European early music group L'Arpeggiata visit Auckland this month for the first concert of a nationwide Chamber Music New Zealand tour. Music for A While features English baroque composer Henry Purcell delivered with a twist. Eleven musicians pit baroque cornetto and theorbo against modern clarinet and piano, together with a hip percussionist who can stir up a silky samba shuffle when required. L'Arpeggiata is known for its boldly updated performances, where jazz and classically trained musicians work together with improvisation as their common bond. And will there be laughs, as in another clip, featuring the L'Arpeggiata players chorusing in Mafioso sunglasses?

Source: New Zealand Herald March 14, 2017 16:07 UTC