David Sariti and Elizabeth Field: 2 Violinists, 4 Violins, 8 Bows, and 400 Years of Music
The University of Virginia Department of Music presents the fourth concert in its Faculty Artists Series, featuring violinists David Sariti and Elizabeth Field, on Sunday, November 1, at 3:30 p.m. in Old Cabell Hall. This concert is sponsored by the UVA Arts Council, enriching the arts on grounds.
The program brings together two distinguished artists whose careers encompass both modern and historical performance practices, offering audiences an afternoon of exceptional musicianship and musical exploration.
This wide-ranging program gives audiences a rare opportunity to hear first-hand the evolution of the violin and its bows. Sariti and Field guide the listener through time by explaining the evolution in construction and how it mirrored changes in compositional and playing styles. From early 17th-century consort music, to the high Baroque, domestic Classical music, Romantic chamber music, and concert pieces of the 20th and 21st centuries, the listener will experience the equivalent of four concerts in one!
There is exactly 400 years worth of music, written between 1620 and 2020. Works are by Gibbons, Finger, Leclair, Corrette, Campioni, Spohr, DeBeriot, Gliere, Diemer, and Shcherbakov.
The duo will also be performing at George Washington University, on Oct. 18.
Violinist Elizabeth Field is internationally recognized for her expressive performances on both period and modern instruments. Founder of The Vivaldi Project, she serves as concertmaster of The Bach Choir of Bethlehem and has performed with leading ensembles across the United States, including Opera Lafayette and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, with whom she recorded for Deutsche Grammophon. Her recordings on period instruments appear on the Hungaroton, Naxos, and Dorian labels. A noted educator, Field has held faculty positions at Sacramento State University and the University of California, Davis, and has presented master classes at universities nationwide, including regular appearances at The Curtis Institute. She earned a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Cornell University specializing in 18th-century performance practice and currently serves as an adjunct professor at George Washington University.
UVA faculty member David Sariti has built a distinguished career as both performer and scholar, with musical interests spanning four centuries. Known for bringing fresh insight to both familiar and overlooked repertoire, he has appeared as a recitalist at universities throughout the United States, performed as a concerto soloist, and collaborated extensively as a chamber musician. An advocate for contemporary music, he has championed works by composers across the Southeast, including UVA Professor Emeritus Judith Shatin.
Sariti is equally at home performing historical repertoire using period instruments and historically informed performance practices. He is a member of the early music ensembles Synnet and Baroque and Beyond and has performed with The Vivaldi Project, the Washington Bach Consort, and numerous other ensembles. A founding member of Mr. Jefferson's Musicians, he has presented widely on Thomas Jefferson's musical interests and is featured on the recording Music from the Jefferson Collection. An accomplished improviser, he has also collaborated with the UVA Jazz Ensemble, John D'earth, and the late Greg Howard.
The Faculty Artist Series showcases the extraordinary artistry of the University of Virginia Department of Music's faculty through performances that span a wide range of musical styles, traditions, and creative collaborations. Visit here to see all concerts in the UVA Faculty Artist Series
Tickets are available through the UVA Arts Box Office.
Old Cabell Hall is located on the south end of the University of Virginia's Historic Lawn, directly opposite the Rotunda. For parking information and directions, please visit the Department of Directions and Parking page.
