The Catacoustic Consort delves into an intruiging era in musical history with music of the French Baroque for the rare pardessus de viole, a hybrid that blends violin and viola da gamba. While the viola da gamba first appeared around 1480 in Italy, the pardessus did not appear until the early 1700s in France, when it became a staple of Versailles heyday. Unless you were palling around with Marie Antoinette many of these works will be new to you and will showcase the unique sonority of the pardessus. Performers include Annalisa Pappano (also artistic director) and Joanna Blendulf, pardessus de viole; Daniel Zuluaga, theorbo; and Youngmi Kim, soprano.
- Venue: St. John's Presbyterian Church
- Date: Sat April 18, 2009 7:30pm
- City: Berkeley
- Price Range: $22-$25
- Tickets: (510) 528 1725
Fri April 17, 2009 8:00pm
First Lutheran Church
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Program
Performers
Annalisa Pappano
Pardessus de viole
Joanna Blendulf
Pardessus de viole
Daniel Zuluaga
Theorbo
Youngmi Kim
Soprano
