Sanctuary in the City: Heinrich Biber – The Sorrowful Mysteries
Free
Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin
Violinist Tekla Cunningham and members of the Pacific MusicWorks House Band perform Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber’s Sorrowful Mystery Sonatas (ca. 1676), a set of powerfully moving pieces written to depict the events of Christ’s Passion through extraordinary use of violin techniques and alternative tunings.
Pacific MusicWorks and Christ Our Hope at the Josephinum present Sanctuary in the City, their second season of free lunchtime concerts at the crossroads of Downtown and Belltown, aimed at fostering a spirit of contemplation and respite in the midst of our busy and stressful lives. Join them for a 45-minute concert featuring some of the region’s finest musicians performing baroque to modern works, including many works by underrepresented composers.
After the concert, join the musicians and fellow music-lovers next door at Moore Coffee for sandwiches, treats, and more!
About Tekla Cunningham
Baroque violinist Tekla Cunningham delights in bringing the music of the baroque, classical and romantic eras to life with vivid and expressive historically informed performances.
Praised as "a consummate musician whose flowing solos and musical gestures are a joy to watch", her performances have been described as "ravishingly beautiful" and "stellar". Her greatest musical love is music of the baroque and chamber music of all stripes, though she can’t seem to quit Johannes Brahms. She is co-artistic director of Pacific MusicWorks in Seattle, artist-in-residence at the University of Washington and founder and director of the Whidbey Island Music Festival.
Tekla plays regularly as concertmaster and principal player with the American Bach Soloists. Her new release 'Stylus Phantasticus' with Pacific MusicWorks is delighting critics. "Tekla is a marvel…an endlessly songful bird". Early Music America describes the recording as "played with verve, the music presented here reaffirms the old notion that instrumental music can have the flair of any theatrical spectacle. … a stellar vessel for the boldest showmanship".
Tekla plays on a violin made by Sanctus Seraphin in Venice in 1746.
http://www.teklacunningham.com/