If it ainʼt Baroque, donʼt fix it

Thursday Concert Series hosted trio at Pierce College

instruments became the norm. It’s something I’d like to see come back, though,” Zoppo said.

Throughout the concert, Jeffrey Lavner, who played the harpsichord, sat politely in the background, accompanying the others with melodic and delicate tones. The harpsichord offered a unique and somehow familiar comfort to the music. The audience was simply not prepared when Zoppo and Brazier left the stage for Lavner to break out a crown jewel of the harpsichord world; Bach’s “Capriccio on the Departure of a Beloved Brother.” Lavner toted the tune which could be comfortably slotted into a Led Zeppelin anthem with little to no tweaks. The intensely emotional and epic sound brought the few bemused audience members to the edge of their seats as Lavner ever increased the intensity of the piece, bringing it to a crescendo, giving way to silence, then shortly after, the greatest applause of the concert.

The other two-thirds of the trio emerged and finished the set with a duo of mid-baroque traditionalist tunes and took their final bow; that is, until next year.

Bergman also noted that the concert is likely the most pertinent to is appreciation class, which makes up a majority of the audience each week.

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ETHAN ROMAN Reporter @Ethan_Romanoff

The Los Angeles Baroque Players brought history, heritage, and knowledge to students and music enthusiasts alike during the Pierce College Thursday Concert Series. The group, which has seen over

90 members since its inception in 1983, took the shape of a trio for Thursday’s concert. The group brings a new mix of classical pieces from 15th and 16th century composers such as Attilio Ariosti and Johann Sebastian Bach.

“This is the first old music that really starts to sound new, and most are surprised to realize that they already have a certain familiarity to the music,” Bergman said.

In addition to sharing their rarely practiced music with students, the players also enjoy teaching the students about the technical practices at work.

Anthony Brazier, who plays the baroque flute, emphasizes the deep cultural meaning at work in the pieces.

“Some things may sound different the second time we play them. They aren’t mistakes; there are things we play that aren’t written down. There are notes that are part of the heritage that transcend notes on paper,” Brazier said.