"ORGANIC, BARE KNUCKLES PLAYING..." ~ Boston Globe 6/23/14
ART/SMART TICKETS FOR UNDER-30s PATRONS
Coming up July 3-5: Music from a Turbulent 17th Century England
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WINDS OF ROMANTICISM
Boston | Hudson Valley | Berkshires
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Stephen Hammer
classical oboe
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Guy Fishman
cello
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Eric Hoeprich
19th century clarinet
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The Program ~ Brahms' Clarinet Quintet Crusell's Divertimento for oboe and strings Mendelssohn's Quartet in A Minor, Op. 13
The Musicians
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Eric Hoeprich, 19th-century clarinet
Stephen Hammer, classical oboe
Daniel Stepner, Julie Leven, violins
David Miller, viola
Guy Fishman, cello
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The Evening
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Pre-concert talks
1 hour before each concert
with Artistic Director
Daniel Stepner
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 JOIN US!!
Great Barrington concerts
are followed by a wine and cheese reception with the artists!
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June 26, 2014 @ 8 PM
Slosberg Auditorium
Brandeis University
415 South Street
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June 27, 2014 @ 8 PM
Olin Hall
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
12571
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June 28, 2014 @ 6 PM
Daniel Arts Center
Bard College
at Simon's Rock
84 Alford Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230
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Program Notes: Winds of Romanticism
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This evening's program takes Aston Magna into the future, relatively speaking, and, in the first instance, abroad. Bernhard Henrik Crusell was from early 19th-century Finland. Finnish music dating before Sibelius is virtually unknown. Finland was a bit off the beaten track, though less so than one would imagine, but the nation celebrates its culture with a rich repertoire of song and poetry. [Read more on the Aston Magna blog] | |
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July 3-5
Music from a Turbulent
17th Century England
Dowland, Lawes, Lanier, Purcell, Blow
July 10-12
Vice Squad:
Baroque Skirmishes
with Alcohol, Tobacco, Coffee and Love
Bach, Hume,
Ravenscroft, Bernier
July 17-19
Italian Trio Sonatas and
a new work
-"Aston Magna"-
by Nico Muhly
Vivaldi, Corelli, Rossi, Stradella, Pernucio
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Reviews and Previews
"This was organic, bare-knuckle playing, with pulsing tempos and intonation that has little in common with today's digitally mastered uniformity. The audience responded with chuckles at impish movement endings, and gasps at virtuosic flourishes."[Read more]
Boston Globe, 6/23/14
Boston Musical Intelligencer, 6/2/14
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Design and public relations for Aston Magna 2014
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Aston Magna Festival
P.O. Box 28 Great Barrington, MA 01230
413-528-3595 or 800-875-7156
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