Kim Sueoka, soprano
Phillip Rukavina, lute
John Dowland (1563-1626)
Clear or Cloudy
Sorrow, Stay
A Fancy (lute solo)
Shall I Sue?
It Was a Time When Silly Bees
Mrs. White’s Nothing (lute solo)
Lady Hunsdon’s Puffe (lute solo)
What Poor Astronomers Are They
Flying Forms
Marc Levine, violin
Tami Morse, harpsichord
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)
Sonata for violin & continuo in D major, Op. 5, No. 1
Grave-Allegro-Allegro-Adagio-Allegro
Dario Castello (c. 1590-c.1658)
Sonata Prima for violin and basso continuo
Sonata Seconda for violin and basso continuo
About the Artists:
Phillip Rukavina has performed widely as a lute and vihuela soloist, ensemble performer, and as a continuo lutenist. He studied lute with Hopkinson Smith at the Academie Musical in Villecroze, France and in Basel, Switzerland. He directed the Lute Society of America's summer program at the Amherst Early Music Festival in 2005, 2007, and 2009. He regularly teaches on the faculty of the Lute Society of America's Seminars at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and directed the event in 2008. He has released two solo recordings on the Studio395 label, including Fiori Italiani and Ala spagnola. Phillip appears on Sweet Division (2003), and Palestrina's Lute (2007), two critically acclaimed compact discs featuring the Venere Lute Quartet released by the Lute Society of America. Phillip has been a frequent guest instrumentalist with the Rose Ensemble and appears on their CD release, Celebremos el Niño (2006) and Glory Shone Around (2008). Phillip regularly has performed with numerous instrumental ensembles, including the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and the New World Symphony.
Originally from Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i, Kim Sueoka earned a Bachelor of Music degree in vocal performance at the University of Evansville, Indiana under the instruction of Joseph Hopkins. She completed a Masters degree at the University of Minnesota, where she studied with Lawrence Weller. In 2005 she was awarded a Cultural Community Partnership Grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board to research vocal traditions of ancient to early 20th century Hawai'i and present a series of educational workshops and concerts in Minnesota. She received a finalist award in the McKnight Foundation Fellowships for Performing Musicians competition in 2007. She has appeared as a soloist in the Owatonna Arts Center Chamber Music Series, The American Composers Forum SoundCheck Concert Series, Minnesota Guitar Society’s Local Artist Concert Series, and the Royal Hawaiian Band’s ‘Iolani Palace Outdoor Concert Series. A long time member of The Rose Ensemble, Kim also sings with Silver Swan Chamber Ensemble. She is an adjunct professor of voice at Inver Hills Community College and acting choir director at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on-the-hill. Her first solo recording, Clear of Cloudy: The Lute Songs of John Dowland with Phillip Rukavina, was released in December.
Flying Forms is a baroque chamber music ensemble consisting of core members Marc Levine (baroque violin) and Tami Morse (harpsichord). Formed out of a passion for performing early chamber music, they are quickly establishing a presence in America’s music scene, collaborating with prominent musicians, musicologists, and dancers. Recent performances of note include Symphony Space, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University, Dickinson College, and Stony Brook University, where the group recently performed seven new works written for period instruments. Flying Forms made their second appearance at the Boston Early Music Fringe Festival in June 2009, where the group produced and performed
a fully-staged production of Henry Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Hailed by harpsichordist Arthur Haas as “the bright future of early music,” Flying Forms is a presence that transforms communities and inspires expression through excellence in performance, innovative education, and creative collaboration.
Flying Forms is sponsored by Springboard for the Arts, a nonprofit arts service organization.