Nuns and Roses: Violet Grgich and Friends Bring Early Music to Life in the Napa Valley

Celebrate the rich and dynamic works of early music composers with a chamber concert featuring the Napa Valleys own Violet Grgich in performance with Les Violettes and Ensemble Vermillian. This special concert brings together the innovative and inspiring music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Dietrich Buxtehude, Christoph Bernhard, and two ground breaking women composers, Hildegard of Bingen and Isabella Leonardaa for a rare event not to be missed!

In keeping with the period, the audience will be seated on the stage with the musicians for a truly intimate and unique musical experience. Les Violettes features Corey Carleton, voice; David Wilson, violin; Colin Shipman, viola da gamba; Violet Grgich, harpsichord; Frances Feldon, recorder. Ensemble Vermillian includes Frances Blaker, recorders; Barbara Blaker Krumdieck, cello; David Wilson, violin.

The selection of works reveals the complexity and sacred beauty of early music written by some of the most brilliant talents of the period.