Concerts
October 1, 2023
7:00 PM
Benaroya Hall, Seattle
Baroque Meets Karuk
17th century works for strings and harpsichord highlighting the connections between Spain, Italy, Austria and the colonization of Turtle Island (now known as the North American continent). A string ensemble led by Anna Okada will explore works by Bartolomeo de Selma y Salaverde, Andrea Falconieri, and Isabella Leonarda, alongside music from the Karuk tradition of what is now the Pacific Coast.
“I love that Byron isn’t afraid to pair traditional favorite composers and pieces alongside works from less well-known cultures and composers, or even newly commissioned music”
— Fox Spears, Artist, Karuk tribal member, and Sound Salon board member
Anna Okada
Violin
Reynalod Patiño
VIOLIN
Breana McCullough
VIOLA
Elisabeth Reed
Cello
Byron Schenkman
Harpsichord
Program
Heinrich Schmelzer:
“The Fencing School” for strings and continuo
Traditional Karuk:
“Picnic Song”
Bartolomeo de Selma y Salaverde:
Works for strings and continuo
Andrea Falconieri:
Folia and other works for two violins, cello, and continuo
Salomone Rossi:
Works for two violins and continuo
Traditional Karuk:
“Gathering Song”
Claudia Rusca:
Canzona no. 1 “La Borromea” for strings
Girolamo Frescobaldi:
Works for harpsichord
Isabella Leonarda:
Sonata for two violins, cello, and continuo
Biagio Marini:
Passacaglia for strings and continuo
Traditional Karuk:
“Weaving Song”
“Byron Schenkman Pushes the limits in classical music”
— Roberta Cruger, The Advocate
Notes on the Program
By Byron Schenkman
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