Sometimes concerts can be stuffy and filled with too many “rules of conduct.” Clap here. Don’t clap here. Wear something nice. Stand there. Don’t stand there! Only cough here. We decided we want to loosen concert “etiquette.” Hosted at Arlington Haus Too, this concert will feature music used for light entertainment in the seventeenth century. A Bach harpsichord concerto, a Telemann flute sonata, and two secular cantatas: one, about the horrible effects of coffee on young people; the other, about the seventeenth-century’s favorite topic--love.
While living and working in Leipzig, Telemann and Bach were each in charge of the local Collegium Musicum. This group of students from Leipzig’s university met at a coffee house to play music and enjoy time with their friends (and food!). So, please Eat, Drink, and Enjoy a spectacular concert