BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_YorkBEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:452@earlymusicamerica.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T210000 DTSTAMP:20250404T032736Z URL:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/events/stradivari-in-london-italian- exuberance-in-english-baroque-music/ SUMMARY:Stradivari in London: Italian Exuberance in English Baroque Music DESCRIPTION:Stradivari in London\nItalian Exuberance in English Baroque Mus ic\nFollowed by a Buffet of Italian Desserts\, Cakes &\; Coffee\n \ ;\n The Artists:\nRebecca Myers\, Soprano \nKrista Bennion Feeney &\; Theresa Solomon Baroque Violin\nMark Kramer\, Five-String Baroque ‘Cell o Piccola by Barak Norman\, 1718\nDušan Balarin\, Theorbo &\; Baroque Guitar     Leon Schelhase\, Harpsichord \nFrom Italy\, came an exciting style of Baroque music which spread like wildfire throughout all of Europ e. When it reached England\, Italian violinists and composers became enorm ously influential\, swaying the course of music and causing a craze for th e spice and fire of the imported style. Instruments by the famous Italian violin maker\, Antonio Stradivari were brought to London from Cremona grea tly inspiring English makers\, particularly the prestigious luthier\, Bara k Norman. Cremonese violinist and composer\, Gasparo Visconti arrived in L ondon in 1702 where he married Cristina Steffkin for whom Stradivari had m ade a special ‘cello with five strings of slightly diminutive proportion . The influx of Stradivari instruments from Cremona and composers from all over Italy had a significant effect on the landscape of music in London. Even the bastion of English music\, George Frideric Handel\, who had left his native Germany for a three-year sojourn to Italy\, immersed himself in the Italian style. Handel’s effervescent ‘Gloria’ was probably writ ten in Italy before the composer settled in London where his Italianate mu sic became legendary.\nProgram\nGiovanni Maria Bononcini\, Trio Sonata Op. 1 No. 4\nNicola Matteis\, Preludio &\; Diverse bizzarrie sopra la Vecc hia Sarabanda o pur Ciaccona\nTarquinio Merula\, Ciaccona Op. 12 No. 20\nA ngelo Maria Fiorè\, Sonata di Violoncello in G Major\nFrancesco Corbetta\ , Preludio &\; Chaconne for Guitar\nGasparo Visconti\, Preludio in D ma jor &\; Trio Sonata Opus 1 No. VII  in F Major \nGeorge Frideric Hand el\, ‘Gloria’  for Soprano &\; Strings  \n \;\n\n   \n\n      ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.earlymusicamerica.org/wp-content/upl oads/2025/04/Headshot-with-Barak-Norman-Looking-away-reduced-size.jpeg CATEGORIES:Concerts LOCATION:The Historic Church of St. Mary the Virgin\, 191 South Greeley Ave nue\, Chappaqua\, New York\, 10514\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=191 South Greeley Avenue\, Chappaqua\, New York\, 10514\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Th e Historic Church of St. Mary the Virgin:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250309T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR