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Andreas Scholl, in battered armor, performs early English masters

By Jacob Slattery, 25 May 2016
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Reviewed at Park Avenue Armory, New York City on 22 May 2016
Programme
Works by Dowland
Works by Campion
Works by Purcell
Works by Johnson
Works by Byrd
Performers
Andreas Scholl, Countertenor
Tamar Halperin, Harpsichord
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Jacob Slattery
Jacob Slattery
Jacob is a musician and raconteur based out of New York City. As a writer, he operates an online arts and culture blog with the goal of providing momentum for community-based arts projects in NYC. As an oboist, Jacob has performed internationally with orchestras from Vienna to Seoul. Born and raised in the lake-ridden, gopher empire of Minnesota, Jacob received a dual-degree in Music Performance and Marketing from Augsburg College in Minneapolis. His blog can be found here.