Jean-Baptiste Lully – Past Concerts near Seattle, WA

Glorious music of the French Baroque, including works by Couperin, Jacquet de la Guerre, Lully, Marais, and Rebel (“Le Tombeau de Lully”), featuring two of North America’s greatest baroque violinists with opulent continuo accompaniment.

Get ready to have the time of your life – or at least a pretty good time – as the EMU Historically-Informed House Band and special guest baroque dancers sweep you off your feet with this tribute to 17th-century dance music from court and countryside, from Praetorius to Lully.

Come away on a rendezvous with some of the most evocative music of the French Baroque in this program of works for instruments and soprano from the time of Louix XIV.

Six French wines from local vineyards, paired with a delightful assortment of French early music: Lully, Couperin, Marais, and more.

Baroque violinist Aubrey Burdick, baroque oboist Curtis Foster and harpsichordist Henry Lebedinsky play works by Lully, Marais, Leclair and more in celebration of the City of Light.

Lully – Overture to Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Tchaikovsky – arrangements of "Cantabile" from Symphony No. 5
Bartók – Allegro Barbaro
Albinoni – Sonata II a 5, Op. 2
Barber – Dover Beach for strings and baritone
Reinecke – "Finale" from Serenade in G

A festive courtly Masque comprised of dance, music, song, acting and poetry from the 15th through 18th century courts of Europe.

Henry Purcell – Suite from Abdelazer
Godfrey Finger – Trio-sonata in C Major for trumpet, violin, and continuo
Jean-Baptiste Lully – Passacaille d'Armide
Handel – Sonata for flute and continuo
Handel – Trio-sonata in C Minor for recorder, violin and continuo
Handel – Aria "Lascia ch'io piango" from Rinaldo
Handel – Aria "Destero dall' emptia dite" from Amadigi