Kansas City Baroque Consortium Concert III

Kansas City Baroque Consortium

presents

Summer Concert III: Cieli Stellati
Starry Skies

Sunday, August 23 at 3:00 pm

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (North KC) 5409 NW 72nd St, Kansas City, MO 64151

What better way to close a summer of Italian Baroque splendor than beneath a canopy of stars — each work on this program a brilliant point of light!

The evening opens with one of the Baroque's most dazzling showpieces: Corelli/Geminiani's La Folia, a set of variations that has captivated audiences for centuries, its theme endlessly inventive and full of fire. Telemann's brooding, atmospheric Concerto for Bass Viola da Gamba follows, with guest soloist Tess Roberts, who returns bringing a rare and luminous voice to this seldom-heard gem. 

KC's own Trevor Stewart is featured in Vivaldi's Recorder Concerto in C Major — a KC native and ensemble favorite equally at home on recorder, chalumeau, and clarinet, Stewart brings warmth and wit to every performance. And the evening reaches its radiant finale with Vivaldi's Concerto for Four Violins — four soloists blazing together with the full KC Baroque ensemble in a perfect last flourish of the summer sky.