This recital is presented and curated by JungHae Kim.

Program

Jean-Henri d’Anglebert: Suite No. 2 for Solo Harpsichord in G Minor
     I. Unmeasured Prelude
     II. Allemande
     III. Courante
     IV. Sarabande
     V. Gigue

Sainte-Colombe le fils: Fantasie en Rondeau
Josh Lee*, viola da gamba

Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonata in A Minor from Essercizii musici, TWV 41:a6
     I. Largo
     II. Allegro
     III. Soave
     IV. Allegro
Josh Lee*, viola da gamba

Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite in E Minor, BWV 996
     I. Prelude
     II. Allemande 
     III. Courante
     IV. Sarabande 
     V. Bourree
     VI. Gigue

Michel Corrette: Sonata No. 2 in D Minor from Les délices de la solitude 
     I. Allegro 
     II. Aria I, Affetuoso - Aria II - Aria I, reprise
     III. Allegro Staccato
Josh Lee*, viola da gamba

*Guest Artist

About JungHae Kim

JungHae Kim’s unique style blends a sparkling virtuoso technique with a gentle and lyrical sensibility that makes the harpsichord instantly accessible to the modern ear. New York Arts described her playing as “impressive” and characterized by “a supple flow and expressiveness.” La Folia raved, “I have never listened as closely or enjoyed d’Anglebert as much. Kim’s playing is gallant and regal.”

Kim earned diplomas in harpsichord performance at the Peabody Institute, Oberlin Conservatory, and Sweelinck Conservatorium before completing her studies with Dutch master Gustav Leonhardt in Amsterdam.

A versatile musician on historical keyboard instruments, Kim has appeared as a soloist with period-instrument ensembles as well as the San Francisco Symphony and New Century Chamber Orchestra. She has been featured on NPR and national Korean television (KBS). A sought-after pedagogue, Kim has taught and performed at festivals around the world, including the Bloomington Early Music Festival, Berkeley Early Music Festival, Madison Bach Musicians Workshop, Hawaii Performing Arts Festival, Assisi Music Festival (Italy), Midsommer Baroque Music Festival (Denmark), and Chuncheon International Early Music Festival (Korea).

As director of MusicSources (Center for Historically Informed Performance), Kim advocates for historical keyboard performance and has been active in bringing early music to the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2016, she directed and appeared in a performance featuring Belgian virtuoso Sigiswald Kuijken. In 2023, she appeared with traverso pioneer Bart Kuijken.

Kim is founder and artistic director of Ensemble Mirable, which has performed throughout the United States and was recognized by Early Music America for the ensemble’s world-premiere recording of the complete cello sonatas of Jean Zewalt Triemer.

Besides her recordings with Ensemble Mirable, Kim’s discography includes albums featuring English virginal music (The Virginalists); the keyboard music of Jean-Henri d’Anglebert; suites and fantasias of J.S. Bach; and four of Bach’s harpsichord concertos.

In addition to teaching private lessons, lecturing, and giving masterclasses, Kim is a Professor of Music Theory and Musicianship at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

About the Guest Artist

Josh Lee, viola da gamba, was born in South Carolina to a family who had historically worked in the region’s textile mills or peach orchards. Early on Josh responded to classical music, whistling in conversation with his father as they passed themes by Bach and Mozart back and forth during car rides. In the fifth grade he took up the violin and hated it, tuning his strings so high he hoped they would break and he could avoid practicing or going to class. Thankfully the strings never broke, and his teachers encouraged him to pick up the double bass. With that change Josh became addicted to music, throwing himself into lessons, summer festivals, and losing himself for hours while practicing. After high school, Josh attended Peabody Conservatory and Johns Hopkins University, intending to study double bass and physics. However, just before heading off to college he heard recordings of the Baltimore Consort and Fretwork and was riveted with curiosity about the viol, despite never having seen one in person. Soon after he signed up for lessons with Ann Marie Morgan, and by his third year he switched majors, losing his scholarships in the process to pursue his obsession. After completing his studies at Peabody, Josh spent a few years working as an analyst for a fiber optics company only to be laid off during the Dot Com crash. He decided to pursue the viol as a career, briefly attending the Longy School of Music. Not long after enrolling it became clear the academic environment wasn’t for him so he dropped out, preferring to practice and grab lessons with every viol player he could. Now nearing thirty years into his journey with the viol, Josh has performed with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Musica Pacifica, Les Délices, Four Nations, Seattle Symphony, TENET, Pacific Music Works, American Bach Soloists, Orchester Wiener Akademie, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and the Boston Early Music Festival. His performances have been broadcast on Performance Today, FluxFM (Germany), Harmonia, Österreichischen Rundfunk (Austria), LoveFM (Japan), and RAI (Italy). “A master of the score’s wandering and acrobatic itinerary” (Cleveland Plain Dealer), Josh is currently planning recording projects for completion over the next year, including his fourth album of unaccompanied music for viol. Outside of early music Josh works as an arranger and composer, as well as with veteran indie band Radical Face, playing viol, keyboards, and bass guitar. These days Josh calls San Francisco home. joshlee415.com