Wednesday, September 28
Early Music Open Mic Night
Join us for Early Music Open Mic Night in the East Bay. This is your opportunity to perform early music in a friendly cabaret style setting. Instrumentalists, singers, soloists, groups, students, youngsters, professionals — all are welcome! Please email [email protected] with the date you’d like to perform. Time slots will be up to 15 minutes, and there will be six time slots on each night. A Roland state of the art harpsichord/organ will be available on site as well as a regular piano. Food and drinks will be provided.
7–9:30 PM
Hillside Community Church,
1422 Navellier Street, El Cerrito
Donations gratefully accepted
[email protected]
Mid-Peninsula Recorder Orchestra
Regular meeting, for players of recorder, early winds or early strings. Bring your instrument(s) and music stand.
7:30–9:30 PM
Trinity Church, Angus Hall
330 Ravenswood Ave. (at Laurel), Menlo Park
650-591-3648 or mpro-online.org
Friday, September 30
Barefoot Chamber Concerts
“Diversimodè Accordata: scordatura music of Heinrich Biber” Pluribus Fidibus (Carla Moore and David Wilson, violins; John Dornenburg, viola da gamba; and Yuko Tanaka, harpsichord) perform a concert of Biber’s sonatas and toccatas By H.I.F. Biber.
Scordatura (non-standard tuning) changes the sound of the instrument, the way it’s played, and even what the instrument is capable of doing. Biber, the foremost violinist of his time, produced a whole repertoire for scordatura violin of unparalleled power and beauty, typified by his 1676 Rosary Sonatas—a sonata for each of the 15 Mysteries of the Rosary, each in a different tuning. The program features two of these sonatas, “The Visitation” and “The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin.”
What could be more awesome than sonatas for scordatura violin and continuo? Why, trio sonatas for TWO scordatura violins and continuo, of course! In 1696 Biber published a volume titled “Harmonia Artificioso – Ariosa Diversimodè Accordata” (Artificial Harmony: Pieces in Various Tunings), which includes seven suites for two stringed instruments and bass in various tunings. This program features three of these remarkable suites.
6 PM
Parish Hall, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
Tickets $15 (new unitary ticket price) 18 and under admitted free and welcome.
Purchase at the door or reserve in advance online.
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