Repast Ensemble Incorporated

“[A] graceful, energetic ensemble” (The New York Times), Repast Baroque is committed to sharing the spirit of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century chamber music with audiences in New York and beyond. Like a well-curated tasting menu, Repast’s performances offer a feast for the senses, treating listeners to the rich and eclectic flavors of Baroque music. The ensemble’s unusual instrumentation of violin, bassoon, cello, and harpsichord lends itself to imaginative programming and interpretations, while also providing opportunities to collaborate with a variety of compelling guest artists. Known for its creative concerts, Repast seeks to explore new contexts for Baroque music, telling stories through various themes and art forms.

Each season, Repast presents four public programs in New York City, with concerts at three neighborhood venues in Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan for a total of twelve concerts annually. Performances often incorporate multimedia elements, from silent film to visual art, which reimagine new ways for audiences to experience the music of the past through the lens of history. These public performances are supported in part through grants from New York State Council on the Arts and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. Outside of the public concert series, Repast brings its programming directly to new audiences through community engagement concerts with support from the Fullen-Smith Foundation and The Early Music Foundation, including performances at the Park Slope Center for Successful Aging, Film Noir Cinema, the United States Columbarium. Additionally, Repast shares initiate programming through their house concert series Supper Club.

Established in 2004 by baroque violinist Amelia Roosevelt, Repast has performed around the country as part of Miller Theatre’s “Bach and the Baroque” series, Bargemusic, the Miami Bach Society, leading western Montana’s Bitterroot Baroque Orchestra, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Peak Performances, and at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. The group produced a concert series at Baruch Performing Arts Center during its first 12 years, and in 2015 added a concert venue in Brooklyn Heights. Their CD recordings, "Repast," and “Bach’s Goldberg Variations” (featuring their own chamber arrangement of the iconic work) have received acclaim and are aired frequently on radio stations nationally. Twenty-one years later, Repast’s season includes their self-produced concert series across three boroughs, as well as their Supper Club house concert series and community engagement concerts.