Sarasa Ensemble: French New Wave Baroque

The Sarasa Ensemble presents “French New Wave Baroque” Thursday, January 11, at the Brattleboro Music Center.

The “nouvelle vague” of French Baroque music heralded a wealth of chamber music from the likes of Couperin, Jacquet de la Guerre, Mondonville, and others. Telemann caught the wave with great panache, resulting in his gorgeous set of “Nouveaux Quatuors Parisiens” for flute, violin, viola da gamba, cello and harpsichord.

The 7 p.m. concert will feature Ashley Solomon, flute; Susanna Ogata, violin; Jennifer Morsches, piccolo cello; Timothy Merton, cello; and John McKean, harpsichord.

The Sarasa Ensemble is a collective group of international instrumentalists and vocalists who perform classical music of outstanding quality, spanning the 17th to the 21st centuries, on both period and modern instruments, and bring this music to diverse communities.  Through the ensemble’s outreach program in adolescent detention facilities, it is dedicated to bridging cultural, aesthetic, and economic barriers and providing incarcerated teenagers with opportunities for growth, self-expression, and enrichment through music.