Farallon Recorder Quartet

Presented by Farallon Recorder Quartet

Farallon Recorder Quartet is a Bay Area-based ensemble that brings the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Modern Eras to today's audiences with professional polish, verve, and precision. They employ a fascinating range of recorder sizes and period styles, ranging from 6 inches to 6 feet tall. Their most recent CD recording, From Albion's Shores, has been described by Early Music America as "the sound one would get if one could turn honey into wood or stand underneath a caramel fountain." The quartet is comprised of Letitia Berlin, Frances Blaker, Annette Bauer, and Louise Carslake, with guests Claudia Gantivar and vihuelist Adam Cockerham.

 This concert explores the influence of Spanish composers and colonizers on the music of Central and Southern American societies. Music by Spanish composers Juan Vasquez, Diego Ortiz, and Mateo Flecha will be performed next to sacred works from manuscripts in Guatemala City and Mexico City, and lively, folk-influenced negritos from manuscripts in Oaxaca and Bogata.

Tickets $20.