Baroque Virtuosity

Join us for a special evening of baroque music performed on period instruments outdoors under the stars!

Baroque Virtuosity features three prominent musicians on period instruments: Kinga Augustyn on baroque violin, Rebecca Pechefsky on harpsichord, and Christopher Morrongiello on archlute, baroque guitar, and lute. The artists will perform a varied program of virtuosic music by European composers spanning close to 200 years, from the early Baroque period to the late Baroque or early Classic period. Their program features masterworks by J.S. Bach, Arcangelo Corelli, Antonio Soler, Jean Marie Leclair, and Diomedes Cato.

The renowned luthier Lukas Wronski, from Poland, will give a pre-concert talk on the history of string instrument making, with emphasis on the construction and geometry of the violin. In the concert, Kinga Augustyn will play on Mr. Wronski’s unconventionally shaped baroque violin named “Venus,” inspired by the famous ancient Greek statue the “Venus de Milo.”

Following the concert, Observatory staff will provide guided tours of the night sky (weather permitting) through the many telescopes on site, including the apochromatic Zerochromat telescope in our historic observation dome.

$35 Adult, $25 Observatory Member, Children Under 16 FREE. Attendance will be limited so advanced registration is strongly encouraged.

Please bring a blanket or chair to enjoy this outdoor presentation.