The Fiddler and the Bard - Cottesloe Concert Series at Curtin Heritage

Irish airs meet Italian sonatas: an hour of music and storytelling with Irish guest cellist Carina Drury, by the sea in Cottesloe.

Join us at The Heritage Collective in Cottesloe for an hour of music and storytelling with international guest cellist Carina Drury.

The Fiddler and the Bard is a celebration of Irish and Italian music in 18th-century Dublin. When the Italian virtuoso Francesco Geminiani met Turlough O'Carolan, Ireland's great bard, he challenged him to compose in the Italian style. The result was Carolan's Concerto, and a meeting of two great traditions. Hear their story on violin and two cellos: heartfelt Irish airs, laments and dances alongside elegant Italian sonatas.

Carina Drury, international guest cellist · Helen Kruger, violin · Josie Fontain, cello

Irish cellist Carina Drury is a Royal Academy of Music scholar and guest principal cellist with the Irish Baroque Orchestra, Academy of Ancient Music and La Serenissima. She directs the ensemble Irlandiani, whose album Smock Alley earned four stars in BBC Music Magazine. "Carina Drury's cello sings across the centuries" (BBC Radio 3).

Friday 20 November, 6–7pm. Tickets $67 and include pre show refreshments from 5:30pm on the terrace.

Venue: The Club Lounge

The Heritage Collective at Curtin Heritage Living

40 Marine Parade, Cottesloe

Can't make Friday? The same program is at Darlington Hall on Saturday 21 November at 6.30pm.