BRATTLEBORO-Sarasa Ensemble returns to the Brattleboro Music Center Friday, January 9, with "Patron Lobkowitz," a concert featuring the music of Beethoven, Haydn, and Förster.
The 7 p.m. program spotlights Joseph Franz Maximilian, Seventh Prince of Lobkowitz - a Bohemian aristocrat known for his interest in music and as a patron of Ludwig van Beethoven and other noted masters. Lobkowitz's sister-in-law said of him: "This Prince was as kindhearted as a child and the most foolish music enthusiast. He played music from dusk to dawn and spent a fortune on musicians. Innumerable musicians gathered in his house, whom he treated regally."
Performers are Jesse Irons, Julia Glenn, violins; Anna Griffis, Emily Dahl, violas; and Timothy Merton, Jennifer Morsches, cellos.
The Sarasa Ensemble is a collective of international instrumentalists and vocalists who perform classical music spanning the 17th to the 21st centuries, on both period and modern instruments, and bring this music to diverse communities.
Tickets are $20 for advance general admission, $25 at the door, and are available at bmcvt.org, by calling 802-257-4523, or emailing info@bmcvt.org.
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