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Baroque on Beaver Musicians 2009

Events

Opening Night - Going for Baroque*
Wednesday, July 28, 7:30pm
Beaver Island Community Center

Penelope Crawford, Harpsichord, with Claudia Schmidt, Martha Guth, and Annie Crawford will be performing this benefit recital.

*Ticketed event, reserved seating: phone 231-448-2022 for more information.


Chamber Music à la Carte
Thursday, July 29, 7:30pm
Central Michigan University Biological Station - Gillingham Center

Sections of the festival orchestra will perform a variety of works for smaller ensemble in a casual intimate setting including:

Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Eight Instrumental Miniatures, Igor Stravinsky
White Moon, Ruth Crawford Seeger
Aria from Bachiannas Brasilieras No. 5 Heitor Villa-Lobos
The Cloths of Heaven, Dyls Elwyn-Edwards
Persephone's Song, Gabrielle Roth
I Will Gather You In, Claudia Schmidt arr. DeFazio
Carioca, Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, and Gus Kahn
arr. DeFazio
Croation Trio, James Stephenson
Dances For Insecure Nobility
Ruby
No: ReMorse


Friends & Family Concert - An Introduction to the Orchestra
Friday, July 30, afternoon
Beaver Island Community Center
An Introduction to the Orchestra is an opportunity for children of all ages to experience the magic of live classical music.  Pre- and post-concert activities in the lobby include an Instrument Petting Zoo.  Fun!

Back to Bach - and a Few More Friends
Friday, July 30, 7:30 pm
Beaver Island Community Center
Principals from the orchestra and soloists will perform in a special concert of chamber music.  Works included are:

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, Johann Sebastian Bach
Dumbarton Oaks
, Igor Stravinsky
Serenade No. 11 in E-Flat, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Canzon a 12, Giovanni Gabrieli
Oblivion, Astor Piazzola arr. Robert Nordling


Baroque Oratorio - Chamber Orchestra, Chorus, & Soloists
Saturday, July 31, 7:30 pm
Holy Cross Parish Hall

Historic Holy Cross Parish Hall, built by Beaver Islanders over 100 years ago, will resound with full orchestra, chamber chorus and soloists in a program that combines baroque and American classics in a special blend that fits Beaver Island’s unique setting. Included works are:

Concerto Grosso, Opus 6, No. 11 George Frederic Handel
Andante larghetto e staccato
Allegro
Largo e staccato
Andante
Allegro
Knoxville: Summer 1915, Samuel Barber
Jephthe, Giacomo Carissimi
Symphony No. 5, Franz Schubert
Allegro
Andante con moto
Menuetto. Allegro molto
Allegro vivace


Season Finale - Orchestra & Chorus
Sunday, August 1, 2:00 pm
Holy Cross Parish Hall

The full orchestra and chorus will perform baroque and traditional American music, including:

Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major Johann Sebastian Bach
Ouverture
Courante
Gavotte I, II
Forlane
Minuet I, II
Bourrée I, II
Passepied I, II
Siegfried Idyll, Richard Wagner
Overture, Scherzo & Finale, Robert Schumann
Overture
Scherzo
Finale
Old American Songs, Set 2 Aaron Copland
The Little Horses (lullaby)
Zion’s Walls (revivalist song)
The Golden Willow Tree (Anglo-American ballad)
At the River (hymn tune)
Ching-A-Ring Chaw (Minstrel song)
Gaelic Blessing
, John Rutter