Bs and Bees
St Laurence Church, The Shambles, Stroud GL5 1AP
7.30pm - 9.30pm
£16.00 Under-18s £5
Organiser: Stroud Arts Festival / stroudartsfestival@gmail.com 07903806281
Experience the high baroque delights of Bach and Buxtehude, with this joyful performance from the superbly talented ZAREK Trio. Demonstrating their delight in how the music is inspired and connected by the world around us – specifically the industrious Bee and the harmony of the beehive. ZAREK aims to capture the joy and musical exchange amongst the artists, connecting with the music, each other, the audience, places, and ideas. In the beautiful setting of St Laurence Church, don’t miss these rising stars of early music, performing on period instruments – an evening that promises to be a transcendent experience. The Trio Rebecca Harris: violin Jan Zahourek: viola da gamba Oliver John Ruthven: harpsichord The Programme The Bs – Buxtehude and Bach, two composers whose crosspollination led to the flowering of a style which defines German music of the High Baroque. Bach once walked almost 300 kms to meet the Danish composer Buxtehude, one of his key influences. The Bees – the bee connection to this programme is symbolic; Zarek recognising the harmony of the beehive and the vibrations through which they communicate. Find out more in the programme as the harmony of the bee hive, the geometry of the honey-comb, and the vibrational dance are mirrored in the counterpoint and melodic invention of these two composers’ music.