Many Baroque composers made musical characterizations of peoples who were exotic to them, such as Native Americans, Turkish, Polish, and French. Tapping into the current national issues about immigration and racism, Repast presents a cultural flashback to relevant issues of encountering “the other” in musical discourse.
Works by Telemann, Rameau, and Guignon.
Performers:
Amelia Roosevelt & Beth Wenstrom, violins
Stephanie Corwin, bassoon
Sarah Stone, cello
Arash Noori, theorbo
Gabe Shuford, harpsichord
All performances are wheelchair accessible