Chatham Baroque
Performance: Music
Member of the Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council
Primary address: 100 43rd St, Suite 201, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
"One of the country's most distinguished period ensembles" (Palisadian Post), and "One of Pittsburgh's greatest treasures" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), Chatham Baroque continues to excite local, national, and international audiences with dazzling technique and lively interpretations of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music played on instruments of the period. Founded in 1990, Chatham Baroque continues to thrive with a full calendar of concerts, tours, musical collaborations, and
"One of the country's most distinguished period ensembles" (Palisadian Post), and "One of Pittsburgh's greatest treasures" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette), Chatham Baroque continues to excite local, national, and international audiences with dazzling technique and lively interpretations of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century music played on instruments of the period. Founded in 1990, Chatham Baroque continues to thrive with a full calendar of concerts, tours, musical collaborations, and the CD releases. The trio of baroque violin, viola da gamba, theorbo and baroque guitar tours nationally and internationally, and has recorded ten critically acclaimed CDs.
The ensemble offers audiences the opportunity to hear baroque music that is accessible and thrillingly vivid, with a freshness akin to improvisational jazz. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette proclaims, "Pound for pound, you aren't going to find a better ensemble… than Chatham Baroque," and "in terms of quality of artistry, Chatham Baroque is comfortably on par with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Opera." Chatham Baroque is repeatedly listed among the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's "Top 50 Cultural Forces in Pittsburgh" and "Ten Best Classical Concerts."
The trio's Pittsburgh concert series in recent seasons has been substantially broadened by exciting collaborations with Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh Symphony, Pittsburgh Opera, Renaissance & Baroque, Opera Theatre of Pittsburgh, and Attack Theatre. The ensemble prides itself on its commitment to the Pittsburgh region and its ability to serve nationally and abroad as ambassadors for the city. In addition to local and touring concerts and recording, Chatham Baroque presents Peanut Butter & Jam Sessions for pre-schoolers and other various community and early childhood events. Chatham Baroque is Ensemble-in-Residence at WQED-FM and Calvary Episcopal Church.
Chatham Baroque has toured across the United States as well as in South America and Mexico, the Virgin Islands, and Canada. On the road, the ensemble consistently receives high praise. The Washington Post calls them "musically impeccable"; the Chicago Tribune, "a splendid period-instruments ensemble"; and the New York Times praises their "colorful virtuosity."
Pittsburgh Renaissance and Baroque presents Quicksilver
Presented by Chatham Baroque at Synod Hall
From Battles to Ballets
Presented by Chatham Baroque at Campbell Memorial Chapel, Chatham University
PB and Jam Sessions: Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Presented by Chatham Baroque at Calvary Episcopal Church
Presented by Chatham Baroque at Westminster Presbyterian Church
Piva by Kapsperger