Music for bass viol and bass violin
Most early music fans are aware that the viola da gamba is also known as the bass viol. It is less well known, perhaps, that there is also such an instrument as the bass violin, also known as the ‘basse de violon’. The bass viol and bass violin were mainstays in French baroque music and featured in the Court orchestra of King Louis XIV. For this concert The Marais Project welcomes Tim Blomfield, one of Australia’s finest bass violinists and co-founder of Sydney’s long standing and highly respected early music ensemble, Salut! Baroque. The Sunday afternoon program will feature a cantata by Montéclair, music by Marais – with the bass violin providing the continuo – and other works that show off the complementary and contrasting aspects of the two instruments.
Tim and Jennifer first met when they were students at the Sydney Conservatorium. Both went on to study with Dutch virtuoso gambist and baroque cellist, Jaap ter Linden. “Tim and I overlapped at the Sydney Conservatorium”, Jenny commented, “We were modern cellists at the time. I went on to sell my cello and take up viola da gamba exclusively while Tim got interested in the baroque cello and the bass violin. It was lovely that we both studied with the same teacher in Holland”. Although Jenny has performed on several occasions with Salut! Baroque, this will be Tim’s first guest appearance with The Marais Project.
Jennifer and Timothy are joined by long term Marais Project members soprano Belinda Montgomery and lutenist, Tommie Andersson in what will be a delightful and varied program of music from the French baroque.
When: from 3.00pm on 17th June 2018
Where: SYDNEY CONSERVATORIUM OF MUSIC – University of Sydney – Verbrugghen Hall – at the corner of Bridge Street and Macquarie Street, Sydney, NSW
Cost: $38 and $22 and $15
Tickets: https://www.classikon.com/concert/the-marais-project-sydney-17-jun-2018/
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