Ruckus

This dynamic Baroque ensemble is indeed creating a ruckus, with their visceral and playful approach to early music. Featuring two brilliant soloists, flutist Emi Ferguson and violinist Rachell Ellen Wong, Ruckus will bring us a rousing concert featuring instrumental music of Handel and his contemporary, the English former slave Ignatius Sancho, a remarkable figure in late 18th Century London and prolific composer of dance music. “. . . achingly delicate one moment, incisive and punchy the next . . . a fizzing, daring display of personality and imagination.” – New York Times “. . . not simply a new level, but a revelatory new dimension of dynamism altogether. “ – the Boston Musical Intellegencer