Visiting Ensemble Series - 2015 Spotlight Concert - Skagit Symphony

These wonderful players are specialists in early music; Linda Melsted, John Dornenburg, Jillon Stoppels Dupree, have enjoyed an international career. The program is a great discovery of chamber music from early/middle Baroque full of colors, virtuosity and lyricism.

Dietrich Buxtehude (ca. 1637-1707) is highly regarded as one of the leading composers during Baroque German and was considered the eminent organist of his time.

Sample of the Program Highlights:

Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, opus 1                                Dietrich Buxtehude
Trio Sonata in D Minor                                                 Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
Passacialle in G, for solo viola da gamba                 Johannes Schenk
Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, opus 2                                Dietrich Buxtehude