Music of Scotland Featuring the Baltimore Consort 
Saturday, March 16, 7:30 p.m.
The Baltimore Consort presents a magical journey through Scotland, including popular Native Aires, songs by A Courtly Poet, plenty of The Scotch Humour, culminating in a Crossing to the New World. With fond memories of their last visit in 2000, the Baroque Festival is proud to welcome back one of America’s favorite early music ensembles. Location: UCSC Music Recital Hall.
“The Baltimore Consort is one of the best period instrument ensembles around…distinguished by the absolute joyous mastery of their instruments to the degree that they can improvise at will…” —Times Union, Albany NY
“…They brought their lutes and viols to Glasgow, along with bewitching soprano, Custer LaRue…It ought to be offensive that the most exhilarating Scots music performance to turn up on our native soil this year should come from America…They bring to this music researched by them with awesome thoroughness, a mix of jazz and joy, of improvisation and uncanny insight…” —The Scotsman, Scotland’s National Newspaper
For information: www.scbaroque.org – Tickets: UCSC Ticket Office (831-459-2159), Santa Cruz Tickets (www.santacruztickets.com), and the Civic Center Box Office