We have a splendid Consortium Aurora Borealis concert coming up for you, as we return to our very favourite period of music, the Baroque! People think primarily of Bach, Handel, and Vivaldi, the chief and best-known representatives of the later stages of this period, and we do have a surprise by Vivaldi at the end of our concert. But it is the fascinating earlier years, full of fancy and eloquence, which have captured our imagination as performers on this occasion. We wish to introduce you to the delights of an exciting type of music as a brave new style emerged, with new forms and techniques, moving away from the balanced principles of the Renaissance to the drama and passion of the Baroque. Our musicians are violinists Katie Stevens and William Sirois, cellist Peter Cosbey, and myself on harpsichord, along with violist Patrick Horn, who will play in the last three pieces.
Continue reading “FROM VENICE TO VIENNA: BAROQUE STRINGS”
