Date/Time
Date(s) - 01/10/2025
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location
Saint Mary Magdalen Church
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This year’s mid-winter viol consort concert takes the form of a battle between the two Titans of early 17th century viol music: William Lawes and John Jenkins.
Lawes and Jenkins were colleagues for a decade or more, but with radically different styles: Jenkins played by the rules with transcendent creativity. Lawes broke the rules, forever experimenting. Both were virtuosic viol players, hugely popular composers whose music challenged the players.
“Jenkins or Lawes?” has become a thing, as in “Beatles or Stones?”, “Mezcal or Scotch?”, “Taylor Swift or Beyonce?” Here is an entire concert with just these two apex composers: you can choose, or choose to stay on the fence, as you like.
Presented by Barefoot Chamber Concerts