Valencia Baryton Project | Chamber Concert

About this event

Valencia Baryton Project; photo credit: Greg Kindred Valencia Baryton Project; photo credit: Alex Baker Valencia Baryton Project; photo credit: Alex Baker Monday, November 16, 2026 7:30 PM *AT THE ATHENAEUM MUSIC & ARTS LIBRARY* BUY TICKETS The Valencia Baryton Project is: Matthew Baker (baryton), Brett Walfish (viola), Ismar Gomes, (cello). This unique group returns to the Athenaeum with a varied program showcasing the baryton (a rarely heard instrument that had its heyday as the “King of instruments” in the 18th century) with works old and new, by Joseph Haydn and three pieces written for the Valencia Baryton Project. Program Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Baryton Trio No. 50 in D major, Hob. XI:50 ​Andante ​Allegro Molto ​Menuet: Trio David Gorton (b.1978) How sighs resound (after John Jenkins) for baryton trio (2025) I. Fantasia (VdGS No. 11 in A minor, Jenkins arr. Gorton) II. Resonance I III. Fantasia (VdGS No. 10 in G, Jenkins arr. Gorton) Commissioned by and written for the Valencia Baryton Project Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Baryton Trio No. 9 in A major, Hob. XI:9 ​Adagio ​Menuet: Trio ​Finale: Allegro Intermission Matthew Baker (b.1979) Waiting for Teddy (2019) Commissioned by and written for the Valencia Baryton Project Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) Baryton Trio No. 35 in A major, Hob. XI:35 ​Pastorella: Adagio ​Allegro molto ​Minuetto: Trio José Zárate (b. 1972) Berceuse Rouge (2022) Commissioned by and written for the Valencia Baryton Project Luigi Tomasini (1741-1808) Baryton Trio in C major, K. 19 ​Allegro spiritoso ​Menuet Finale: Rondo About The Valencia Baryton Projec 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…

Description from ljathenaeum.org