UVa Baroque Orchestra presents "The Birth of the Symphony"

April 12, 2015 - 3:30pm
Old Cabell Hall
$10/$5 students/ free for UVa Students who reserve in advance

The McIntire Department of Music presents the Baroque Orchestra on Sunday, April 12th 2015 at 3:30pm  in Old Cabell Hall.

UVa's Baroque Orchestra, using period instruments under the direction of David Sariti, presents "The Birth of the Symphony", including works by Albinoni, Bach,  Tessarini, Fasch, and Haydn.  The program opens with an Adagio actually composed by Albinoni (in his Sinfonia Op. 2 No. 7), and concludes with a rare performance of a Haydn Symphony (No. 16) on period instruments.  In between are chamber works for various combinations of instruments.

The UVA Baroque Orchestra offers students the rare opportunity to perform music of the 17th and 18th centuries on the instruments for which it was written, at low pitch.  Students use period instruments from the University’s extensive collection, receiving personal instruction on the special techniques necessary, and must be accomplished on their modern counterparts.

Violinist David Sariti is known for his fluency in performance that cuts across styles and eras, with a repertoire spanning from the seventeenth century to the present day.  Faculty at UVa since 2005, he directs the period-instrument Baroque Orchestra, maintains a violin studio, coaches chamber music,performs in the Rivanna Quartet, and is Principal Violin II of the Charlottesville Symphony at the University of Virginia.  He can even be found playing jazz, on occasion, sitting in with trumpeter John D’earth. Dr. Sariti also maintains an active presence on the Baroque violin.  Along with members of the Baltimore Consort and Harmonious Blacksmith, he recently founded “Mr. Jefferson’s Music”.  This group’s performance at the American Musical Instrument Society 2013 conference has been recorded for future release.  In collaboration with Monticello, hehas presented programs of music from the collection of Thomas Jefferson since 2006, and is featured on the CD “Music from the Jefferson Collection”.

Old Cabell Hall is located on the south end of UVA's historic lawn, directly opposite the Rotunda.  (map) Parking is available in the central grounds parking garage on Emmet Street, in the C1 parking lot off McCormick Rd, and in the parking lots at the UVA Corner.  Handicap parking is available in the small parking lot adjacent to Bryan Hall.

Tickets are $10 for the general public, $5 for students and free for UVa Students who reserve in advance. Tickets can be purchased by contacting the Arts Box Office at 434.924.3376 or visiting www.artsboxoffice.virginia.edu

All programs are subject to change.

For more information please call the McIntire Department of Music at 434.924.3052.

 

Address

UVA Department of Music
112 Old Cabell Hall
P.O. Box 400176 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4176

Email: music@virginia.edu