Gail Hernández Rosa (Baroque violin, viola, vocals) and Daniel Turkos (contrabass, cittern/Irish bouzouki, vocals) are accomplished and renowned early music practitioners who joined forces to create a new, global way of approaching Baroque/classical and folk traditions and how they have evolved through time, presenting music with unorthodox instrumentation and connection. For this program, they will perform Latin American baroque music, Vivaldi, Mozart, Celtic fiddle music, and more. PLUS: their own arrangement of the Grateful Dead tune Uncle John’s Band - a baroque take on the original tune - as well as Bach Minuets and Gigue from the first Bach cello suite - with newly composed music to complement Bach’s original composition.
Gail Hernández Rosa is based in Monte Rio and performs with American Bach Soloists, Washington Bach Consort, Philharmonia Baroque, Bach Collegium SD, leads Lumedia Music Works and has an active career as a soloist & chamber musician. She believes in the power of music education, which has led her to be faculty at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Department, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland & Hill House International School. As part of SCO Connects she was chamber music coach/conductor, given Masterclasses in the US & UK and adjudicated the 2019 San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra Competition and 2021 & 22 Junior Bach Festival. In 2021, Gail joined Sonoma State University’s Music Department and maintains a private teaching studio, both of which bring her great joy.
Bassist Daniel Turkos is a freelance musician, educator and arts administrator based in San Francisco, CA, who maintains a busy performing schedule in orchestral, chamber, and solo settings as well as playing bluegrass, jazz and theatre. He performs regularly with The American Bach Soloists, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Handel & Haydn Society, Tempesta di Mare - Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, The Pennsylvania Ballet, Opera Philadelphia, The Philly Pops, Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra, The Wayne Oratorio Society, Pig Iron Theatre, Villanova Theatre and with The Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia on a national tour with saxophonist Branford Marsalis. As an advocate for the promotion of cultural diversity and social change through music, Dan is a founding member of Prometheus Chamber Orchestra, which is the ensemble-in-residence at the historic Church of the Advocate in North Philadelphia.