Ferrara 1590

In the sixteenth century there were several ­distinct “schools” of keyboard music on the Italian peninsula. These traditions seem to culminate in the music of Girolamo Frescobaldi, who interwove these various strands while ushering in the new Baroque style in keyboard music. Featuring music by Merulo, ­Gabrieli, Ercole Pasquini, de Macque, and others, this program will explore the rich ­tapestry of keyboard traditions as Frescobaldi might have encountered them as a young man in Ferrara.