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Madison Bach Musicians invites you to join usâfrom the intimacy and safety of your homeâfor a musical journey through 17th & 18th-century Europe.
A Baroque Tour will explore the glorious sonic landscapes of Italy, Spain, France, England, and Germany through masterworks by Vivaldi, Falconieri, De Castro, Charpentier, Guillermain, Purcell, Handel, and Buxtehude. Our program ensemble consists of five strings plus harpsichord, and we are thrilled that baroque bassoon virtuoso Marc Vallon will join us for Vivaldiâs exuberant Bassoon Concerto in Bb major.
A Baroque Tour will be broadcast from the acoustically spectacular sanctuary of Grace Episcopal Church on Saturday evening April 24. From 7:30-8pm, MBM artistic director Trevor Stephenson will discuss the composers, the repertoire, and the historical instruments. The performance will run from 8 pm until approximately 9:15 pm. The evening will then conclude with a live ques
MASSIES MILL â Hundreds of American flags dotted the front lawn of Grace Episcopal Church on Tuesday, a solemn reminder in Nelson County of a grisly milestone the nation reached just one day prior.
As the COVID-19 death toll topped 500,000 lives and counting Monday, members of the Massies Mill-based church spent Tuesday planting 500 flags, each one representing 1,000 people, in the shape of a cross to honor those lives lost.
Against the backdrop of the setting sun, roughly a dozen residents held a memorial service that began and ended with the sound of the church bellâs toll shortly after members finished planting the flags.