Seattle Baroque Orchestra

We are proud to announce SBO's 2010-2011 Season at Town Hall
in partnership with the Early Music Guild
with Music Director, Ingrid Matthews
and Artistic Director, Byron Schenkman

Saturday, October 23, 8PM; Town Hall
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
SBO celebrates the 300th birthday of Giovanni Battista Pergolesi with a performance of his most sparkling, beloved work, featuring two brilliant young soloists, Yulia Van Doren and Ian Howell. Also on the program will be works by other Neapolitan greats Alessandro Scarlatti and Nicola Porpora, whose Cello Concerto in G Major, featuring Seattle's own baroque cello star Nathan Whittaker, is sure to bring down the house.

Saturday, November 27, 8PM; Town Hall
SBO Soloists: Bach and Friends
An intimate program featuring four stellar musicians from the Seattle Baroque Orchestra, whose musical camaraderie mirrors that between J.S. Bach and some of his favorite contemporaries. Ingrid Matthews, Byron Schenkman, Nathan Whittaker and Seattle new-comer Jason Fisher will come together for a very special evening of Bach and other chamber music featuring the wonderfully rich and warm combination of violin, viola and continuo.

Sunday, January 2, 3 PM; Town Hall
SBO Soloists: Vivaldi Folia!
Violinists Ingrid Matthews and Tekla Cunningham, cellist Nathan Whittaker, lutenist John Lenti, and harpsichordist Byron Schenkman celebrate Vivaldi and his Venetian heritage with evocative works by Salomone Rossi, Biagio Marini, Francesco Cavalli, and of course Vivaldi himself, including the scorching "Folia" for two violins and continuo. Venice was the birthplace of virtuoso violin playing, and this is Venetian virtuosity at its fiery best!

Sunday, March 27, 3PM; Town Hall
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Handel's Grand Concertos
Handel has always been a staple of the repertoire for Seattle Baroque Orchestra, from its debut recording to its most recent release. Now SBO is honored to participate in the 2011 American Handel Festival in Seattle, with a concert devoted entirely to great instrumental works by the beloved master, including sonatas and concertos for oboes, violins, harpsichord, strings and continuo.

Saturday, April 23, 8PM; Town Hall
Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Sound the Trumpet!
Our season ends on a high note with this joyful and exuberant program! SBO presents a colorful suite from Henry Purcell’s “The Fairy Queen,” Heinrich Biber’s comical "Nightwatchman's Serenade," and a festive array of music for trumpet and strings featuring trumpet virtuoso Kris Kwapis, whose “sterling tone” has been acclaimed by the New York Times.

Download a full listing of SBO and EMG 2010-2011 season offerings here.
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