Media Release | ECMS Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble & The Valencia Baryton Project
ECMS presents Two Shows This March
Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble & The Valencia Baryton Project
March will be a 'month of music' for the Edmonton Chamber Music Society (ECMS) as they present two shows: Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble on March 8 and The Valencia Baryton Project on March 22.
Performing works from their latest album, Early Moderns: The (very) First Viennese School, the Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble has been “revered like rock stars within the early music scene” (New York Times). The ensemble brings together today’s top North American historically-informed performers. Described as “drop-dead gorgeous with a wonderful interplay of timbres,” (Early Music America) and praised as “irresistible” (Fanfare Magazine), Quicksilver vibrantly explores the rich chamber music repertoire from the early modern period to the High Baroque.
Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble has been featured at numerous music series and prestigious festivals, receiving critical acclaim, standing ovations and repeat invitations. Recent and upcoming appearances include Carnegie Hall, Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center, and Concerts from the Library of Congress.
Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble
March 8
West End Christian Reformed Church (10015 149 St.)
7:30 PM
"A traditional ensemble at the heart featuring baryton, viola, and violoncello; performing classical to modern music."
A string trio with four instruments? A harpsichord hiding behind the cello? The Valencia Baryton Project has dedicated itself to the performance of music written for an ancient and little-known instrument, the baryton. A cross between the viol da gamba and lirone, with 10 resonating and plucked strings down the back of the instrument, the baryton gives the traditional string trio an entirely new dimension.
The Valencia Baryton Project was formed by colleagues from the opera of the Palau de les Arts and the Orchestre Nationale Montpellier with the vision of performing the nearly 160 works written by Franz Joseph Haydn as well as compositions by other composers, both modern and classical. At the heart of the ensemble is the traditional formation in trio – baryton, viola, and violoncello – for which Haydn wrote 123 works of outstanding beauty during his time as the court composer for the Prince Esterhazy of Austria.
The Valencia Baryton Project
March 22
West End Christian Reformed Church (10015 149 St.)
7:30 PM
Tickets for Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble and The Valencia Baryton Project range from $25 - $50 + applicable fees and are available at TixontheSquare.ca or by calling 780.420.1757.
For more information about the Edmonton Chamber Music Society, visit edmontonchambermusic.org.