The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park put Nora Lee Garcia to work for the second weekend of its annual celebration of classical music. The flutist soloed on Mozart’s Concerto No. 1 during Saturday night’s soothing “Concertos by Candlelight” and then returned Sunday afternoon as a featured player on a more lively program of Bach’s “Farewell” and “Peasant” cantatas.
This pandemic year has presented those of us who cover local events with quite a dilemma. We know how dangerous it is to gather in groups, not just to yourself but to everyone around you. On the other hand, the small venues and businesses that make our city the vibrant place we love are suffering. And let s not forget, human contact is a very real need, and 100 percent abstinence has been proven time and again to be an unrealistic standard. (Looking at you, Volstead Act.) Ultimately,
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