Mar11

Baroque and Beyond: Versailles

Chapel of the Cross, 304 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, NC

Jennifer Streeter, recorder, is featured, along with baroque violinist Gesa Kordes; Gail Ann Schroeder, viola da gamba; and Beverly Biggs, harpsichord. The program highlights works of the French baroque with music by François Couperin and his contemporaries. Couperin, called Le Grand, wrote masterful music evoking the sensibilities of the French court. His music includes bird songs, lullabies, and rousing dance rhythms. Tickets $18 available in advance online at www.preservationchapelhill.org, on the Events tab. Tickets are also available at the door.