Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Matthews & Schenkman: Common Ground

Saturday, January 28, 2012, 8:00 – 10:00pm

Great Hall; enter on 8th Avenue. $15-$40.

Ingrid Matthews and Byron Schenkman, directors of Seattle Baroque Orchestra, present a program displaying 17th-century virtuosity from Northern Europe and England, featuring variations on ground basses and popular tunes of the day. The concert features two sonatas by Schmelzer; the Biber Passacaglia for solo violin; Muffat’s Passacaglia for harpsichord; Lachrymae Pavan; and selections from The Division Violin, including Baltzar’s John Come Kiss Me Now. A preconcert lecture begins at 7 p.m. Presented by Seattle Baroque Orchestra.

Tickets are $40/$35 senior/$25 side sections/$15 under age 25 at www.earlymusicguild.org. Town Hall members receive a $5 discount.

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