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The Sebastians: Holiday Baroque Matinée

  • Seligman Performing Arts Center 22305 West 13 Mile Road Beverly Hills, MI, 48025 United States (map)

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ABOUT THIS PERFORMANCE

Get in the holiday spirit with The Sebastians, the acclaimed New York early music ensemble with Michigan native harpsichordist Jeffrey Grossman, making their CM Detroit début with a spirited program of joyful Baroque works. Celebrate the season with Handel, Corelli, and others, and be swept away by Vivaldi’s infectious La Folia - sample below!

PROGRAM

Music by Bach, Corelli, Handel, and more, including Vivaldi’s La Folia

energetic… youthful, vigorous performance style…
— The New York Times

ABOUT THE ARTISTS

The Sebastians are a dynamic and vital musical ensemble specializing in music of the baroque and classical eras. Lauded as “everywhere sharp-edged and engaging” (The New York Times), the Sebastians have also been praised for their “well-thought-out articulation and phrasing” (Early Music Review) and “elegant string playing… immaculate in tuning and balance” (Early Music Today). Their 2018 unconducted St. Matthew Passion with TENET Vocal Arts was called “shattering” and “a performance of uncommon naturalness and transparency.” The Sebastians’ recent seasons have included dozens of originally conceived programs, including collaborations with poets, choreographers, dancers, and actors; a musical installation in the Cathedral of St. John the Divine; programs dealing with musical “immigration” and nationalism; and major works of J.S. Bach led from the keyboard. The Sebastians are currently in residence at the Yale Collection of Musical Instruments. www.sebastians.org