Yvonne Chavez Hansbrough

..After intermission came the more melancholy Cantata No. 78 "Jesu, der du meine Seele (Jesus, though who didn't take my soul)." Here the emotional content came mostly from the Empire Orchestra, an early music group organized by cellist Andre Laurent O'Neil. During an aria by Harrison, Yvonne Chavez Hansbrough had a haunting and memorable solo on the wooden flute...(Times Union,  Joseph Dalton, June  5, 2006)

I began playing baroque flute at The Florida State University, while I was pursuing a DM in music.  Mr. Charles DeLaney, my wonderful flute teacher, required all his students to take a semester each of Introduction to baroque recorder and baroque flute.  I fell in love with the sound and  capabilities of the baroque flute.  I currently play on a flute made by  Simon Polak of the Netherlands.  The instrument is a copy of the Dutch maker, Beukers (ca. 1735).  

 
  Photo by Keira Lemonis

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Performance Highlights 

The Empire Baroque at The Massry Center for the Arts at The College of Saint Rose
November 2009
Music of Netherlandish Masters: In Celebration of the Quatercentennial of the Voyage of Hendrick Hudson 1609-/2009
Music by: van Wassenaer,van Eyck/Dowland, de Fesch, Hellendaal and Benedictus Buns 
with Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz, Andre O'Neil and William Carragan

The Musicians of Ma'alwyck
"Dutch Composers of the Golden Age" with Ann-Marie Barker Schwartz, baroque violin; Andre O'Neil, baroque cello; and William Carragan, harpsichord. Music by Jacob van Eyck, Willem de Fesch, Benedict Buns and Wassenaer. We had two wonderful performances June  2009 at  Fort Crailo  in  Rensselaer, NY and at The Boston Early Music Festival  Fringe Concert Series. This was my first time attend BEMF and it was wonderful to hear the performances and see the exhibits. I tried lots of wonderful flutes! 

Concert of music by J.S. and C.P.E. Bach with Anne-Marie Barker Schwartz, baroque violin/viola; Andre O'Neil, baroque cello; and William Carragan, harpsichord at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church, Albany, NY Fall 2007

The Empire Baroque with The Cathedral of All Saints Choirs in Albany, NY, summer 2007  

The Complete Musical Offering by J. S. Bach at UAlbany, fall 2006  I was honored and challenged to get to perform the famous Trio Sonata in C Minor

The Foundation for Baroque Music Baroque Festival, summers since 2001, Greenfield Center, NY

Other performances and lectures at Skidmore College, MTSU, University of Memphis, Virginia Commonwealth University and UT Chattanooga

Studies

The Florida State University: Amy Edmondson, baroque flute; Karyl Louwenaar, chamber music coach

The Baroque Performance Institute at Oberlin College: Christopher Krueger, baroque flute; Kenneth Slowik, conductor

Wildacres Flute Symposium: Stephen Preston, baroque flute

Amherst Baroque Festival: Janet See, baroque flute