March 28, 2024, at 6.30 in the Parish Hall of Saint Mary Magdalen Church, 2005 Berryman Street, Berkeley

Hallifax & Jeffrey (viols) with Cynthia Black (violin) and Katherine Heater (harpsichord):

Paris in the ’20s – music by Couperin, Marais, and more

Paris was the place to be in the 1720s, especially if you were a viol player, a harpsichordist, violinist, and a royalist, or at least willing to take the monarch’s money.

Louis XIV had famously centralized the French aristocracy, making them all live in or near Paris, so there were plenty of wealthy employers. Musicians flourished, notably Francois Couperin and Marin Marais.

This program will include Couperin’s lovely third “Concert Royal”, Marais’ programmatic”Labyrinthe”, the dreamlike “Sonnerie de Sainte Genevieve Du Mont” among other pieces.

At 6.30 on Friday March 28, 2025, in the Parish Hall of Saint Mary Magdalen Church, 2005 Berryman, Berkeley.

Please enter the Hall from the parking lot (go down the entry ramp 50 yards East of the Church on Berryman), and then down a flight of stairs to the West of the parking area.

Admission $25 (no one turned away for lack of funds).
You can reserve a seat in advance by email to info@barefootchamberconcerts.com and pay at the door when you come.