Whidbey Island Music Festival: The Golden Fleece

Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber — Selected works
Johann Heinrich Schmelzer — Selected works
Georg Muffat — Selected works

Kris Kwapis and Bruno Lourensetto, baroque trumpets
Tekla Cunningham and Cynthia Freivogel, baroque violins
Elisabeth Reed and David Morris, violas da gamba
Daniel Zuluaga, baroque guitar and theorbo
Katherine Heater, harpsichord

The Golden Fleece was a chivalric order of knights established by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy. The Austrian branch of this order included the Emperor Leopold, whose court in Vienna was a magnet for some of the greatest musicians and composers of the 17th century. This program focuses on music written for these powerful patrons by brilliant composers such as Biber, Schmelzer, and Muffat. This program includes festive works for strings and 2 baroque trumpets.

About the Festival
The Whidbey Island Music Festival presents vibrant performances on period instruments of repertoire ranging from Monteverdi to Beethoven on beautiful Whidbey Island, WA. The 2016 Whidbey Island Music Festival begins Friday, July 29th and runs through August 7th with two weekends of concerts.

About Whidbey Island Music Festival

http://whidbeyislandmusicfestival.org/