Western Early Keyboard Association: The Venetian Harpsichord with Owen Daly
$25 at the door ($10 student; WEKA/parish/OES members free)
- Owen Daly, harpsichord
Andrea Gabrieli — Selected works
Michelangelo Rossi — Selected works
Claudio Merulo — Selected works
Girolamo Frescobaldi — Selected works
Antonio de Cabezón — Selected works
Peter Philips — Selected works
On Saturday, February 28, 2023, Owen Daly, builder of harpsichords and clavichords located in Salem, Oregon, will showcase his recently completed instrument made after Venetian models. Owen has presented for WEKA previously. In 2016, he shared his French instrument after Jean-Claude Goujon in a program of François Couperin and Rameau.
The instrument featured in this program is in the style of 16th-century Venetian harpsichords, which included such illustrious makers as Dominicus Pisaurensis and the Trasuntinos. It is not after a specific exemplar, but was designed based upon some recent hypotheses about 16th-century layout practice published by Denzil Wraight, with reference to a number of surviving exemplars.
It is a "true inner-outer" Italian harpsichord, with the harpsichord itself housed in a separate outer case. The instrument’s body and soundboard are of Italian cypress, and the stringing, as was typical of early Italian practice, is in iron save for the use of brass in the bottom three notes of the C/E short octave.
The recital features music appropriate for the instrument's capabilities, including some works with specifically Venetian connections, and works from outside Venice, but appropriate given that Venetian harpsichords were widely available outside Venice. Composers include: Andrea Antico, Andrea Gabrieli, Michelangelo Rossi, Claudio Merulo, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Antonio de Cabezón and Peter Phillips.
You'll have an opportunity to ask questions and try the instrument yourself. Please join us for this valuable learning opportunity!
This performance will be presented in person February 18 at Oregon Episcopal School. A video of this performance will be available online Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 2pm Pacific on the WEKA YouTube Channel.
About Western Early Keyboard Association (WEKA)
The Western Early Keyboard Association, WEKA, was founded in 1998 to promote mutual interests, foster communication, and share resources and expertise among harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano, and organ enthusiasts, both professional and amateur, in the western United States.
http://www.wekaweb.orgAbout Owen Daly, harpsichord
Builder and player of harpsichords and clavichords
http://dalyharpsichords.comEpiscopal Parish of St. John the Baptist at Oregon Episcopal School
6300 SW Nicol RdPortland, Oregon 97223
USA