Julliard Baroque Ensemble Performs Centuries-Old Works Composed for Violin

On March 30, Juilliard Baroque Ensemble, a group of period-instrument specialists from the faculty of the famed music school’s Historical Performance program, will kick off the Friends of Music Concerts‘ spring season with an evening of 17th-and 18th-century arrangements that focus on works for violins. The concert’s program will present ways in which 17th-century violin composers created the sonata form and explored the interplay among three of these instruments harmonizing. This will be demonstrated through more than 10 compositions, from well-known classics like Pachelbel’s Canon, to works by lesser-known composers, like Biagio Marini’s Sonata a 3 in Ecco. Along with these violin trio arrangements, other stringed instruments will be heard in the concert, including the cello, harpsichord, theorbo and guitar. Arrangements also include Falconieri’s Sonata L’Eroica con sua Ciaccona, Castello’s Sonata Undecima, and Purcell’s Fantazia, among others. The performance will be held at Pleasantville High School. For more info, visit friendsofmusicconcerts.org.

A version of this article first appeared in the March issue of ArtsNews, ArtsWestchester’s monthly publication. ArtsNews is distributed throughout Westchester County. A digital copy is also available at artsw.org/artsnews.