Biber: Music for the Head, Hands, and Heart
Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin; Henry Lebedinsky, harpsichord & organ; Joanna Blendulf, viola da gamba
Saturday, March 1 at 8:00pm
at St. James Cathedral (804 9th Ave, Seattle)
The Cathedral will close after the 5:30pm Mass.
Doors & box office open at 7:30pm.
What makes art timeless? Is it its ability to engage the entire spectrum of our emotions, or its power to meet us where we are and change us for the better? Like the works of Shakespeare, the music of Heinrich Biber is both earthy and sublime, tuneful and transcendent. It aspires to the sacred yet is not afraid to dance in the pub, and is ablaze with virtuosity and innovation.
Leave the world behind and journey with baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham, viola da gamba player Joanna Blendulf, and organist/harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky into the world of Biber and his 17th century Austrian contemporaries (Albertini, Froberger, Schmelzer, and Erlebach), a musical feast for all the senses and a balm for the soul. Feel the resonance of two beautiful and rare violins – a Venetian violin from 1746 by Sanctus Seraphim, and a 1720s violin piccolo from Tyrol.
Tickets:
suggested donation $20 general | $12 students & seniors | or pay as able
Walk-up tickets will be available at the box office located inside the south Columbia St. / Courtyard entrance to the Cathedral.
Friends of Cathedral Music donors of $250 or more in the last calendar year are encouraged to request seat reservations no later than Thursday, February 27 at noon.
The Cabrini Garage on Marion Street closes at 7:00pm (after the 5:30 Mass) and is not available for concert parking.