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MUSIC
LUIGI'S
528 N. McPherson Church Rd.
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Jan. 10 Reflection II
Jan. 11 Pete Everette and The
Total Package
Jan. 17 TJ Johnson
CROWN COMPLEX
1960 Coliseum Dr.
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Feb. 14 Community Concerts:
Texas Tenors Live
March 14 Casting Crowns
DIRTBAG ALES
5435 Corporation Dr.
910- 426-2537
Jan. 10 Brother Ellis
Jan. 17 JD Shaw & Bill
Ayerbe
SEABROOK AUDITORIUM
1200 Murchison Road
910- 672-1724
Jan. 16 Fayetteville Symphony
Orchestra's "If It Ain't
Baroque..."
Jan. 11 Fayetteville Symphony
Orchestra's "Music She
Wrote."
Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra presents 'If It Ain't Baroque ...'
by AVERY POWERS
EVENT
From 1600 to 1750, the Baroque period chal-
lenged artistic expectations in Europe. Meaning
"oddly shaped pearl," barroco is characterized
by contrasting melodies, harmony and multiple
instrument sounds. This style didn't become
popular overnight. In fact, critics of the period
described Baroque compositions as overly com-
plicated and elaborate. However, fans of Bach,
Vivaldi, Purcell and other masterminds of the
era would disagree. The Fayetteville Symphony
Orchestra will play tribute to these artists with
a Baroque performance, Jan. 16, at St. John's
Episcopal Church.
The concert will provide an educational glimpse
into 17th- and 18th-century Europe. In fact,
Executive Director Jesse Hughes chose to show-
case works from this era "to give the community
and audience exposure to famous (compos-
ers) of the Baroque period," particularly Johann
Sebastian Bach. "He was like the musical example
— the model — the one that's paid a lot of homage
to by the previous composers," Hughes said about
the German composer. "He is looked at as being the
forerunner of the Baroque style."
Baroque music also offers quite a variety to
the listener, Hughes said. Although the Baroque
movement took place in Europe, styles varied
between countries, particularly France, Germany,
England and Italy. Such variety will be represent-
ed at FSO's concert.
"Expect to be entertained through the musical
versatility and f lexibility of the musicians," Hughes
said. "For example, Adagio in G Minor for Strings
and Organ, where you normally see it on piano,
you'll see on a church organ."
Hughes explained that FSO will perform as a
chamber orchestra, a more intimate format, since
Baroque compositions were traditionally per-
formed this way. "The chamber orchestra can be
50 players or less, and normally instead of having
multiple instruments on a part it can be one to two
instruments on a part," said Hughes.
St. John's intimate setting combined with the
smaller orchestra will allow for more interaction
between performers and audience, according to
Hughes. Instead of performing onstage, the orches-
tra will be on ground level; the performers will also
enter the same doors that the patrons enter, so the
audience will likely be able to meet orchestra mem-
bers after the concert.
During the remainder of the season, FSO will per-
form "Music She Wrote," a concert that celebrates
female composers with works written exclusively
by women on Feb. 8. On March 7, FSO will highlight
pieces by Brahms, Wagner, Bizet and Berlioz dur-
ing "In Their Footsteps." April 4, FSO will perform
Bohemian masterpieces, including Dvorak's Cello
Concerto, in "Musical Folktales." The Music Nerd
will appear at 6:45 p.m. before each concert to hold
a question and answer session with the audience.
Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra's "If It Ain't
Baroque" will take place at 302 Green St., Thursday,
Jan. 16, at 7:30 p.m.
To learn more or to purchase tickets, visit https://
squareup.com/store/fayetteville-symphony-orches-
tra/item/if-it-ain-t-baroque.
The Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra's "If It Ain't Baroque" will be
held Jan. 16.
AVERY POWERS, Contribut-
ing Writer. COMMENTS? Edi-
tor@upandcomingweekly.com.
910-484-6200.
