Claviers is a special Queenstown festival programme exploring the evolution of the harpsichord and piano, continuing the Baroque composers' exploration of nature-inspired aesthetics. The journey culminates in a work by Ravel that profoundly impacted this year’s Composer in Residence, John Psathas.

The Harpsichord:

• François Couperin 
  Les barricades mistérieuses from Pièces de claveçin, Livre II, Ordre 6
• Le Tic-Toc-Choc ou Les Maillotins from Pièces de clavecin, Livre VI, Ordre 6
• Jean-Philippe Rameau Les sauvages from Nouvelle suites de pièces de claveçin
• George Frideric Handel Harmonious Blacksmith from Suite in E Major (HWV 430)
• Johann Sebastian Bach Toccata in e minor BWV 914
• Bernardo Storace Ciaconna (Venice, 1664)
• Antonio Vivaldi Cello Sonata no. 7  in a minor, RV 44

The Piano:

• Johann Sebastian Bach Prelude & Fugue in a minor from Book 2 of The Well-tempered Clavier
• John Psathas Jupiter and Venus
• Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit

We would love for you to join us half an hour before this performance for a free AWE+ event in which Erin Helyard will introduce the harpsichord.