UVa Baroque Orchestra, directed by David Sariti
The McIntire Department of Music presents the Baroque Orchestra on Sunday, November 23th 2014 at 3:30pm in Old Cabell Hall. UVa's Baroque Orchestra, directed by faculty violinist David Sariti, presents a diverse program of 17th-century music. Recent alumna Brianna Meese is featured as soloist in a cantata by Buxtehude; other works are by Gabrieli, Muffat, and Biber.
The UVA BaroqueOrchestra, directed by David Sariti, 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.