Join us for an evening of Venetian intrigue! Inspired by Carnival time, this one-hour gala chamber concert led by Elizabeth Blumenstock will feature evocative works exuding the mysterious, the elegant, and the bizarre.

Baroque Exotique!

Telemann: Quartet in G Major, TWV 43:G5
Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in G Minor, RV 73
Marais: “Sonnerie de Sainte Geneviève du Mont de Paris”
Rameau: Pièce en concert No. 3 in A Major, RCT 9
Marais: “Le Tableau de l’Opération de la Taille” from Pièces de viole, Livre 5
Couperin: “La Sultanne”
Vivaldi: Trio Sonata in D Minor, “La Folia” RV63

Elizabeth Blumenstock and Manami Mizumoto, violins
Eva Lymenstull, cello and viola da gamba
Malachai Bandy, viola da gamba and violone
Kevin Cooper, theorbo and baroque guitar
Ian Pritchard, harpsichord

Followed by a catered dinner with an Italian-carnival theme. Venetian carnival masks and cocktail/formal attire are encouraged, but not required.

Please note the deadline of Sunday February 23 to confirm your attendance, for finalization of catering numbers.

If you are on our postal mailing list you should have received an invitation in the mail late December.

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