Sunday, August 2
Music from Less Expected Places
Julia Glenn (guest director) and Daniel Stepner, violins, Nathaniel Cox, theorbo/guitar, Andrew Koutroubas, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Music from South America, Scotland, China and more.
3:00pm - Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
Julia Glenn (guest director) and Daniel Stepner, violins, Nathaniel Cox, theorbo/guitar, Andrew Koutroubas, cello, Andrus Madsen, harpsichord
Music from South America, Scotland, China and more.
3:00pm - Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
Thursday, August 6
From Biber to Bach
Works for violin and harpsichord. Part of the First Thursdays Concert Series, half-hour lunchtime concerts running June to December.
12pm - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High St, Newburyport, MA
Pay-What-You-Will; proceeds go to the musicians
Works for violin and harpsichord. Part of the First Thursdays Concert Series, half-hour lunchtime concerts running June to December.
12pm - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 166 High St, Newburyport, MA
Pay-What-You-Will; proceeds go to the musicians
Gems from 17th Century Venice: Music of Monteverdi, Salamone Rossi, and Barbara Strozzi
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, Catherine Liddell, theorbo, Laura Jeppesen, viola da gamba, Daniel Stepner and Julie Leven, violins
7:00pm - Slosberg Auditorium, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, Catherine Liddell, theorbo, Laura Jeppesen, viola da gamba, Daniel Stepner and Julie Leven, violins
7:00pm - Slosberg Auditorium, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
Friday, August 7
May the Fours Be With You - Virtual Premiere
The Berry Collective: Keats Dieffenbach, violin, Emily Rideout, violin, viola, Rebecca Shaw, cello, Sylvia Berry, Viennese five-octave fortepiano
To celebrate SoHIP’s 40th anniversary, The Berry Collective plays chamber music from the final four decades of the 18th century, featuring four players in varying configurations. Between the 1760’s and 1790’s the domestic music-making scene was buoyed by a burgeoning middle class, a rapid rise in the number of music publishers, and a proliferation of piano builders. The “accompanied keyboard sonatas” of the 60’s and 70’s, in which the string instruments mostly played supporting roles, increasingly morphed into works in which everyone played an integral part. The keyboard quartets of Schobert and Mozart that bookend the program clearly illustrate this seismic shift. Ernst Eichner’s Op. 10 Duos for Violin and Viola require two virtuosos, as do Beethoven’s Op. 5 Cello Sonatas, which were vehicles for himself and cellist Jean-Louis Duport. Performing and hearing this repertoire with period instruments reveals the intimacy and collegial nature of the music. Join us for a modern-day salon and delight in these musical conversations!
7:30pm - on YouTube. Video remains available for later viewing.
Free to watch; donations encouraged.
https://www.sohipboston.org/
The Berry Collective: Keats Dieffenbach, violin, Emily Rideout, violin, viola, Rebecca Shaw, cello, Sylvia Berry, Viennese five-octave fortepiano
To celebrate SoHIP’s 40th anniversary, The Berry Collective plays chamber music from the final four decades of the 18th century, featuring four players in varying configurations. Between the 1760’s and 1790’s the domestic music-making scene was buoyed by a burgeoning middle class, a rapid rise in the number of music publishers, and a proliferation of piano builders. The “accompanied keyboard sonatas” of the 60’s and 70’s, in which the string instruments mostly played supporting roles, increasingly morphed into works in which everyone played an integral part. The keyboard quartets of Schobert and Mozart that bookend the program clearly illustrate this seismic shift. Ernst Eichner’s Op. 10 Duos for Violin and Viola require two virtuosos, as do Beethoven’s Op. 5 Cello Sonatas, which were vehicles for himself and cellist Jean-Louis Duport. Performing and hearing this repertoire with period instruments reveals the intimacy and collegial nature of the music. Join us for a modern-day salon and delight in these musical conversations!
7:30pm - on YouTube. Video remains available for later viewing.
Free to watch; donations encouraged.
https://www.sohipboston.org/
Saturday, August 8
Gems from 17th Century Venice: Music of Monteverdi, Salamone Rossi, and Barbara Strozzi
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, Catherine Liddell, theorbo, Laura Jeppesen, viola da gamba, Daniel Stepner and Julie Leven, violins
3:00pm at Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
Sophie Michaux, mezzo-soprano, Catherine Liddell, theorbo, Laura Jeppesen, viola da gamba, Daniel Stepner and Julie Leven, violins
3:00pm at Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA
$50 in advance, $60 at the door. Under 30s: $15 with ID; full time students (with ID) and children Free; Card to Culture $2.
https://astonmagna.org/
Wednesday, August 19
BOOM at Bar Harbor Music Festival
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
10:30am - St Saveur's Church, 41 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
10:30am - St Saveur's Church, 41 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/
BOOM at Bar Harbor Music Festival
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
7:30pm - St Saveur's Church, 41 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
7:30pm - St Saveur's Church, 41 Mt. Desert St. Bar Harbor, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/
August 23-29
"Emperor of the Moon" - Early Music Week at Pinewoods
Karen Burciaga, director
Enjoy five days of classes for all levels including consorts for voices, recorders, viols, and double reeds; music with cosmological references; troubadour songs; Baroque ensembles; an English voices and viols project; and Medieval Collegium: “O Fortuna Velut Luna” explores the 13th-c. Carmina Burana manuscript. Daily English Country Dance classes for all, and events including Camper Night, madrigal singing, drop-in sessions, faculty concert, Skit Night, and more. Housing is in shared cabins or single rooms, the food is delicious, and the swimming is excellent.
Pinewoods Camp, 80Cornish Field Road, Plymouth, MA
https://camp.cdss.org/camp-sessions/early-music-week-at-pinewoods/
Karen Burciaga, director
Enjoy five days of classes for all levels including consorts for voices, recorders, viols, and double reeds; music with cosmological references; troubadour songs; Baroque ensembles; an English voices and viols project; and Medieval Collegium: “O Fortuna Velut Luna” explores the 13th-c. Carmina Burana manuscript. Daily English Country Dance classes for all, and events including Camper Night, madrigal singing, drop-in sessions, faculty concert, Skit Night, and more. Housing is in shared cabins or single rooms, the food is delicious, and the swimming is excellent.
Pinewoods Camp, 80Cornish Field Road, Plymouth, MA
https://camp.cdss.org/camp-sessions/early-music-week-at-pinewoods/
Saturday, August 29
BOOM at Bar Harbor Music Festival
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
5m - Eagle Hill Institute, 59 Eagle Hill Road, Steuben, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/
Heidi Powell & Sylvia Schwartz, violins, Raffael Scheck, cello, Phoebe Durand-McDonnell, baroque harp
Featuring Bach Double Concerto for 2 violins, Vivaldi Double Concerto for Violin & Cello, Vivaldi 'La Folia' for 2 violins, solos for harp, & more!
5m - Eagle Hill Institute, 59 Eagle Hill Road, Steuben, ME
https://www.barharbormusicfestival.org/