ASTON MAGNA'S first international music workshop in LEIPZIG, GERMANY concluded with a joyful bow in January!
Aston Magna Leipzig Dinner
One of our culinary adventures in Leipzig with Aston Magna teaching artists and guests.

Dear Friends,

Our  first international music workshop and tour in Leipzig, Germany, was a resounding success! We can't wait for next year's workshop in London, and we hope you will plan to join us!

In Leipzig, we bade good-bye to our friends, new and old, until next time. We shared the joys and, for some, a bit of nervousness rehearsing and then performing for each other --- in works mostly by JS Bach. We grew as musicians through the inspired coaching of our four faculty members. And we day-tripped to Eisenach and Arnstadt, walking in Bach's footsteps.
 
Back in Leipzig, we sat in the Thomaskirche and heard its wonderful boy choir in a Bach cantata. We shared many laughs, delicious meals, and a large variety of German beers and wines. We visited museums of ancient instruments, stood before the only known existing painting of Bach, and had private lectures as well as showings of his manuscripts and other documents written in his hand.
 
  
            

















We took many photos and Artistic Director Dan Stepner offered some lively notes recapping of the week, which you can see on our blog.

But most important of all, we were a very congenial group who immersed ourselves in making music together in variously configured ensembles. Before we parted, plans were made to continue our music-making back home with those who live near us, and all of us look forward to Aston Magna's next international workshop in London in 2016!

Contact us if you would like to learn more about upcoming musical tours and workshops!

Stay tuned!

Susan Obel
Executive Director

   

Sneak Preview! Summer 2015

JUNE 18-20, 2015

Monumental Monteverdi

JUNE 25-27, 2015

Le Monde de Marais
La Musique et La Danse 

 

JULY 2-5, 2015
Wind Power
Mozart & Schubert
     JULY 16-18, 2015
      Bach and Vivaldi
       Bach Cantatas and "The Four Seasons" 

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