Ruta Bloomfield offers a harpsichord recital of works from the French baroque. The program includes music by Louis Couperin, François Couperin, and Bernard de Bury. 

About the artist:

Ruta Bloomfield is Professor Emerita of Music at The Master’s University in Santa Clarita, CA. She earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Historical Performance Practices at Claremont Graduate University in California and holds degrees from Northwestern University (IL) and Bowling Green State University (OH).

Equally at home in solo and ensemble settings, she has appeared as guest artist at numerous universities, churches, and conferences. During a 2017 sabbatical, she was invited to perform in Vilnius, Leipzig, Paris, and London. She has released two CDs: Aria with Thirty Variations (J.S.  Bach) and Music from Versailles (Bernard de Bury). Her critical edition of Four Suites for Harpsichord by Bernard de Bury was published by The Edwin Mellen Press. She serves as president of the Historical Keyboard Society of North America.

Along with Johann Sebastian Bach, her aim in music making is “none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul.” Please visit her website at www.rutabloomfield.com.