Period instrument trio Ensemble Chaconne at Sheldon Museum of Art

            The internationally acclaimed period instrument trio Ensemble Chaconne will present "European Masters in 18th Century London" at 8 p.m. Oct. 13, at the Sheldon Museum of Art, 12th and R streets on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. The concert is the second in the 2012-13 season of the Sheldon Friends of Chamber Music.

            The evening begins with a pre-performance talk by the Ensemble Chaconne members at 7:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 8 p.m. and a reception with the artists in Sheldon's Great Hall after the performance.

            Tickets are $35 for general admission and $8 for students. To order tickets, contact Morrie Tuttle at 402-435-5454 or info@sfcm.info. Sheldon Friends of Chamber Music is in its 48th season presenting the finest chamber music ensembles. For more information visit www.sfcm.info.

            Ensemble members Peter H. Bloom (baroque flute), Carol Lewis (viola da gamba) and Olav Chris Henriksen (baroque lute and English guitar) will perform masterpieces by Handel and Vivaldi, favorites of the English aristocracy during the first half of the 18th century, and selections by other great European composers who settled in London during the latter part of the century: J.C. Bach, Carl Friedrich Abel (the last great viola da gamba virtuoso), famed oboist Johann Christian Fischer, illustrious violinist Felice de Giardini, and lutenist/harpsichordist Rudolf Straube, a favorite student of J.S. Bach.

            Sheldon Museum of Art houses a permanent collection of more than 12,000 objects focusing on American art. Sheldon is open free to the public during regular hours: Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 5 p.m.; closed on Monday. For more information, visit www.sheldonartmuseum.org.

Writer: Emily Rust, Sheldon Museum of Art, 402-472-2461