Elana Cooper's violin is a loaned instrument made by notable Italian violin maker Giuseppe Odoardi during the 18th century. 

Back home after studies in The Netherlands, acclaimed violin player Elana Cooper will play classical music in a local concert and offer a musical workshop teaching instrumentalists of all ages the tips and tricks she’s learned performing Baroque music across the globe.

Cooper is a violinist specializing in Baroque music — the dominant style of Western classical music between 1600 and 1750 — and has played with numerous orchestras and ensembles in the Rogue Valley such as the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra, Rogue Valley Symphony and Youth Symphony of Southern Oregon.

Copper’s musical talents have brought her around the world, performing in London, British Columbia and other parts of the planet.

Now, locals in the Rogue Valley will have the chance to hear her stringed melodies for a homecoming Baroque concert at Grizzly Peak Winery in Ashland.

“For the concert, mostly the idea is just to share some of the music that I’ve been playing and studying more deeply over the past few years,” Cooper said.

The performance is scheduled for 4 p.m. Sunday, June 30 at the winery, located at 1600 E. Nevada St.

General admission costs $20 per person. Reserved seats near the stage cost $30 per person, and students and children under 12 years old will be admitted free.

Cooper will perform pieces by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Philipp Telemann — among others — accompanied by cellist Manon Robertshaw of the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra.

“Were going to do it where we have a back and forth between solo and duo (tunes), which will give a nice variety; a sandwich of duo or a sandwich of solo music,” she said.

Cooper and Robertshaw will link up and perform together for the first time ever.

“We haven’t overlapped yet in the Rogue Valley,” Cooper said, adding, “she’s a bit newer to the area and I’m only back to visit now and again.”

Outside of the performance, the violin player is eagerly anticipating her musical workshop and demonstration at the Geos Institute.

The workshop is scheduled for 10 a.m. June 30 at the Geos Institute’s Community Center at the intersection of Fourth and C streets in Ashland.

It is free to attend, though donations are accepted.

“It’s open to anyone interested in music and violin and historical performance,” Cooper said.

While the artist is proficient with violin and Baroque viola, her specialty is Baroque violin and the unique techniques and features of performing the centuries-old style of music.

“It’s a pretty different technique to modern or standard violin … A lot of that is with the bow, which is a different shape than modern violins and the strings are made out of a different material,” Cooper said.

While the Ashland native has been playing the violin since the age of 6, her fascination with Baroque music and instrumentation came in her formative years playing in the Jefferson Baroque Orchestra.

“One of the things that got me into playing music was going to concerts as a kid,” Cooper said.

The violin player continued to grow her musical skillset at the University of British Columbia, earning a bachelor’s degree in violin performance before moving to Europe to continue learning at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague in The Netherlands.

“It was wonderful. The Netherlands is a good place for studying early music, where the movement of playing old, historical instruments kind of started,” she said. “There’s so much chamber music and people playing with other people, and it’s been a really valuable experience learning and improving.”

Cooper performs on a violin made by notable 18th-century violin maker Giuseppe Odoardi of Italy, with the instrument being a loan from the Dutch Musical Instruments Foundation.

After spending time in her hometown of Ashland, Cooper is set to perform in the Oregon Bach Festival in Eugene.

“I’ve played in a period orchestra for the Bach Festival the past couple years,” she said, adding, “It’ll be really nice to be back in a professional orchestra; I’m playing July 5 and it’s a Dutch conductor.”

Cooper will play in the Mozart Mass in C Minor concert, which will be led by conductor Jos van Veldhoven.

For more information on Cooper’s concert at Grizzly Peak winery, visit grizzlypeakwinery.com/event/baroque-violin-concert-featuring-elana-cooper-and-manon-robertshaw.

Tickets for Elana Cooper’s Baroque music concert are sold out.