Noje plays 17th- and 18th-century music on period instruments. Ann Bies, recorder and baroque flute; Julie Comay, recorder; Anne Hunter, baroque bassoon.

Musicians of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra: Alcides Rodriguez, clarinet; Karen Freer, cello; Elisabeth Remy Johnson, harp

Dale and João hope with this performance to share the joy and beauty they feel from playing Bach’s music with all who hear it.

The wonderful João Ramos Marta has travelled from his home city of Amsterdam to play Bach in the subways of New York – LUCKY YOU!!

João was born in Portugal where he studied the flute and got his degree cum laude from the Conservatório Superior de Música do Porto with Olavo Barros. Thereafter he continued his studies in Holland with a scholarship from Nuffic and Gulbenkian Foundation where he graduated with a Master-degree. He studied modern flute, among others, with Jaques Zoon and traverso flute with Wilbert Hazelzet. He plays with several ensembles, particularly at Ensemble Conservatoire. At ‘ArtEZ institute of the arts’ he coordinates the division young talent and teaches modern flute, methodic and chamber music. João plays on a gold Jochen Mehnert flute and a several traverso flutes build by Fridtjof Aurin and Alain Weemaels.