Middlebury Bach Festival 2013
Friday-Sunday, April 26-28, 2013
Guest Conductor Martin Pearlman of Boston Baroque
Friday, April 26, 2013
Opening Concert
8:00 PM, Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts
"Orfeo ed Euridice" by Christoph Willibald Gluck and selections of choral music inspired by the story.
Middlebury College Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Jeffrey Buettner, conductor
$ Free
Post-concert Reception, Upper Lobby, MCA
Sponsored by the Office of the President of Middlebury College
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Interest Sessions and Festival Concert
Sessions will be in the Concert Hall, Mahaney Center for the Arts
Session 1: Daring Virtuosity in Bach's Concerto in D Minor
10:00-10:45 AM - Cynthia Huard, Affiliate Artist, Middlebury College
Session 2: Performing Bach's Magnificat
11:00 AM-12:00 PM - Martin Pearlman, Music Director, Boston Baroque
Lunch, Lower Lobby, MCA
12:00-1:30 PM
Session 3: A Day in the Life of a Countertenor
1:30-2:30 PM - Martin Near, Countertenor, Blue Heron
$ Free
Bach Unplugged
6:00-7:30 PM
Eric Despard, Guitarist
51 Main
Middlebury, VT 05753
Classical guitarist Eric Despard performs music by J.S. Bach and others.
Food and beverage will be available for purchase during the performance.
Festival Concert
8:00 PM, Mead Chapel
Orchestral Suite in D Major, BWV 1068
Harpsichord Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052
Cynthia Huard, harpsichord
Magnificat, BWV 243
Carol Christensen, soprano
Martin Near, countertenor
Adam Hall, tenor
Erik Kroncke, bass
Martin Pearlman, conductor
$12/$10/Students Free with Middlebury College ID
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Bach in Area Congregations
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Congregational Church of Middlebury UCC
United Methodist Church of Middlebury
