Aston Magna Music Festival Concert 1: C.P.E Bach’s 300th Birthday Celebration and J.S. Bach’s Musical Offering
The series continues on the following days:
On Friday, June 27, Winds of Romanticism offers Brahms’s Clarinet Quintet, Crusell’s Divertimento for oboe and strings, and Mendelssohn’s Quartet in A Minor, Op. 13.
On Friday, July 4, Stepner offers a collection of seldom heard vocal and instrumental works under the title Music from a Turbulent 17th Century England: Galliards, laments and sonatas before and after the English Civil War.
On Friday, July 11, Vice Squad: Baroque Skirmishes with Alcohol, Tobacco, Coffee, and Love will illustrate the temptations and delights of “vices” in their various forms. Stepner leads an instrumental ensemble with Teresa Wakim, soprano; Frank Kelley,
The Aston Magna Festival at Bard concludes on Friday, July 18, with Italian Trio Sonatas and a new work “Aston Magna,” by Nico Muhly.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Location: Olin Hall