Fort Worth Magazine: Lumedia Musicworks presents 'The Devil You Don't Know' online until May 7
SOURCE: FORT WORTH MAGAZINE
he performance showcases the work of French composer Antoine Forqueray, who was known for playing the viola da gamba “like the devil.” Christopher Phillpott of Dallas will perform Forqueray’s music.
Lumedia Musicworks now offers “The Devil You Don’t Know” online as part of its 2020-21 season. Viola da gamba player Christopher Phillpott of Dallas performs the music of a much-neglected French composer known for playing “like the devil.” Phillpott is accompanied by Molly Hammond of Houston on harpsichord and fellow viola da gamba players Stephanie Noori of Westworth Village and Martina Kroll of Arlington.
Tickets are $10 for adults and registration is at https://www.lumediamusicworks.com/forqueray. Student tickets are offered at no charge. The performance is available until 11:59 p.m. Friday, May 7.
“Antoine Forqueray was a major virtuoso of the viola da gamba, and King Louis XIV was a huge fan of his music,” said Julianna Emanski of Frisco, Lumedia’s artistic director. “Forqueray and his son Jean-Baptiste, who arranged and published Antoine’s surviving work, were rock stars of their day.”