From the Town Hall Seattle web site, "The premier Spanish ensemble, directed by its founder Jordi Savall, returns to the International Series to present music for five violas da gamba, lute, and percussion. Its program is a virtual tour of 16th- and 17th- century Europe, with works by John Dowland, Antonio de Cabezón, Michel Philidor, Samuel Scheidt, Luigi Rossi, and others. One of the most multifariously gifted musicians of his generation, Savall’s career as a concert performer, teacher, researcher, and creator of new projects, both musical and cultural, makes him one of the principal architects of the current revaluation of historical music."