91原创 Community Music School (LCMS) welcomes Marc Destrub茅, violin, Natalie Mackie, viola da gamba, and Byron Schenkman, harpsichord, to the Rose Gellert Hall on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 7:30 p.m.

The trio will perform pieces by Marin Marais, Jean-Philippe Rameau, and one of Francois Couperin鈥檚 Concerts Royaux , music from the Baroque era that would have been heard during the reign of France鈥檚 Sun King Louis XIV.

鈥淭he excessively vain, ego maniac Louis  XIV, who dubbed himself the 鈥淪un King,鈥� stated 鈥淟鈥櫭﹖at c鈥檈st moi鈥�(I am the state). He utilized music and the arts to celebrate his 鈥榞lory鈥� and to establish his mark with a most lasting impression of his grandeur,鈥� said Elizabeth Bergmann, artistic director, concerts for LCMS.

鈥淭his array of French Baroque music, performed by the trio on period instruments,  will evoke the courtly splendor of Versailles during the Sun King鈥檚 reign.鈥�

Marc Destrub茅 appears internationally as soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster or director of orchestras and divides his time between performances of the standard repertoire on modern instruments and performing baroque and classical music on period instruments. He is currently first violinist with the Axelrod String Quartet, quartet-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., a member of the Turning Point Ensemble in Vancouver, and first violinist with the newly-formed Microcosmos Quartet.

Natalie Mackie studied cello at the Conservatoire de Musique (Qu茅bec), followed by a degree from the School of Music, University of British Columbia.

She is a member of Pacific Baroque Orchestra, the 17th century string band 鈥淟a Cetra鈥�, Les Coucous B茅n茅voles, the Bach Cantata Project players and frequently appears in Early Music Vancouver鈥檚 summer Festival, and MusicFest Vancouver. Natalie has an ongoing interest in new music and performs newly commissioned works both as a soloist and with the ensembles of which she is a member.

Byron Schenkman performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and as harpsichordist and artistic director of the Seattle Baroque Orchestra.

A recipient of the Erwin Bodky Award from the Cambridge Society for Early Music, Schenkman has recorded more than thirty discs of 17th and 18th-century repertoire, including recordings on historical instruments from the National Music Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

LCMS is sponsored by Hub Insurance for the Rose Gellert Hall season concerts.

Call the box office for tickets at 604-534-2848. Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $16 for students. The Rose Gellert Hall is located at 4899 207 St.