La Suave Melodia

Presented by the 2024 Organs of the Ballarat Goldfields Festival

Performance 1: 10:00am–11.00am
Performance 2: 12:00pm–1.00pm

Artists:
Jamie Hey – Baroque cello
Hannah Lane – Italian Baroque triple harp
Nicholas Pollock – theorbo
Timothy Willis – Baroque violin

The rich sonorities of bowed and plucked strings unite in a dance of light and shadow for this program exploring the birth of instrumental virtuosity in Baroque Italy.

Ensemble 642 are joined by two of Australia's finest baroque string players, cellist Jamie Hey and violinist Tim Willis, for a journey through some of the most beautiful and innovative instrumental music from the Baroque era. Music by Stradella, Fontana, Marini, and de Selma.