmond History Museum, she is dedicated to supporting the next generation of musicians and fostering community engagement.

Her research interests encompass historical performance practice, modernism in music and architecture, and the history of prison arts rehabilitation in Oklahoma. Rook’s work is driven by creativity, pedagogy, social justice, and community building through teaching, outreach, and collaboration with a wide range of artists.

Oklahoma City-based violinist Chandler Fadero is the Principal Second Violin of the Oklahoma City Philharmonic and Assistant Concertmaster of the Oklahoma Baroque Orchestra. Fadero is a founding member of HIPQ, an ensemble performing early string quartet literature on gut strings. He completed a Bachelor of Music degree at Appalachian State University, Master of Music degree at Baylor University, and Doctor of Music degree at The University of Oklahoma. Fadero specializes in the unaccompanied works for violin by Johann Sebastian Bach, and wrote his dissertation on teaching historical style through Bach literature. His principal teachers have been Nancy Bargerstock, Bruce Berg, and Gregory Lee. Outside of music, Fadero studies Taekwondo, grows hot peppers, and plays chess.