Sarasa: alla Bolognese

Sarasa Ensemble explores the musical influence of Bologna, Italy, Friday, February 27, at the BMC. The program, titled “alla Bolognese,” highlights that Bologna is not only renowned for its famous ragù, but was also a hot spot for many pioneering 17th-century musicians who paved the way for the flowering of instrumental music in Europe.

The 7 p.m. concert will include works for cornetto, violin, cello and organ by Isabella Leonarda, Cazzati, Arresti, Gabrielli, Bononcini, Torelli, Piccinini, Ferrari and Montalbano.

A collective of extraordinary international instrumentalists and vocalists, the Sarasa Ensemble performs classical music of outstanding quality, spanning the 17th to the 21st centuries, on both period and modern instruments, and brings this music to diverse communities. The Sarasa Ensemble includes Elicia Silverstein, violin; Nathaniel Cox, cornetto/theorbo/guitar; Jennifer Morsches, cello; and John McKean, organ.