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Philomel/Piffaro

Philomel Family Concert, Sat., Feb. 14, 2 p.m., free, Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine St.; Philomel Salon Concert, Sun., Feb. 15, 6 p.m., $50 (includes food), Physick House, 321 S. Fourth St., 215-487-2344, philomel.org; Piffaro, Fri., Feb. 13, 8 p.m., St. Mark's Church, 1625 Locust St.; Sat., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave, $30-$35, 215-235-8469, piffaro.org


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Published: Feb 10, 2009

CLASSICAL

There's old music, and then there's really old music. The former might include the heart of the baroque, from the 17th century to the middle of the 18th century, which is the domain of the period instrument ensemble Philomel. They have two appearances this weekend, including a free children's program featuring Philomel co-founder Elissa Berardi on flute and recorder, and the latest edition of the ensemble's informal and intimate salon concerts. The subject of this salon will be the interaction of music and conservation in 18th-century France, and will be held in an age-appropriate venue, the colonial-era Physick House. To add yet another layer of civilization, they will also feed you and ply you with wine at this event. And the really old music? Go backward from the time of Bach about the same distance as we are from Bach now. Welcome to the Renaissance. Our area happens to have a remarkable practitioner for this lively material, which can be either formal composition or the popular music of the day. This weekend's concerts by that group, Piffaro, celebrate the dawn of the modern music-publishing industry, at the turn of the 16th century in Venice, Paris and Lyons.

Philomel Family Concert, Sat., Feb. 14, 2 p.m., free, Free Library, Central Branch, 1901 Vine St.; Philomel Salon Concert, Sun., Feb. 15, 6 p.m., $50 (includes food), Physick House, 321 S. Fourth St., 215-487-2344, philomel.org; Piffaro, Fri., Feb. 13, 8 p.m., St. Mark's Church, 1625 Locust St.; Sat., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, 8855 Germantown Ave, $30-$35, 215-235-8469, piffaro.org.

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