Stephen Stubbs & Tekla Cunningham: Stylus Fantasticus

Stephen Stubbs and Tekla Cunningham

Thursday, October 20, 2016 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)

Katharyn Alvord Gerlich Theater at Meany Hall (formerly Meany Theater), Seattle, WA, United States

$10-$20

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber — Selected works
Carlo Farina — Selected works
Giovanni Battista Fontana — Selected works
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer — Selected works

Faculty artists Stephen Stubbs (lute and baroque guitar) and Tekla Cunningham (violin) are driving forces behind the success of ensemble-in-residence Pacific Musicworks, whose reputation for excellence has been confirmed through consistently high-quality programming at the UW and in the greater arts region. The musicians’ instrumental and improvisational agility is on display in this program of music performed in the “free and fantastic style” – the free-form, quasi-improvised violin music of the 17th century. The PMW cohorts are joined by colleague Maxine Eilander (harp) in this performance featuring music by Farina, Fontana, Schmelzer, and Biber.