In the Renaissance era, the lute was the most popular instrument in the western world. It became a symbol of the magic and power of music, and remained popular through the Baroque era with many great composers writing music for it.

One of the most outstanding lutenists of our day, Ronn McFarlane, a 2009 Grammy nominee and member of the Baltimore Consort, joins Sinfonia performing as a soloist, accompanist and member of the ensemble in a concert that features the versatile nature of the lute.

McFarlane has been composing and recording new music for the lute, building on the tradition of the lutenist/composers of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This performance will include the world premiere of one of his works written especially for The Bach Sinfonia.

VIVALDI
Motet In turbato mare irato, RV 627
with Jennifer Ellis Kampani, soprano

RONN MCFARLANE
On the Heath
plus the World Premiere of Firedance, a new work written for The Bach Sinfonia

Ronn McFarlane

Jennifer Ellis Kampani