2019 Festival Programs
Baroque Café: The Seasons in the Barn
Thursday, July 25—5:00 pm
David’s Folly Farm, West Brooksville
Antonio Vivaldi: Concerti for Violin, op 8 Le quattro stagioni
with sonnet recitations by Noel Paul StookeyWith other seasonal delights
Claudio Monteverdi: Zefiro torna
Henry Purcell: Frost Scene from King Arthur
Refreshments will be available for purchase
with sonnet recitations by Noel Paul StookeyWith other seasonal delights
Claudio Monteverdi: Zefiro torna
Henry Purcell: Frost Scene from King Arthur
Refreshments will be available for purchase
$30 admission, students $10, under 18 free
Bach’s Lunch
Friday, July 26—12:00 noon
Presented in collaboration with Bagaduce Music
Bagaduce Music Performance Hall – 49 South Street, Blue Hill
Bagaduce Music Performance Hall – 49 South Street, Blue Hill
A lecture/demonstration about the G-major Mass and St John Passion
with organist/conductor John Finney and members of the ensemble
with organist/conductor John Finney and members of the ensemble
Free admission—bring your lunch!
Intimate Strangers: Vivaldi & Bach
Saturday, July 27—7:30 pm
First Congregational Church of Blue Hill—22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill
Vivaldi: Concerto for 4 violins RV 580
Bach: “Wedding” cantata BWV 202 Weichet nur betrübte Schatten
Mass in G major, BWV 236
Bach: “Wedding” cantata BWV 202 Weichet nur betrübte Schatten
Mass in G major, BWV 236
$30 admission, students $10, under 18 free
Notes on the Program
Notes on the Program
Festival Finale: St. John Passion
Sunday, July 28—7:30 pm
First Congregational Church of Blue Hill—22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill
Bach: Johannespassion BWV 245
$30 admission, students $10, under 18 free
Notes on the Program
Notes on the Program
Other Related Festival Events
Baroque Strings Master Class
Monday, July 22—7:00 pm
Bagaduce Music Performance Hall – 49 South Street, Blue Hill
Baroque music and technique workshop, featuring Jude Ziliak and Anatole Wieck, violin, and Sarah Freiberg, cello
Free admission
Art and Architecture in Vivaldi’s Venice
Tuesday, July 23—2:00 pm
Howard Room, Blue Hill Public Library
An illustrated lecture by art historian Sheila ffolliott
Free admission
Play and Talk Vivaldi and Bach
Wednesday, July 24—1:00 pm
Brooksville Free Public Library
Blue Hill Bach violinist and music historian Jude Ziliak discusses musical, cultural, and ethical questions that arise in this year’s programs, including the St John Passion, one of Bach’s most monumental and controversial works.
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More Snippets About Vivaldi and Bach
Download Reading and Listening Guide
More Snippets About Vivaldi and Bach
Free admission