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Last Chances to Catch NC HIP Festival!
The NC Hip Festival is not ready to wind down just yet! Starting tonight, there are still five dynamic concerts chock full of inspiriting early music - plus a bonus closing reception for anyone holding a HIPster pass. This multi-city celebration of Baroque and Renaissance music (and more!) has become a longstanding local favorite. Mallarmé Chamber Players leaders Suzanne Rousso, Artistic Director, and Mickaella Guarascio, Operations Manager, have ushered in a delightfully varied season in this the tenth year since this festival's first iteration. They have been supported along the way by talented ensembles, organizations, and guest artists, resulting in a joyous spirit of collaboration throughout the whole affair. This weekend's offerings even include participatory dance classes to allow audiences and participants a chance to really embody the context of the Baroque movement!
See the sidebar for individual event listings, which contain more detailed venue, ticket, and contact information.
Inspired by Bach: The Six Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin: February 24, 7:30pm - Free
We don’t know exactly when or exactly why Bach wrote his Sei Solo for “violin without bass” (probably around 300 years ago), and after their mid-19th Century rise to prominence they have remained a staple in violin learning and literature ever since. Much has been made of the grammatical curiosity on their title page (Sei Solo reading variously as “you are alone” or “he is alone”), since Bach was famously meticulous and could easily have written Sei Soli (six solos).
During the height of the pandemic, violinist Nicholas DiEugenio explored these works in conjunction with interviews of his musician-friends doing social justice work, in an effort to feel less alone himself. Since then, Nicholas has created works of visual art inspired by each of these incredible, monumental pieces, which will be projected as the music sounds.
Celtic Dynamic Duo: February 25, 4:00pm - $10 or HIPster Pass
A duo of two award-winning American masters of traditional Celtic music blend the ancient and magical tones of the Celtic harp with the powerful resonance of the steel-string guitar, cittern and mandolin, drawing on Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Breton traditions to create something truly unique: beautiful and timeless, yet fresh and current.
Artists: Sue Richards, Celtic harp; Robin Bullock, guitar, cittern, mandolin.
HIPster Reception: February 25, 7:00pm - Open to HIPster Pass holders only
The wonderful Elaine Funaro will play a mini-concert on the fortepiano for HIPster passholders and HIP artists!
Baroque Dance Types and Rhythms for Musicians & Dancers: February 26, 1:00pm - $15 (registration required), Free for HIPSter pass holders to AUDIT (no registration required)
This event is co-sponsored by American Dance Festival
Learn Baroque Dance steps and step sequences in various Baroque Music-Dance Types to illuminate and internalize rhythms with examples of Baroque Dance as the root of Classical Ballet. This class is appropriate for those with dance experience and/or musical knowledge of dance forms.
Introduction to Baroque Dance: February 26, 3:00pm - open to all (registration required): $15 or HIPster pass
This event is co-sponsored by American Dance Festival
Learn basic Baroque Dance steps and rhythms with reference to historical context. Led by Paige Whitley-Bauguess.
A Concert of Instrumental Concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach: March 5, 5:00pm - Free
This event is co-sponsored by the Duke Chapel Bach Cantata Series
This program will feature Bach's Concerto for Violin in A Minor, BWV 1041; Concerto for Violin in E Major, BWV 1042; and Double Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043. There will be a free, pre-concert lecture at 4:00 pm in Goodson Chapel.
Artists: Dr. Philip Cave, director; Dr. Nicholas DiEugenio & Gabriel Richard, violin
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