The diverse musical scene in Post-Restoration London.
Step into the coffeehouses, taverns, and royal chambers of Restoration-era London, where music moved as freely between social classes as it did between styles. Artistic Advisor and violinist Chloe Fedor joins theorbo player Brandon Acker for an evening of Baroque music that captures the era’s remarkable range — from courtly elegance to street-level swagger. The program features works by Thomas Baltzar, Francesco Corbetta, Henry Eccles, Nicola Matteis, and others who shaped London’s musical life in the decades after the monarchy’s return. Fedor and Acker bring virtuosity and wit to this intimate pairing of violin and theorbo, tracing a city’s soundtrack: from the palace to the pub.
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Violinist CHLOE FEDOR is known for her “lovely, plush, seductive tone” (New York Times) and lauded for her “soulful, virtuosic” playing and “impeccable technical control” (Opera News). Chloe is artistic advisor and concertmaster of Baroque programming at Lakes Area Music Festival, co-concertmaster of Lyra Baroque Orchestra, a member of the Grammy award-winning ensemble Apollo’s Fire, and frequent soloist with Four Nations Ensemble. She also appears with The American Classical Orchestra, Carmel Bach Festival, The English Concert, Handel and Haydn Society, Oregon Bach Festival, Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Seraphic Fire, Staunton Music Festival, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Chloe has had recurring guest concertmaster roles with Amor Artis, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity, Ensemble Altera, New York Baroque Incorporated, and principal roles in Early Music New York, The Sebastians, and Trinity Wall-Street Baroque Orchestra. Read Ms. Fedor’s complete bio…
All LAMF activities are made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from the Five Wings Arts Council and Minnesota State Arts Board thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.