Rowena Crouch (Guest Artist), Donna Riles - Harpsichord,
Alina Zborowski - Violin, Elizabeth Hassan - Recorders,
Andrew Baker (Artistic Director) - Violin, Graham Sattler - Voice

Zest Baroque, led by Andrew Baker, is the central west's own early music performance ensemble. Zest Baroque performs music from the 17th & 18th Centuries on authentic instruments & regularly performs in Orange & Regional NSW.

Zest Baroque uses instruments that are made as closely as possible to instruments from the late 1600's & 1700's. They are set up with authentic fittings & strings in order to replicate the real sound colours that would have been produced by original instruments. The strings used are made from gut, either open or wound with copper. This produces a softer volume & brighter, more resonant sound that is enhanced by tuning at ‘baroque’ pitch (a=415Hz rather than 440Hz).

The style of playing & the playing techniques used differs greatly from modern performance. One could imagine that the performance of a “Handel Cantata” for example, would sound as close as possible to the piece’s first performance in 1720.

Misiones de Chiquitos – Bolivian Baroque music

This will be Zest’s final performance in Australia before this trip & will present repertoire from the archives of anonymous Bolivian Baroque Music, as well as music by Monterverdi, Handel & Boismortier.

Sunday 30th March, 3:00pm
ORC Auditorium
Tickets: Adults $25, Concession $20, Family of Four $70

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The Chaconne – the ultimate expressive form

The Chaconne, a musical form commonly used by composers even to this day was mastered in the baroque period as a platform for ultimate expression. Zest will explore this vast repertoire, including some of the most well known chaconnes such as Bach’s Chaconne for Solo violin & Vivaldi’s La Folia

Friday 14th November, 7:30pm
All Saints Church, Suttor st. Canowindra

Saturday 15th November, 7:30pm
Holy Trinity Church, Orange
cnr. Anson & Byng Sts, Orange
Tickets: Adults $25, Concession $20, Family of Four $70

Sunday 16th November
Mezzanine, Forbes
CANCELLED

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