Jake Charkey performs his piece "Alaap" with Sarasa Ensemble.

With Jake Charkey, Myron Lutzke, Timothy Merton & Jennifer Morsches, cellos

Originally recorded Sunday, May 14, 2023 at Follen Community Church in Lexington, MA, as part of our "Take Four! Music for Cello Quartet" program.

Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn - String Quartet in E flat Major, Op 277

Featuring Zenas Hsu, Amy Galluzzo, violins; Jason Fisher, viola; Jennifer Morsches, cello

Originally recorded March 19, 2023 at Follen Community Church as part of our “All About My Mother” program.

Featuring Eric Thomas, clarinet; Jennifer Morsches, cellos; Jean Schneider, piano

Originally recorded November 20, 2022 at Follen Community Church in Lexington, MA, as part of our “His dear nightingale” program.

Schubert 'Trout' Quintet in A major, D. 667

Featuring Maggie Cole, fortepiano; Christina Day Martinson, violin; Jenny Stirling, viola; Timothy Merton, cello; John Feeney, bass

Performed and recorded on May 14, 2022 at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church in Cambridge, MA as part of ‘Scènes Pastorales.’

Summa for String Quartet (1977/1991) by Arvo Pärt (b. 1935)

Jesse Irons, Christina Day Martinson, violins; Jessica Troy, viola; Jennifer Morsches, cello

Performed and recorded on September 18, 2021 at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, Cambridge MA as part of “Points of Transition.”

Finale. Allegro, ma non presto (4th mvt.) from String Quintet Op. 42 No. 4 in G minor, G. 351 (1789) by Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)

Jesse Irons, Christina Day Martinson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos

Performed and recorded on September 18, 2021 at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, Cambridge MA as part of “Points of Transition.”

Allegro (1st mvt.) from Sinfonia in G-major, RV 146 for strings and basso continuo by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)

Susanna Ogata, Susannah Foster, Keats Dieffenbach, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; John McKean, harpsichord

Performed and recorded on May 15, 2021 at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, in Cambridge MA, as part of “Vivaldi’s Orphan Girls: Virtuosi della Pietà.”

Allegro (3rd mvt.) from Concerto No. 12 E Minor, RV 409 for violoncello solo, 2 violins, viola and basso continuo by Antonio Vivaldi

Susanna Ogata, Susannah Foster, Keats Dieffenbach, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, cellos; John McKean, harpsichord

Performed and recorded on May 15, 2021 at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church in Cambridge MA as part of “Vivaldi’s Orphan Girls: Virtuosi della Pietà.”

Allegro vivace (1st mvt.) from String Quartet in d minor, Op. 21 No. 2 (1802) by Emmanuel Aloys Förster (1748-1823)

Christina Day Martinson, Jesse Irons, violins; Jason Fisher, viola; Timothy Merton, cello

Performed and recorded on January 23, 2021 at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church, Cambridge MA, as part of “In Search of Beethoven.”

Allegro (1st mvt.) from String Quartet in G major, Op. 18, No. 2 (1801) by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1823)

Christina Day Martinson, Jesse Irons, violins; Jason Fisher, viola; Timothy Merton, cello

Performed on January 23, 2021 at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church in Cambridge MA as part of “In Search of Beethoven.”

Si l’aura spira (1630) by Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)

Christopher Lowry, countertenor; Jennifer Morsches, Baroque cello; Michael Leopold, Baroque guitar

Performed on December 4th, 2020 at Harvard-Epworth United Methodist Church in Cambridge MA, as part of “Musick for a While.”

Encore from Sarasa's December 4, 2020 concert "Musick for a While"

Christopher Lowrey, countertenor; Michael Leopold, lute; Jennifer Morsches, Baroque cello

“Ballo de Pagarellieri” from Don Chisciotte in Sierra Morena by Francesco Bartolomeo Conti (1681- 1732)
III. Guigue
IV. La folia spaniola

Christina Day Martinson, Jesse Irons, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, TImothy Merton, cellos; Michael Leopold, Baroque guitar; Julian Loida, percussion

Performed and recorded on September 18, 2020 at the Brattleboro Music Center, VT as part of “Don Quixote ~ Knight Errant.”

Bach Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008

I. Prelude
IV. Sarabande
V. Minuets I&II

Sarasa Ensemble
Jennifer Morsches, Baroque Cello

Filmed Live during "Music for 3 Cellos ~ J.S. Bach and Cervetto"
September 22, 2019 First Parish in Lexington
Video courtesy of Aaron Leclerc

Luigi Boccherini Sextet in F minor, Op. 23 No. 4, G. 457 (1776)
I. Allegro moderato
II. Menuetto con moto

Sarasa Ensemble
Marc Destrubé, Christina Day Martinson, violins
Jason Fisher, Jenny Stirling, violas
Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos

Filmed Live at First Parish in Lexington, December 2nd, 2018
Video courtesy of Aaron Leclerc

Luigi Boccherini: String Quartet in G major, Op. 52 No. 3, G. 234 (1795)
IV. Rondeau. Allegro giusto

Sarasa Ensemble
Christina Day Martinson, Marc Destrubé, violins
Jenny Stirling, viola
Timothy Merton, cello

Filmed Live at First Parish in Lexington, December 2nd, 2018
Video courtesy of Aaron Leclerc