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Anacortes Early Music presents Murder and Mayhem: William Lawes and the Broadside Ballads of the English Civil War
March 24, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$18 – $30
The years leading up to the English Civil War in 1642 were full of riotous discord,
reflected in the popular Broadside Ballads. At the same moment, William Lawes
(1602-1645), the greatest English musical genius between Dowland and Purcell, was
producing vocal and instrumental music of unparalleled beauty. His life was cut short
in battle, but his legacy of musical jewels, including the unique Harp Consorts,
remains for our discovery today.
The performers for this most unusual concert are all artists from Pacific MusicWorks,
a Seattle-based musical nonprofit focused primarily on the presentation of vocal
chamber music and operatic works of the 17th and 18th centuries. Performers include
Danielle Reutter-Harrah, soprano; Tekla Cunningham, baroque violin; Maxine
Eilander, baroque harp; Stephen Stubbs, lute; and David Morris, viola da gamba.
