Dear Lute friends, My esteemed colleague Hideki Yamaya and I will present a program of Italian lute duets, Saturday, February 16, 7:30 PM at the Community Music Center in Portland, OR ([1]3350 SE Francis Street, Portland, Oregon 97202) Besides the central element of the Castaldi theorbo-tiorbino duets, we'll also feature the Francesco/Matelart duets for unequal lutes, plus accompanied and unaccompanied guitar and theorbo music. The blurb, if you feel like sharing and helping to get the word out: CAPRICCI A DUE STROMENTI: 17th-Century Duets for Lutes and Theorbos John Lenti, lute and theorbo Hideki Yamaya, lute, tiorbino, and Baroque guitar Hideki Yamaya of Musica Maestrale will be joined by John Lenti, lutenist for Portland Baroque Orchestra, for an exciting program of Italian early baroque music for lutes and theorbos. Of particular interest are duets by Bellerofonte Castaldi for theorbo and tiorbino, or octave-pitched theorbo, an extremely rare instrument. Other composers represented include Alessandro Piccinini and Johann Hieronymus Kapsberger. $14 general; $12 students/seniors Best, John
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