Acclaimed Baroque Violinist Monica Huggett Joins Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra March 15, 2012

LOS ANGELES CHAMBER ORCHESTRA’S
BAROQUE CONVERSATIONS SERIES
SPOTLIGHTS THE VIOLIN WITH PROGRAM LED BY
ACCLAIMED BAROQUE VIOLINIST MONICA HUGGETT
AND FEATURING LACO CONCERTMASTER MARGARET BATJER

Repertoire Includes Works by Baroque Masters Vivaldi,
Locatelli, Van Wassenaer and Leclair

Thursday, March 15, 7 pm, at Zipper Concert Hall, Downtown Los Angeles

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) spotlights the distinctive qualities of the Baroque violin at the season’s third “Baroque Conversations” concert led by internationally acclaimed Baroque violinist Monica Huggett and featuring LACO Concertmaster Margaret Batjer on Thursday, March 15, 2012, 7 pm, at Zipper Hall in downtown Los Angeles. Huggett, steeped in period performance and hailed for her unparalleled artistry, is the Portland Baroque Orchestra's widely praised artistic director and is the first artistic director of The Juilliard School’s prestigious Historical Performance program. The concert's repertoire includes Locatelli’s Introduzione teatrale in G major, Op. 4, No. 4 and Sinfonia in F minor, “Sinfonia Funebre” (“Funeral Sinfonia”); Van Wassenaer’s Concerto Armonico No. 6 in E-flat major; Leclair’s Violin Concerto in A major, Op. 7, No. 6; and Vivaldi’s Concerto in D minor for Two Violins Op. 3, No. 11, RV 565 from “L’Estro Armonico” (“Harmonic Inspiration”). In signature LACO style, Huggett shares her insights into the music from the stage and invites questions from the audience. A complimentary pre-concert wine reception for ticket-holders begins at 6 pm.

LACO's “Baroque Conversations” series explores the genesis of orchestral repertoire from early Baroque schools through the pre-classical period.

Tickets ($50) are on sale now and may be purchased online at laco.org, by calling LACO at 213 622 7001 x 1, or at the venue box office on the night of the concert, if tickets remain. Student rush tickets ($10), based on availability, may be purchased at the box office the day of the concert with appropriate college ID.

EVENT:
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
“Baroque Conversations”
Monica Huggett, leader & violin
Margaret Batjer, violin

WHEN:
Thursday, March 15, 2012, 7 pm

WHERE
Zipper Concert Hall
The Colburn School
200 South Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, 90012

PROGRAM:
LOCATELLI Introduzione teatrale in G major, Op. 4, No. 4
Sinfonia in F minor, “Sinfonia Funebre” (“Funeral Sinfonia”)
VAN WASSENAER Concerto Armonico No. 6 in E-flat major
LECLAIR Violin Concerto in A major Op. 7, No. 6
VIVALDI Concerto in D minor for Two Violins, Op. 3, No. 11, RV 565, from “L’Estro
Armonico” (“Harmonic Inspiration”)

Official Website: http://www.laco.org