Vancouver New Music and Early Music Vancouver present Stefano Maiorana: Secret Pages for theorbo, April 26

Set of antique and newly composed music by Hieronymus Kapsberger and Claudio Ambrosini evokes the sounds of Venice

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Stefano Maiorana. Photo by Francesca Pompei

In a copresentation by Early Music Vancouver and Vancouver New Music, Italian virtuoso Stefano Maiorana will perform Secret Pages at Pacific Spirit United Church on April 26 at 8 pm.

Secret Pages is a set of antique and newly composed music for theorbo—an instrument similar to a lute—that interweaves 20 works by Hieronymus Kapsberger (circa 1580-1651) and contemporary composer Claudio Ambrosini (born in 1948). Audiences will hear toccatas, arias, and dances for solo theorbo alongside soundscape recordings that fleetingly capture the essence of Venice: the lapping and crashing of waves, chiming bells and cawing gulls, moored ships and bobbing gondolas. It will all be broadcast in an immersive surround-sound audio setup of custom-made wood resonators.

Maiorana will be present for a pre-show artist talk at 7:15 pm. Learn more about the musician and his upcoming performance through Vancouver New Music and Early Music Vancouver.

Tickets are available for purchase here.

Post sponsored by Vancouver New Music and Early Music Vancouver.

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