Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Chamber Music Delights

For lovers of instrumental chamber music, great concerts are taking place in Monterey and Santa Cruz this weekend.


Imaginary Intersections: Raga And Raj
Saturday, March 20, 7:30pm
Part of the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival

First Congregational Church, Santa Cruz

In the mysterious Kingdom of Oudh near Calcutta, the fashion of the 1780s turned toward the 'Hindostannie Air', leading British musicians to perform amorous melodies and dance tunes of North India on European instruments.

Barry Phillips, a Ravi Shankar trained composer/performer of classical Indian music, has created a new work for early instruments which re-imagines this historical East-West encounter (world premiere).

Read our previous post about this concert here==>

Or visit the updated Santa Cruz Baroque Festival website www.scbaroque.com/

Light-Hearted Winds
Ensemble Monterey
Mozart, Jacob, Hummel and Beethoven

John Anderson, Conductor and Music Director (photo)

Saturday, March 20, 2010, 8 PM
   Golden State Theatre, Monterey
Sunday, March 21, 2010, 7 PM
   First Congregational Church, Santa Cruz

“Light-Hearted Winds” is a concert of classic delights featuring the wind section of the orchestra in compositions designed for pleasure and enjoyment. Come enjoy Mozart’s spirited overture from The Magic Flute, Beethoven’s lovely Rondino, Hummel’s early romantic-era Octet, Jacob’s Divertimento for Winds and one of Mozart’s most joyful compositions Serenade in E Flat Major.

More information on the Ensemble Monterey Website

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