Hear the Aston Magna Players in a program of Bach, Vivaldi, Purcell, Pachelbel, and Corelli at Saint James Place, Dec. 17 at 3 p.m. or on Sunday, Dec. 18, at 3 p.m. in Slosberg Music Center, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham.
The Berkshire Eagle’s classical music critics over the last century is a short list of long stints. Jay Rosenfeld, who started the job in 1919, did it until 1975, after
The Handel and Haydn ensemble, which performed at the Mahaiwe on June 29, included five violins (two first and three seconds), two violas, two cellos, bass, and harpsichord. The Handel and Haydn ensemble, which performed at the Mahaiwe on June 29, included five violins (two first and three seconds), two violas, two cellos, bass, and harpsichord.
The mission of the Aston Magna Foundation in Great Barrington, MA is to enrich the appreciation of music of the past through the use of historical instruments and practices in performances, recordings, and workshops, and through innovative interdisciplinary educational programs, publications, and electronic media. Aston Magna’s 2022 Summer Festival begins this weekend with two musical/theatrical works that feature the struggle between personifications of good and evil: Scarlatti’s “Humanity and Lucifer” (1706) and Stravinsky’s Faustian “The Soldier’s Tale” (1918). Daniel Stepner is Artistic Director of Aston Magna and he joins us to preview this weekend’s concerts and the season on the whole.