Submitted by the Salish Sea Music Festival

The final 2016 Salish Sea Early Music Festival performance explores an emerging new early 19th century romanticism and the subsequent blossoming of guitar-flute repertoire by virtuosos on their evolving instruments in this program entitled “Romantic Guitar and Flute” with guitarist Oleg Timofeyev and flutist Jeffrey Cohan performing on authentic instruments on Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m. at Brickworks at 150 Nichols Street in Friday Harbor on San Juan Island.

A golden ago for the flute-guitar duo was brought into being in the early 1800’s as the industrial revolution and a new middle class gave rise to expressive trends less affected by stylistic constraints of the past and significant changes in the tonal requirements of musical instruments, prompting a new blend of virtuoso interaction between flutists and guitarists. Jeffrey Cohan will play an 8-keyed flute made in London in 1820 of cocuswood or Jamaican ebony with silver ornamental rings and keys along with Oleg Timofeyev’s guitar from the early 19th century. The program will include a Nocturne by guitarist Francesco Molino (1775-1847), a Divertissement by flutist Gaspard Kummer (1795-1870), Serenades by violinist Joseph Kuffner (1776-1856) and guitarist Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) and virtuoso solos for flute and guitar. (Pictured above is guitar prodigy Giulio Regondi)

The suggested donation will be $15, $20 or $25 (a free will offering). Those 18 and under are free. Please see www.salishseafestival.org/sanjuan.