Valencia Baryton Project | Chamber Concert

Valencia Baryton Project; photo credit: Greg Kindred Valencia Baryton Project; photo credit: Alex Baker Valencia Baryton Project; photo credit: Alex Baker This Chamber Music performance is generously underwritten by Einar and Sally Gall. About The Valencia Baryton Project The Valencia Baryton Project was founded by Valencia-based barytonist Matthew Baker, one of only a handful of baryton performers in the world, with the vision of performing the nearly 160 works written by Franz Joseph Haydn for the baryton, as well as compositions by other composers, both modern and classical. At the heart of the repertoire is the traditional baryton trio—baryton, viola, and cello—for which Haydn wrote 123 works of outstanding beauty during his time as court composer for Prince Esterhazy of Austria. The Valencia Baryton Project has delighted audiences in sold-out concerts throughout North, Central and South America as well as Europe with what was considered to be the pinnacle of aristocratic instruments of the classical era. Their work was lauded as “delightfully inventive” (The Strad), and the trio was featured as the cover story of Spain’s leading classical magazine, Ritmo. They have also been in publications and programs such as SüdwestPresse (Germany) Radio Nacional de España, BBC 3 (UK), WDR 3 (Germany), RTE (Ireland), CBC (Canada) and Arizona Public Radio, among many others. Barytonist Matt Baker was also featured in a full-length article in the Strad about the instrument in March of 2023. In 2021, the Valencia Baryton Project released Naxos Records’ first ever baryton CD, launching a new series for the label. Their début disc was lauded as “a superb recording” (All Music, USA), “a discovery for curious ears” (Online Merker, Switzerland), and “highly recommended” (Stretto, Belgium). Die Welt, one of Europe's most influential daily newspapers, said, “you can’t get enough of it.” It was included on All Music’s Favorite Classical Albums of 2021, nominated for Best…