The biennial North Carolina HIP (Historically Informed Performance) Music Festival hosted by is back this year with expanded programming. The festival features Baroque music played on period string instruments, which tend to sound richer, mellower and less edgy than modern counterparts.
The Mallarm茅 Chamber Players will play a two-part concert called the Biber Bowl featuring the Rosary Sonatas, 16 movements interpreting events from the lives of Jesus and Mary.
Host Frank Stasio talks with , artistic director of Mallarm茅, and , a Baroque violinist. Wilson plays live with Baroque violinist Elizabeth Field, Baroque cellists Stephanie Vial and , and virginal player .
The features 11 concerts from Feb. 6-28. The Mallarm茅 Chamber Players play the Biber Bowl at Durham鈥檚 St. Paul鈥檚 Lutheran Church this and at 3 p.m.
