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The Sebastians present "Venice to Rome"

Italy was the origin of many musical developments in the baroque: for example, the violin came from Spain, but was popularized in Italy; instrumental music from Italy was distributed, studied, performed, and admired across Europe; and opera came from Italy. The vibrant musical cultures of Venice and Rome resulted in an amazing flourishing of baroque music that influenced contemporary composers and left a lasting impression on succeeding generations.

We will perform some of the earliest trio sonatas, written by Dario Castello and Giovanni Picchi; solo sonatas by Giovanni Battista Fontana and Arcangelo Corelli; dance music by Giuseppe Colombi and Tarquinio Merula; and top the program off by François Couperins Apothéose de Corelli. By the early eighteenth century, the French were infatuated by Italian instrumental music, and particularly Corelli. Couperin wrote this magnificent, programmatic work in honor and in memory of Corelli. Each section has a French subtitle, and the story begins with Corelli at the bottom of Mount Parnassus, asking the muses to receive him. If you want to know what happens next, youll have to join us on October 20!

Daniel Lee & Nicholas DiEugenio, violin
Ezra Seltzer, cello
Jeffrey Grossman, harpsichord

Note: Good Shepherd-Faith Presbyterian Church is not wheelchair accessible. There are twenty steps up to the sanctuary with a hand-railing, and a landing partway up.