The “Baroque Big Band” returns!
The Maria Martell-Winthrop Memorial Concert
Saturday, Dec 2, at 5 pm in Brookline – Ruggles Baptist Church
Sunday, Dec 3 at 4 pm in Andover – South Church
Mistral’s 27th Season continues just on the heels of Thanksgiving, heralding the holiday season with a pair of concerts that once again celebrate the glorious repertoire of the Baroque era. A dream team of no fewer than ten Mistral musicians will be featured in beloved masterpieces as well as little-known happy discoveries. Like last season, this year’s performances will take place in two intimate venues: On Saturday, Dec. 2, at 5 pm, at Ruggles Baptist Church in Brookline, and on Sunday, Dec 3, at 4 pm, at South Church of Andover. (Please note the day swap!)
As always, the concerto soloists will take turns in the spotlight, including four dynamic violinists with illustrious careers in award-winning string quartets and solo careers—Sarita Kwok, Gabriela Diaz, and newcomers Rebecca Fisher, and Emma Frucht—with Mistral favorites, violist Stephanie Fong, bassist Donald Palma, artistic director and flutist Julie Scolnik, harpsichordist Ian Watson, and oboist Kemp Jernigan! Together, in various combinations of solo, double, and triple concerti, they will present beguiling works by J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Handel, Marcello, and Falconieri.
“Warm and fuzzy doesn’t begin to describe the flood of love we feel when we walk out onto the stage each year,” said Scolnik. “The venues are filled to capacity with the smiling faces of music lovers who have put aside their long lists of holiday chores to come together with friends, family, and community to escape and listen to this glorious, uplifting music!”
Gabriela Diaz, Rebecca Fischer, Emma Frucht, & Sarita Kwok, violins; Stephanie Fong, viola; Kemp Jernigan, oboe; Joshua Gordon, cello; Donald Palmer, bass; Julie Scolnik, flute;
Ian Watson, harpsichord
VIVALDI Concerto for 4 violins in B minor RV 580.
J.S. BACH Suite # 2 for flute & strings, BWV 1067
HÄNDEL Lascia ch’io pianga Aria from the opera Rinaldo for solo viola
VIVALDI: Concerto in D Minor for two violins & cello RV 565
ROYER L’Aimable for solo harpsichord
MARCELLO Oboe Concerto in
VIVALDI Concerto in A Minor for two violins, RV 522
FALCONIERI Ciaccona
This special concert is in honor of Maria Martell-Winthrop, a cherished friend and music lover whose life was tragically cut short.
Tickets $40. ($35 package price) Order securely online and Print-at-Home at www.MISTRALMUSIC.org or e-mail sales@mistralmusic.org or call 978-474-6222.
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Mistral presents: “The Baroque Big Band”
Julie Scolnik, artistic director
Sat, Dec 2, 5pm, Ruggles Baptist Church, Brookline/Boston ‘The Maria Martell-Winthrop Memorial Concert
Sun, Dec 3, 4pm, South Church, Andover, MA
Mistral’s annual bonanza of Baroque masterpieces, with virtuosic soloists taking turns in the spotlight. Works by J.S. Bach, Telemann, Vivaldi, Handel, and other, lesser-known Baroque gems. This special concert is in honor of Maria Martell-Winthrop, a cherished friend and music lover whose life was tragically cut short.
VIVALDI Concerto for 4 violins in B minor, RV 580
J.S. BACH Suite # 2 for flute & strings, BWV 1067
HÄNDEL Lascia ch’io pianga Aria from the opera Rinaldo for solo viola
VIVALDI: Concerto in D Minor for two violins & cello RV 565
ROYER L’Aimable for solo harpsichord
MARCELLO Oboe Concerto
VIVALDI Concerto in A Minor for two violins, RV 522
FALCONIERI Ciaccona
Gabriela Diaz, Rebecca Fischer, Emma Frucht, & Sarita Kwok, violins; Stephanie Fong, viola; Kemp Jernigan, oboe; Joshua Gordon, cello; Donald Palmer, bass; Julie Scolnik, flute;
Ian Watson, harpsichord
Tickets $40. $ 35 package price. Order securely online and print at home at www.MISTRALMUSIC.org or e-mail sales@mistralmusic.org or call 978-474-6222.
