[BROADCAST] Whidbey Island Music Festival: Beethoven's Scottish Songs (through 9/30/2020)
$10 / $20
Tess Altiveros, soprano
Brandon Vance, baroque violin & fiddle
Caroline Nicolas, baroque cello
Stephen Stubbs, guitar
Henry Lebedinsky, fortepiano
The 18th and 19th centuries saw a surge of interest in and the music and culture of Scotland and Ireland. Many European composers made settings of Scottish folk tunes both to capitalize on market for music making at home and to investigate the music of what mainland Europeans perceive to be the “wild west” of the time. In writing his Scottish songs, Ludwig van Beethoven set his pieces to English texts rather than the original Gaelic. This program combines Beethoven’s art-song versions with the original folk settings, as well as traditional Scottish music, in a celebration of Scotland’s rich musical heritage!
This program is a co-production with Pacific MusicWorks.
Opening Night for this broadcast is Friday, August 23 at 7:30pm Pacific. Pre-concert ZOOM chat with festival artists at 7pm Pacific. This broadcast will be available online until September 30.
This online concert will be presented on Vimeo.com – purchase ticket to view link.
Link to donate: http://whidbeyislandmusicfestival.org/donate-online
Tickets: $20 (reduced price admission $10)