Classical Happy Hour

20/10/2023

New episode:

Aaron Dworkin is a professor of entrepreneurship, a Poet Journalist, the founder of the Sphinx Organization, and many other things. We read two poems from his book The Poetjournalist. Recorded in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

12/06/2023

Ruth Lenz is concertmaster of the Reno Philharmonic and Reno Chamber Orchestra. Recorded in Reno, Nevada, USA. We played one of my Bachfor2 arrangements available at www.bachfor2.com

13/01/2023

Doyle Armbrust is a violist, writer, and also works as a sort of career counselor for musicians and ensembles. He was the founding violist with the Spektral Quartet. We played my arrangement of La Forqueray by Jacques Duphly. It's in Volume 2 of French Duos for violin and viola available at Bachfor2...

09/12/2022

New episode!

Heather Miller Lardin is Principal Bass with Handel and Haydn Society and plays all over the east coast. We played a couple movements of a sonata by Henry Eccles from his 2nd book of sonatas. Recorded in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Please support this podcast by purchasing goods at www.bachfor2.com

31/08/2022

Brandon!

Brandon Acker is a guitarist, lutenist, and YouTube star. We played my arrangement of La Monaca. Recorded in Chicago, IL, USA.

16/08/2022

Season 2!

Minna Pensola is a violinist from Helsinki, Finland. We played my arrangement of Gershwin's Someone to Watch Over Me. Recorded in Staunton, Virginia, USA.

23/06/2022

The thoughtful and well traveled Ian Maksin!

Ian Maksin is a cellist, composer, and singer. Recorded in Chicago, IL, USA. We played Largo from a sonata by Johann Christian Pepusch. More info at www.ianmaksin.com

19/05/2022

#14

Jeri-Lou Zike is a violinist, entrepreneur, triathlete, and a fixture in Chicago's music scene.

02/05/2022

Recorded today!

Rubén Dubrovsky is a conductor and multi-instrumentalist based in Vienna, Austria. He founded and directs Bach Consort Wien (Vienna), and Third Coast Baroque (Chicago). He was also appointed the new music director of the Gärtnerplatz Theater in Munich beginning in September 2023. We played La Viej...

22/04/2022

Heather Boehm is a violinist, violist, contractor, and President of the Theater Musicians Association- nationally and in Chicago. She played in the orchestra for Hamilton, and handles the music for the Goodman Theater. An active freelancer, she can be heard all over Chicago performing in everything....

08/04/2022

Ingrid Matthews is a Professor of Baroque violin and Historical Performance at Indiana University. She also founded the Seattle Baroque Orchestra and directed it for many years. We performed the Sarabande from violin Partita No. 1, BWV 1002, in my Bachfor2 arrangement (Volume 2). Recorded in Staunto...

18/03/2022

Brand new episode!

Ruben Valenzuela is founder and Artistic Director of Bach Collegium San Diego and Director of Music at All Souls' Episcopal Church in San Diego. We played the Larghetto from Handel's sonata in G minor HWV 364. Recorded in San Diego, CA, USA.

27/02/2022

Episode #9 is out!

John Mark Rozendaal is a cellist and violist da gamba based in New York City. He runs the Viola da Gamba Dojo and plays with L'estrange Viols, Trio Settecento, and Brandywine Baroque. Recorded in Wilmington, DE, USA.

27/02/2022

New episode coming soon

11/02/2022

New episode!
https://anchor.fm/martin-davids/episodes/8-Cynthia-Freivogel-e1e9383

Cynthia Freivogel is a violinist based in Amsterdam. Among her current jobs, she leads Combattimento and the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado. She can also be heard (with me) playing the opening music of every Classical Happy Hour episode. We played the Largo of Divertimento Primo from Carlo Te...

27/01/2022

New episode!
https://anchor.fm/martin-davids/episodes/7-David-Schrader-e1dgnn0

David Schrader is an organist, harpsichordist, pianist, and retired university professor. We played a tipsy rendition of the first 2 movements of Sonata 5 from Henry Eccles' first book of sonatas (which we previously recorded in 2014 as Callipygian Players). Preludio, and Adagio. Recorded in Chicago...

30/12/2021

New episode out today:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/classical-happy-hour/id1593878881?i=1000546497711

‎Show Classical Happy Hour, Ep #6 Rachel Barton Pine - Dec 30, 2021

19/12/2021

The podcast has had a few weeks off so I could be a performing musician in December, but next week we have Rachel Barton Pine on the show, and a couple guests lined up for January as well. Until then, enjoy episodes 1-5, and your holidays! Thanks for listening.

02/12/2021

New episode: Nicholas Kraemer!
https://anchor.fm/martin-davids/episodes/5-Nicholas-Kraemer-e1b2dnr

Nicholas Kraemer is a conductor and harpsichordist based in London. He is principal guest conductor with Chicago's Music of the Baroque. Recorded in Chicago.

01/12/2021

28/11/2021

This week’s guest, Nicholas Kraemer!

22/11/2021

This week we bring you John Lenti - a day early on Wednesday so you can listen on your Thanksgiving commute home or wherever you are going.

18/11/2021

Episode #3 with Derek Reeves out now.
https://anchor.fm/martin-davids/episodes/3-Derek-Reeves-e1aehuf

Derek Reeves is principal violist with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic and plays jazz, rock and classical music across the US. We talk about his diverse skills, and his upcoming collaborations. Recorded in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Musical selection: Chaconne by Louis Couperin, arr. for violin and viola by M...

17/11/2021

New episode tomorrow with Derek Reeves!

16/11/2021

15/11/2021

Episode #2 with David Yearsley
https://anchor.fm/martin-davids/episodes/2-David-Yearsley-e1a1n35

My guest is David Yearsley, organist, musicologist, and writer. We discuss Bach, his recent book, S*x, Death, and Minuets, and other topics. Then we play Galliard Ex D, by Heinrich Scheidemann in a violin/organ arrangement. Recorded in Ithaca, NY.

13/11/2021

Check out Episode 1 with Edwin Huizinga. https://anchor.fm/martin-davids/episodes/1-Edwin-Huizinga-e19ph7k/a-a6r5aj3

In this episode I talk with Edwin Huizinga, violinist, about his new album Alma, and other things. At the end we play Andante from J.S. Bach's second sonata for solo violin, arranged by me for two violins. Music available at www.bachfor2.com. It's in Volume 2. recorded in Wilmington, Delaware.

13/11/2021

13/11/2021