UPDATE: Aston Magna’s “Baroque Holiday Celebration” concerts, scheduled for this weekend in Great Barrington and at Brandeis University, are cancelled due to illness. Plans are under way to re-schedule the concerts in coming weeks.
Aston Magna celebrates Daniel Stepner’s 30-year tenure as Artistic Director with this Baroque Holiday Celebration on Saturday, December 17 at 3:00pm. Don’t miss this special holiday event at Saint James Place in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
$40 in advance; $50 at the door. At the door only: children with parents and full-time students are free; $15 for patrons under age 30 with ID; EBT and WIC cardholders through the MCC Card to Culture program. All seating is general admission.
Concert features
Vivaldi’s “Winter”
J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 6
Corelli’s Christmas Concerto
Henry Purcell’s Chacony (Sonata in G Minor)
Pachelbel’s Canon and Gigue
J.S. Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 3 and 6
Corelli’s Christmas Concerto
Henry Purcell’s Chacony (Sonata in G Minor)
Pachelbel’s Canon and Gigue
Featured artists
Daniel Stepner, Julie Leven, Julia Glenn, baroque violins
Marcus Thompson, Anne Black, Laura Jeppesen, baroque violas
Loretta O’Sullivan, Jacques Lee Wood, Chelsea Bernstein, baroque cellos
(Laura Jeppesen and Chelsea Bernstein, violas da gamba)
Ann Trout, contrabass
Michael Sponseller, harpsichord
Marcus Thompson, Anne Black, Laura Jeppesen, baroque violas
Loretta O’Sullivan, Jacques Lee Wood, Chelsea Bernstein, baroque cellos
(Laura Jeppesen and Chelsea Bernstein, violas da gamba)
Ann Trout, contrabass
Michael Sponseller, harpsichord