Perhaps the English language’s most famous diarist, Samuel Pepys was a prosperous civil servant and bon vivant in Restoration London. The diaries he kept from 1660-1668 provide a fascinating glimpse of life during the reign of the “merry monarch” Charles II. An enthusiastic amateur musician who sang and the lute, viola da gamba, and flageolet, Pepys chronicled his experiences making music with the best (and the worst) musicians in town. STS brings this bustling, bewigged, and bawdy London to life with readings from Pepys’ diaries along with music by his many friends including Blagrave, Young, Locke, and others.

Corey Dalton Hart, tenor, recorder
Karen Burciaga, violin, guitar, alto
Daniel Meyers, recorders, flute, bagpipes, baritone
David H. Miller, tenor & bass viol, baritone
Josh Schreiber, bass viol, bass
Matthew Wright, archlute, tenor

Presented by Connecticut Early Music Festival
La Grua Center, 32 Water St. Stonington, CT
$40 general, $20 under 40, students free. Buy Tickets