THE FRENCH COURT COMES TO LIFE
Baroque Inside/Out: A Night at Versailles
SPONSORED BY BILL & LISA MOORE, RICK CHITTUM, AND CHRISTINE & MICHAEL BURCH
Baroque Inside/Out: A Night at Versailles
Friday, Aug 23, 2024 at 7:30 pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
214 W Beverley St, Staunton
$22 - $38
Discounts available for
youth, college, & military
Doors open 6:30 | Preconcert talk 6:45
All seating is reserved.
The royal court at Versailles, cultivated by Louis XIV over his long reign, offers the pinnacle of French Baroque musical culture. Enjoy selections from Rameau’s Les Boréades, chamber music by Leclair, Marais, and Lambert, and the majestic Te Deum for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra by Jean-Baptiste Lully.
PLUS: join us in the churchyard during intermission for some non-Baroque musical surprises . . . .
Rameau’s | Les Boréades
Couperin | Concert No. 4 in E Minor
Lambert | Air
Marais | Gamba Prelude in C Minor
Forqueray | "Jupiter" for three harpsichords
Dieupart | Suite in G Major for recorder and continuo
D'Ambruis | "Le Doux Silence" for voice and theorbo
Lully | Te Deum for vocal soloists, chorus and orchestra
Artists involved in this event:
Performer details will be announced shortly
