Join The Cherry Trio — Elizabeth Gaver (baroque violin), Penny Hanna (viola da gamba), Michael Peterson (harpsichord) and guest David Wilson (baroque violin) — to ring in the New Year with music from seventeenth century France, Germany and England. The performance will be held Wednesday, January 1st, at 3:00pm. Tickets are $35, available on eventbrite.com.

The ensemble will perform “D’Apotheose de Lully,” by François Couperin – a suite of short pieces with French texts depicting Lully’s meeting with Apollo and ascension to Parnassus where he meets Corelli. Two musicians play the same melody accompanied by the other in turn – Lully in the French style, Corelli in the Italian. In the spirit of reconciliation, Apollo convinces them that the joining of both styles represents perfection in music, and they close with a trio sonata “The Peace of Parnassus.” The concert will also include a trio sonata by Purcell, pieces by Abel for solo viol, and preludes by Couperin for harpsichord.

David Wilson – Baroque Violin

Please join us after the concert for a reception.