David Kjar, Artistic Co-Director David Kjar, natural trumpet player and Artistic Co-Director of Cambridge Concentus, was hailed by The Washington Post as “a rare treat to hear…bringing a singing tone and impressive virtuosity” and cited as “one of the up-and-coming historical brass players of his generation” by the Tijdschrift Oudemuziek (Holland). He has performed and recorded with early-music ensembles such as La Petite Bande (Brussels), Concerto Köln (Cologne), Boston Baroque, The Bach Ensemble (Boston), and Rebel (New York) while working with early music specialists such as Sigiswald Kuijken, Joshua Rifkin, Rene Jacobs, Reinhard Goebel, Martin Pearlman, Jörg Michael Schwarz, and Richard Egarr. David has been a featured soloist with Rebel under Jörg Michael Schwarz (NYC), Quintus (Holland), the Lyra Baroque Orchestra with Jacque Ogg (MN) and the Jerusalem Baroque Orchestra (Israel). His critically acclaimed solo performances have been heard on American Public Radio’s Performance Today, Minnesota Public Radio and Belgium’s classical radio station, Klara. David holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a Masters in Historical Performance from the Royal Conservatory of the Hague. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Music History at Boston University. In the summers, David teaches natural trumpet in Juiz de Fora, Brazil at the Festival Pro-Musica. (photography: Teresa Tam) |
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The Ensemble
David Kjar, Artistic Director Marika Holmqvist, Artistic Director |
