Lunchtime Concert - Airs and Graces

The Bowerbird Collective

Simone Slattery  baroque violin
Brendan O’Donnell  baroque recorders
Anthony Albrecht  baroque cello
Hannah Lane  baroque harp
Nicholas Pollock  theorbo / baroque guitar
Nicola Matteis  selected compositions

A fun and fiery display of baroque virtuosity by five of Australia’s leading period performers. Nicola Matteis was a Baroque composer and virtuoso violinist, originally from Naples, who rose to prominence in the late 17th century. Renowned for introducing the expressive and technically demanding Italian violin style to English audiences, his contributions significantly shaped the development of violin music in England.

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