Friday, November 6, 2015, 7:30 PM, First Parish of Sudbury, 327 Concord RoadSaturday, November 7, 2015, 8 PM, Emmanuel Church, Boston, 15 Newbury Street
$30 general admission / $25 seniors
$25 Sudbury Historical Society members / $10 students (with ID)
Children ages 7-17 are admitted FREE when accompanied by an adult
For information and tickets: 781.466.6694 or www.oldpostroad.org
Acclaimed period instrument ensemble Musicians of the Old Post Road opens its 27th “green” concert season with Earthly Baroque, a delightful program inspired by the sounds nature. The program includes chamber works that imitate the calls of birds and other animals, plus dramatic pieces that evoke turbulent natural forces. Repertoire includes Vivaldi’s Goldfinch concerto, Biber’s colorful and entertaining Sonata Representitiva, Lampe’s charming Cuckoo Concerto, and Werner’s stormy November suite. Performances will take place on Friday, November 6, 2015 at 7:30 PM at the First Parish of Sudbury, and Saturday, November 7, 2015 at 8 PM at Emmanuel Church in Boston.
ABOUT THE SEASON
This year, Musicians of the Old Post Road – a chamber music ensemble specializing in period instrument performances of music from the Baroque, Classical, and early Romantic eras – marks its 27th season with a musical exploration of the color “green”. In concert with this thematic and programmatic venture, the group is pairing with the following four local environmental organizations to raise awareness around the work that they do to keep this region green: Sudbury Valley Trustees, Tower Hill Botanic Garden, Mass Audubon’s Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, and The Gardens at Elm Bank – Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Members of these participating organizations receive $5 off admission to any concert during the 2015-16 season.
The Sudbury performance on Friday, November 6 is co-presented by the Sudbury Historical Society, which will also be hosting the post-concert reception. The Sudbury concert is also funded in part by the Sudbury Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The environmental collaborator for this program is the Sudbury Valley Trustees, whose members will receive $5 off admission to any 2015-16 concert.
Discover more about this unique and dynamic season on the group’s website, www.oldpostroad.org. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are $30 for general admission, $25 for seniors, and $10 for students (with ID), and children aged 7 to 17 are admitted free with an adult. Affordable and flexible three- and four-concert subscriptions are also available. All Old Post Road concert sites are wheelchair accessible. Co-presenters for this season include the Sudbury Historical Society, the Wayland Historical Society, and the Worcester Historical Museum. The concert series is sponsored in part by the Bear Foundation, the Massachusetts Cultural Council, an agency of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the Sudbury Cultural Council.
ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE
Musicians of the Old Post Road takes its name from its acclaimed concert series that brings period instrument performances of music of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries to beautiful historic buildings along New England’s fabled Old Post Road, the first thoroughfare to connect Boston and New York City in the late 17th century.
Winner of the 1998 Noah Greenberg Award from the American Musicological Society, Musicians of the Old Post Road has also received programming awards from Chamber Music America and the US-Mexico Fund for Culture. The ensemble has toured in Germany, Austria, and Mexico, and has appeared at festivals and on concert series in the US, including the Indianapolis Early Music Festival, the Boston Early Music Festival Concert Series, the Castle Hill Festival, the Artists Series at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, and the Connecticut Early Music Festival. The ensemble has held a residency at Dartmouth College and was featured on WCVB television’s “Chronicle” program and 99.5 All Classical radio’s “Live from Fraser” program.
The ensemble’s discography includes six recordings that have each been praised in the US and abroad. They include: The Virtuoso Double Bass (Titanic, 1994), Trios and Scottish Song Settings of J. N. Hummel (Meridian, 1999), Galant with an Attitude: Music of Juan and José Pla (Meridian, 2000), Quartets of Telemann and Bodinus (Meridian, 2004), Feliz Navidad: Christmas from Spain and New Spain (Meridian, 2008), and Roman Handel (Centaur, 2013).
SEASON AT A GLANCE
“Earthly Baroque”: Vivid and appealing works by Biber, Handel, Vivaldi, Werner, and others that splendidly evoke the sounds of nature
Friday, November 6, 2015, 7:30 PM, First Parish of Sudbury, 327 Concord Road
Saturday, November 7, 2015, 8 PM, Emmanuel Church, Boston, 15 Newbury Street
“Winter Evergreen”: A rich array of Baroque arias, cantatas, and instrumental works celebrating the bright winter season (with tenor Jonas Budris)
Saturday, December 5, 2015, 3 PM, Emmanuel Church, Boston, 15 Newbury Street
Sunday, December 6, 2015, 4 PM, First Unitarian, Worcester, 90 Main Street
“Easy Being Green”: Surprisingly sophisticated works by the young Mozart, Hummel, Beethoven, and Pinto
Friday, March 11, 2016, 7:30 PM, First Parish in Wayland, 50 Cochituate Road
Saturday, March 12, 2016, 3 PM, Emmanuel Church, Boston, 15 Newbury Street
“Green with Envy”: Passionate cantatas by Handel, Hasse, and Ristori, plus turbulent instrumental works by Tartini and Vivaldi (with soprano Lianne Coble)
Friday, April 22, 2016, 8 PM, Old South Church, Boston, 645 Boylston Street
Sunday, April 24, 2016, 4 PM, Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street
$30 general admission / $25 seniors / $10 students (with ID)
Children ages 7-17 are admitted FREE when accompanied by an adult
For more information, call 781-466-6694 or visit www.oldpostroad.org
