Happy Hour Chamber Concerts: La Stravagante: Jennifer Carpenter and Keith Barnhart

"Happy Hour Chambers Concerts presents 'La Stravagante'–The Italian-Spanish Connection. Through the centuries composers have sought to delight performers and entertain audiences with the unexpected and bizarre—from newly created genres to stretching the limits of established forms. Jennifer Carpenter and Keith Barnhart treasure the harmonic extravagances, melodic virtuosity, vivid programmaticism, and the newly developed instrumental techniques that bring that music to life. So powerful is this creativity that historical performance with historic instruments continues to generate new compositions beyond the era of “Early Music” and into our own time. This program celebrates the artists’ favorite Italian and Spanish composers who have shared their passion for 'la stravagante'–The Extravagant!'. With Jennifer Carpenter, recorders; Keith Barnhart, guitars and lutes."