Emi Ferguson and Ruckus: Fly the Coop!

Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm UTC-05:00

147 Warsaw Ave, Harrisonburg, VA, United States, Virginia 22807 | Harrisonburg

Forbes Center for the Performing Arts
Publisher/HostForbes Center for the Performing Arts
Emi Ferguson and Ruckus: Fly the Coop!
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What if you took Bach out of the museum and infused it with equal parts tradition, funk, whimsy, and fun? In Fly the Coop! Emi Ferguson and Ruckus join forces to take audiences on a wild technicolor romp through some of J.S. Bach’s most playful and transcendent works reimagined and realized for 21st century fans of 18th century performance practice. Bach’s three flute and continuo sonatas, BWV 1033, 1034, and 1035, distill his most wonderful musical qualities down to just a two-line texture: treble (flute) and bass, and in Fly the Coop! audiences will experience these works transformed into a rainbow of possibilities with “the world’s only period-instrument rock band” (San Francisco Classical Voice), Ruckus, a shape-shifting, collaborative baroque ensemble with a visceral and playful approach to early music. The ensemble aims to fuse the early-music movement’s creative spirit with the grit and groove of American roots music. And in collaboration with the “dazzling” (The New York Times) flutist Emi Ferguson, a recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant (2023), the result is magical! Experience a unique sound that is “achingly delicate one moment, incisive and punchy the next” (The New York Times).
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