THE SPRIGHTLY COMPANIONS: Inextricably linked to language, music of the early eighteenth century speaks with a Force of Eloquence which may surprise the twenty-first century listener with its relevance and expression. The Sprightly Companions, performing on historical wind instruments are driven by the desire to take part in the Great Conversation which deals with the perennial issues of human beings through the ages and across the world as expressed through art, music, literature or dance, uniting us. Our music argues, declaims, laments, provokes, charms and frolics, raising a voice beyond its time. Founded in the USA in 2009, “The Sprightly Companions” are now based in Germany. They take their name from the earliest publications written about the oboe (hautboy) 1695 “The Sprightly Companion”, wherein it states:
… the Hautboy is so a fine and useful an instrument, and so portable a Companion…
Jeanine Krause, Gonzalo Ruiz, Baroque Oboes
Kelsey Schillng, Baroque Bassoon
Anastasia Chin, Harpsichord
