Fullerton: Valencia Baryton Project

Fullerton Friends of Music invites the community to an afternoon concert with the Valencia Baryton Project.   The Valencia Baryton Project has dedicated itself to the performance of music written for an ancient and little-known instrument, the baryton. A cross between the viol da gamba and lirone, with 10 resonating and plucked strings down the back of the instrument, the baryton gives the traditional string trio an entirely new dimension. At the heart of the ensemble is the traditional formation in trio – baryton, viola, and violoncello – for which Haydn wrote 123 works of outstanding beauty. Their Naxos CD has appeared in Gramophone’s top 20 Classical charts in the UK.