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Who is the “Other”? …Exoticism in Baroque music and dance

We gaze upon the exotic characters in early entertainments through a lens fashioned by the composers and librettists themselves revealing an imagined foreigner. As in a dream these “exotics” are products of our own minds.  The “Other” is us.Christa Patton and Friends

Christa Patton, harp is joined by Baroque dancer, Peggy Murray, Eloy Cortinez, recorder, and Mary Riccardi, violin in a program featuring music and dance of the exotic characters from L’Europe Galante by André Campra, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme by Jean-Baptiste Lully and more.

Christa Patton, harp
Peggy Murray, dancer
Eloy Cortinez, recorder
Mary Riccardi, violin

 

1:15 - 2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

The Chapel at St. Bartholomew's Church
50th St. and Park Avenue

 

Midtown Concerts sponsors lunchtime performances of music of the 18th century and earlier. Ensembles are chosen by a panel of early music specialists from the metropolitan area.

Time: Thursdays, 1:15–2:00 pm
All concerts are free; no tickets or reservations are necessary.

Concerts are in person at St. Malachy's Church, 239 West 49th Street, Manhattan, AND live streamed.