Early Music Missouri brings an intimate recital of 17th- and 18th-century solo music for Baroque lute to Kansas City on September 12. Boston-based lutenist Brian Bartling returns to his home town with a program of solo music inspired by an anthology collected by Phillip Franz LeSage de Richée, a lutenist active in the late 17th century. The concert features compositions by LeSage de Richée, as well as several of his mentors and contemporaries. Developed and promoted by French players through the 17th century, the Baroque lute boasts a large repertoire of French and French-influenced music, including gracious court dances and witty character pieces. Brian’s program highlights this repertoire in suites by French masters Ennemond Gautier and Charles Mouton and the Bohemian lutenist Jan Antonín Losy.
The concert will take place on September 12 at 7:00 PM at Village Presbyterian Church, 6641 Mission Road in Prairie Village, KS. Free off-street is immediately adjacent to the church. Admission to the concert is $20 (cash, card, or check) with special discounts for students.
A native of the Kansas City area, Brian came to the lute following studies of the classical guitar and bass. He studied Renaissance lute with Doug Freundlich and Baroque lute with Anton Birula and has performed in masterclasses with Paul Odette, Nigel North, Robert Barto, Ronn McFarlane and Hopkinson Smith. Brian performs across New England as a soloist and in a variety of ensembles and recently appeared in England as a featured soloist at the first Overstrand Music Festival Lute Competition. Brian holds undergraduate degrees in Music and Mathematics from William Jewell College as well as a graduate degree in Music Theory from the New England Conservatory of Music.
Early Music Missouri is the region’s foremost promoter and presenter of Early Music concerts. Its performances feature Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque repertoire performed on period instruments by expert performers from the region and nation.
