We are so looking forward to our project, Musings!

Musings is an album recording with subsequent concert presentations featuring original compositions. Scottish poetry, sacred locations, baroque composers, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), electronic Moog synthesizers — these are just a few carefully curated muses that inspire our works rooted in baroque historical performance and folk music traditions. 

The audience will experience the project through an album recording, live music performances and community engagement presentations.

The project includes original music by Gail Hernández Rosa, Daniel Turkos & Kjell Nordeson. 

BAT has assembled a production team to bring this project to life, including partnership with Acis Productions and twice Grammy nominated producer Geoffrey Silver, as well as recording engineer Dann Thomson at Skywalker Sound in West Marin, CA.

The performances and community engagement presentations will commence in the San Francisco Bay Area and Acis Productions’ marketing team will further our reach.

Anticipated tracks:

Reimagined: Bach Minuets & Gigue, from Cello Suite no. 1, BWV 1007 - J.S. Bach (1685-1750) & Gail Hernández Rosa (b. 1980) & Daniel Turkos (b. 1984) Uncle John’s Band - The Grateful Dead - (Jerry García 1942-1995 & Robert Hunter 1941-2019) Daniel Turkos (b. 1984)

“WOW! I was completely transported by BAT’s Uncle John’s Band. It is a song I know well and I feel like I just heard and felt the lyrics for the first time. I can’t wait for the recording!” - Jane. S

O, Were I on Parnassus Hill - Robbie Burns (1759-1796) & Gail Hernández Rosa (b. 1980)

Wondrous Machine - Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Gail Hernández Rosa (b. 1980) & Daniel Turkos (b. 1984)

Greensleeves (Anonymous 1580) - Daniel Turkos (b. 1984)

Suite de Bailes Barrocos - Gail Hernández Rosa (b1980) Daniel Turkos (b1984)

Organ Preludes BWV 624 / BWV 637 / BWV 721 / BWV 639 - J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Kjell Nordeson (b. 1964) - Debuted at American Bach Soloists Festival, Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, July 2022.

A generous donor has pledged to match gifts up to $10,000 which will double the amount of your donation.

As we explore new territories of baroque historical performance, I hope to have peaked your interest with this special project! Bach, vibraphones, synthesizers, AI — Beneath A Tree #weplaywithguts!

We are thrilled to share this music and your enthusiasm for our projects allows us to attract, invite, and welcome new audiences into our world of baroque historical performance!

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