Groupmuse: French Viol Muse, Part 1 – featuring Guts Baroque String Duo
$10+ donation, RSVP required
Sylvia Schwartz, baroque violin
John Ott, 7-string bass viol
Marin Marais – Suitte d'un Goût Étranger ("Suite in a Foreign Taste")
Roland Marais – Suite for viola da gamba & continuo in C minor
Charles Dollé – Tombeau de Marais le Père
Antoine Dauvergne – Violin Sonata in G minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Note from the hosts: "Marin Marais is the most beloved composer by players of the viola da gamba. He lived and worked for Louis XIV at the height of the French baroque era, and his music exemplifies the grace and delicacy of French music, as defined by his friend and colleague Jean Baptiste Lully. His five books of Pieces de Viole contain hundreds of dances, fantasies and character pieces, organized into suites by key. The techniques, decorations and musical idioms contained in these pieces were passed along by Marais to his students, several of whom became renowned viol players and composers themselves. These students include Charles Dollé, Jacques Morel, Louis de Caix-d’Hervelois, and of course his son Roland Marais.
"We will perform for you music by Marais and his students, as well as the violinist Antoine Dauvergne, whose compositional styles reflect the evolving musical tastes of France under Louis XV.
"Prepare to be transported to the court of Versailles, to dance and be moved by the gentle, refined and elegant music of the French baroque!"
The livestream will take place at 7pm Pacific. Broadcasting live from Orange County, CA.
RSVP for details/livestream link.
$10+ minimum payment to musicians, $3 reservation fee.