A quintet of musicians from the renowned Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra take centre stage at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre to share a program that celebrates the stylus fantasticus, an experimental and audacious method of composing all the rage in 17th-century Italy.  Join them on a journey through fascinating and extravagant pieces that display genius and unbridled virtuosity.

• Patricia Ahernviolin
• Christopher Verretteviolin
• Patrick G. Jordanviola
• Elinor Freybaroque cello
• Charlotte Nedigerharpsichord

Giovanni Bassano (1558 – 1617) | Ricercata prima

Dario Castello | Sonata No. 6, Book 2

Andrea Falconieri (1585 or 1586 – 1656) | L’enfant arcibizzarra / Ciaccona

Nicole Matteis | Diverse bizzarie

Isabella Leonarda | 12 Sonatas, Op. 16: Sonata decima

Louis Constantin | Allemanda

Biago Marini | Sonata in ecco, Op. 8

Carlo Farina (1600 – 1639) | Capriccio Stravagante

Marco Uccellini (1603 – 1680) | Sonata sopra la bergamesca, Op. 3

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