Byrd Ensemble & Seattle Baroque Orchestra: Vivaldi's Venice
$30
- Kris Kwapis, trumpet
- Markdavin Obenza, conductor
Antonio Vivaldi — Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, RV 501 "La Notte"
Antonio Vivaldi — Concerto for Two Trumpets in C major, RV 537 (arr. for trumpet & oboe)
In this season’s finale collaboration with Seattle’s own Byrd Ensemble, co-directed by Kris Kwapis and Markdavin Obenza, we travel to Venice to celebrate virtuosic music written by the Red Priest. In addition to his beloved Gloria written for the famed Ospedale della Pietà orphanage in Venice, the program includes his Concerto for Trumpet and Oboe, and his dazzling Bassoon Concerto in B-flat major, "La Notte" RV 501.
This program will receive 2 in-person performances:
- Saturday, May 4 at 7:30pm at Bastyr University Chapel
- Sunday, May 5 at 2pm at Trinity Parish Church.
It will also be recorded and released online as a digital broadcast on February 3 at 12pm Pacific.
About Byrd Ensemble
Directed by Markdavin Obenza, the Byrd Ensemble is a professional ensemble that specializes in the performance of Renaissance polyphony. Since founded in 2004, the Seattle-based ensemble has garnered international acclaim for its performances and recordings of vocal chamber music from publications, described by John Rutter as "a fine group that has achieved an enviable standard of tuning, blend, and ensemble," "pure and radiant” (Gramophone), and "rich, full-voiced, and perfectly blended" (Early Music America). The Byrd Ensemble presents a concert series in Seattle and tours internationally.
https://www.byrdensemble.com/