Imaginary Intersections this Saturday: MORE INFO!

The SCBF is very much looking forward to this weekend's exciting and unusual concert production, "Imaginary Intersections: Raga & Raj." This premiere has resulted from over a year's worth of work and collaboration between Barry Phillips, Linda Burman-Hall and the Baroque Festival's resident ensemble Lux Musica. Here you can find various bits of information on the Raga & Raj project:

Event Poster
About the Program
Rehearsal Photos (Sunday, March 14)
Press Preview (SC Sentinal, March 18)
Press Info (more detail)

The performance will include the world premiere of Barry Phillips' imaginary musical exploration of Indian-Baroque crossovers, as well as selections of Indian and 18th-century European composers (inspired by Indian music), and finally a work by this and last century's Lou Harrison (d. 2003), known for his Southeast-Asian inspired compositions. Alone the sonic mix of Indian instruments with the softer and less-commonly heard, but timbrally instriguing historical Western instruments will be a journey worth engaging. We hope to see you there, and if you wish, do join us for a post-concert hangout at the Crepe Place (to be announced to the audience).

An Evening with Harps at Concert I

Our opening 2010 Season Concert I with harpist Cheryl Ann Fulton and ensemble was very well received.

Here are some comments (send us yours, too!):

"Cheryl Ann Fulton and three of her students played a program of traditional music from Wales on Welsh traditional harps. These lovely instruments are difficult to play, because they have three sets of strings. The ensemble played familiar Welsh melodies with much virtuousity and beauty.

Cheryl Ann Fulton holds a Ph. D. in music from Indiana University and is a specialist in Welsh and Italian historical harps. She is both a scholar and a performer on these instruments."

-- Alexandra Romanoff (Board Member)

"We found it charming. I'd never heard of harps having any more than a single set of strings, much less 3 sets! Cheryl Ann Fulton was passionate about the Irish Harp and she told amusing and informative stories about the harps and the compositions."

-- Judy Foreman (Board Member)

"Today while cleaning, I unwrapped Cheryl Ann Fulton's CD. Listening to The Airs of Wales, my heart is filled with the joy only beautiful music provides. Thank you to the Baroque Festival for providing the opportunity to hear her play in concert."

-- Jeannie Logan (Subscriber and Donor)

And here are some photos: Click Here (Photo in this gallery, as well as the one used above in this post by Lars Johannesson)