Valencia Baryton Project

November 15, 2026 ∙ 2pm

with 1:15 pre-concert forum

A string trio with four instruments? A harpsichord hiding behind the cello? The Valencia Baryton Project has dedicated itself to the performance of music written for an ancient and little-known instrument, the baryton. A cross between the viol da gamba and lirone, with 10 resonating and plucked strings down the back of the instrument, the baryton gives the traditional string trio an entirely new dimension.

The Valencia Baryton Project is a collective founded by Valencia-based barytonist Matthew Baker with the vision of performing the nearly 170 works written by Franz Joseph Haydn as well as compositions by other composers, both modern and classical. At the heart of the ensemble is the traditional formation in trio - baryton, viola, and violoncello - for which Haydn wrote 123 works of outstanding beauty during his time as the court composer for the Prince Esterhazy of Austria.

With Matthew Baker, one of only a handful baryton performers in the world, the Valencia Baryton Project have delighted audiences in over 100 concerts throughout North, Central and South America as well as Europe with what is considered to have been the pinnacle of aristocratic instruments of the classical era.



Tickets: $50 general, $5 youth 18 and under
(limited youth tickets - please reserve in advance)
Youth must be seated with a supervising adult.

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Seventh-day Adventist Church, 12889 Osborne Hill Rd, Grass Valley



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Thank you to our Sponsors:
Season sponsors:
Barbara & Denis Drew
Dr. George & Jo Ann Rebane
Diane Robertson & Family

Concert sponsors:
John Reves & Robin Laverty-Reves
Bob Branstrom

 

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