May 21

The New Lute Cafe presents...

Berget ~ Walker ~ Rukavina

A concert featuring a program of newly discovered lute trios by Jean Baptiste Besard (1567-1615).

Occasionally a discovery is made revealing a remarkable collection of music that hasn’t been performed since the music was composed. Such is the case with a set of lute trios collected by Jean Baptiste Besard in his Novus Partus, sive Concertationes Musicae (1617), containing approximately 60 solo and ensemble pieces, many of which were by Besard himself. The music is simply delightful and the arrangements are compelling. Born in Besançon, Besard went on to Rome, where he studied music with the famous lutenist Lorenzino del Liuto (Lorenzo Tracetti). Music includes settings of famous tunes, like John Dowland’s Lachrimae pavan, the famous Italian tune “Il Ballo del Grand Duca” and several others.

The New Lute Café is sponsored by the St. Paul Conservatory of Music.

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Thursday, 7:30 pm (doors open at 7pm)

Admission: Suggested donation: $15