Concert #2: Parlor to Pub: 18th Century English Music, Waynesville NC
Baroque-era English concert music shifts from refined parlor sounds to rowdy pub energy, with harpsichord textures, Scottish fancies, and dance-inspired rhythms. A chamber program that explores who made music and who got to hear it in the 18th century.
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Baroque and 18th century English selections move from refined parlor sounds to rowdy pub energy, blending dance tunes, Scottish fancies, and period-style flair. A harpsichord-led program explores who made music and who got to hear it.
Baroque and 18th century English selections move from refined parlor sounds to rowdy pub energy, blending dance tunes, Scottish fancies, and period-style flair. A harpsichord-led program explores who made music and who got to hear it.
Baroque and 18th century English selections move from refined parlor sounds to rowdy pub energy, blending dance tunes, Scottish fancies, and period-style flair. A harpsichord-led program explores who made music and who got to hear it.
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Five-minute original pieces across storytelling, music, poetry, comedy, literature, and dance fill an intimate parlor on First Sundays, inviting performers and audience to celebrate Asheville's local arts community.
Five-minute original pieces across storytelling, music, poetry, comedy, literature, and dance fill an intimate parlor on First Sundays, inviting performers and audience to celebrate Asheville's local arts community.