l’Arte di Suonare

Early 17th century sonatas (literally "the sounding of instruments") were like sun and soil to the flowering of the baroque aesthetic. The first instrumental style to emerge in this new ground was the fanciful and vivacious Stylus Fantasticus. It features spirited rhetorical dialogues of tempos, affects, timbres, textures, etc.—stark contrasts of audio juxtaposed. Our program invites you into the middle of this verdant, dreamlike garden of sounds.

with

DIRK WELS | recorder

BODIE PFOST | sackbut

JOSEPH JONES | dulcian

KEVIN PAYNE | theorbo

We’re thrilled to be presenting this program as part of Under the Arches: Chamber Music Series of the Pequot Library in Southport, CT. Click here for more info