"Aston Magna: Life richly lived, music richly played." ~ The Berkshire Eagle

Bach's Coffee Cantata with Teresa Wakim, Frank Kelley and Jesse Blumberg
Dear Friend,
 

All of us at Aston Magna Music Festival would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a very happy, healthy holiday season and a prosperous New Year!

  

Aston Magna is able to provide outstanding programs of early music, performed by world-class musicians, through the stewardship of a small but dedicated Board and staff. Our budget is lean and - as you may know - ticket purchases cover only a portion of our expenses. We depend on you, our public, for support.  

Our summer performances at Brandeis, Bard and in Great Barrington attract a devoted following, with new aficionados joining the ranks each year. We are now finalizing plans for  our 43rd Festival in June and July (dates to be announced shortly), which will feature works by J.S. Bach, Claudio Monteverdi, Antonio Vivaldi and Franz Schubert, among many other greats. We hope to see you there!

For now, we ask that you join us in the spirit of the season, and become a Friend of Aston Magna by giving as generously as you can. But don't wait! You may donate by mail using our printable donation form, or you may donate online.


DONATE TODAY

 

Thank you in advance for your support! 

Susan Obel, Executive Director

Daniel Stepner, Artistic Director
From our season reviews...

"I have never heard the [Brahms Clarinet] Quintet played with such a sense of integration."

 

  

Boston Musical Intelligencer 
"...the defining characteristic of Thursday's account was a
limpid grace, a refreshing preference for songfulness above nostalgia."
                      
                      The Boston Globe

"This was organic, bare-knuckle playing."

 

 

             

   

            The Boston Globe

 

The instrumentalists were pure gold."

Boston Musical Intelligencer