The dark paneled walls and ornate fireplace of the University Club transport you to a different era.
On a recent weekday, the melodic sounds of a harpsichord, recorder and violin echoing in the club's Summit Room pushed the time warp back further -- to the 17th and 18th centuries.
The free lunchtime concert was part of a series presented by the St. Paul Conservatory of Music to "bring the conservatory to our community," said Clea Galhano, the school's executive director.
The trio of performers said the 1913 building makes an excellent setting for a concert because of its elegance, natural light and acoustics. "For us, it's really important to have resonance," said violinist Marc Levine of the Baroque ensemble Flying Forms.
The crowd of more than 100 included the "ladies who music," a group of women who regularly attend the conservatory concerts together.
"I felt I was transported 310 years," said Mary Nuebel, a member of the loosely formed crew. "Just like out of Jane Austen. I wanted to have my dress on and dance."
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