One of the Cathedral’s favorite musical groups, St. Pete Baroque, will make its fifth appearance this month with a free concert titled “Due Viola d’Amore” at 5 p.m. Saturday, January 18. 

St. Pete Baroque performs on historical instruments that are set up as they were during the Baroque period (1600-1750): gut strings, baroque bows, and unique instruments that are not found in modern day musical settings — harpsichord, lute, viola da gamba, viola d’amore, and baroque winds. 

The guest performer will be Stephen Goist, who will play the viola d’amore with Dan Urbanowicz, founder and artistic director of St. Pete Baroque and a member of the Florida Orchestra — hence the title of the concert, “Due Viola d’Amore.” St. Pete Baroque Will Return to the Cathedral With Not One But ‘Due Viola d’Amore’ Goist plays with the ProMusica Orchestra in Columbus and appears regularly with New York Baroque Inc., the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. He has performed through the United States, Europe, India, and New Zealand. Also performing are Mia Mangano on viola da gamba/violone and Teodora Mitze-Cîrciumaru, harpsichord/ organ. 

“We are dedicated to giving new life to old masterpieces, giving a voice to newly discovered works, and bringing audiences the eccentric and improvisatory nature of baroque music,” the group says on its website, stpetebaroque.org.