Special Whidbey Island Concert!

"Mr. Duke's Fiddle" in Freeland

A Note from Director Lindsey Strand-Polyak:

Welcome to Musique du Jour Presents' 2025-2026 Season!


I'm honored to be continuing on the legacy of beautiful concerts in Seattle that George Bozarth has brought to the PNW for over 35 years.


I'm originally from Seattle, and I grew up having my mom take me to concerts at Queen Anne Christian Church, Musique du Jour Presents' season home. The Pacific Northwest is not only where I grew up and began my musical studies, but it's also where I first performed professionally on baroque and classical violin.


I look forward this season to coming full circle: sharing new musical tunes and tales through the vintage color palette of historical performance. There will be a mix of familiar and fresh players joining me, and all of them are fabulous: Christine Beckman (violin), Adaiha MacAdam-Somer (cello), Page Smith (cello), and Tamara Friedman (fortepiano)... just to name a few!


I've loved history as long as I've loved violin (and I started at age 4!), so period performance practice let's me combine the two to explore the music I love most, using the tools and techniques that composers and players themselves would have used 200+ years ago. 


Thanks for being here and being a part our Northwest musical community. I look forward to chatting with all of you at our concerts and subscriber events!


Warmly, 

Lindsey Strand-Polyak


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Experience a Sneak Peek of Mr Duke's Fiddle on south Whidbey Island

A note from Lindsey:

Hi friends! I've been researching this program all year, and I'm very excited to be able to share it with my Whidbey community before we perform in Seattle the next day. Come on out and celebrate my violin's birthday - you only turn 250 once!


About the program:
On July 10th, 1776, a luthier named Richard Duke, Sr. inscribed the date of completion inside his newest violin at his shop in Holborn, London. This violin exists to this day, and it is the one now played by Lindsey Strand-Polyak. 250 years later, we’re telling the story of its history in England, through the makers and players who proved a violinist was more than just a fiddler. We’ll explore how a lowly pub instrument came to be revered by the time of Richard Duke, from Whitehall Palace to Hanover Square. From Nicola Matteis’ stunning performances at the Oxford Academies, to Haydn’s Scottish tunes, join us as we celebrate the legacy of the violin in England.


Warm Regards, and Happy Musicking,

Lindsey Strand-Polyak,

with the Board of Directors

Musique du Jour