BaroqueFest Biergarten Experience

A Biergarten Experience of German food, beers from Calusa Brewing, and music from Bill Miner’s Oompah Band.

Please note: No tickets will be sold at the door, only advance tickets sales.

BIERGARTEN MENU:
Roast Pork or Bratwurst with sauerkraut and bun
Sides of Red Cabbage and/or Spatzel
Apple Strudel
Vegetarian option – Portobello Schnitzel with Garlic Potato Rosettes and red cabbage
One bottled water or soda and FREE BEER!

Opening Night Concert – Titans of Baroque

Experience two Titans of the Baroque era. Vivaldi composed more than 500 concertos, none more famous than The Four Seasons. We will feature Sarasota Orchestra concertmaster Daniel Jordan in Autumn, Grammy-nominated soprano Yulia Van Doren will display her dazzling coloratura in one of his most virtuosic compositions and will combine soloist Thea Lobo for his popular Gloria. Handel’s festive sounds of trumpets and timpani permeate the occasion with works written for the coronation of King George II and the rarely heard Te Deum commemorating the British victory and the King’s safe return from the Battle of Dettingen.

Featuring Yulia Van Doren, Thea Lobo, Ryne Cherry, and Daniel Jordan

PRESENTING CO-SPONSORS
Peter Kretzmer & Melody Genson; Lee Holden & Lorraine Murphy

Repertoire:

Zadok the Priest

Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”

Dettingen Te Deum

Concerto in F Major, Autumn (L’autunno)

Concerto for 2 Trumpets in C Major

In furore iustissimae irae (In the fury of most righteous wrath)

Gloria in D Major

Organ Recital

Last year you heard Sam Nelson’s red-blooded Bach. This year, we bring you Psychedelic Bach. Sam Nelson will present an all-Bach organ program with colorful visualizations not to be missed. Complete with a gourmet Bach’s Lunch.

Repertoire:

Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor

Concerto Grosso in D Minor BWV 596 – Antonio Vivaldi, Arr. J.S. Bach

Nun freut euch, Lieben Christen g’mein (Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice)

Period instruments Chamber Music Concert – French Baroque

Join us for a program of ravishing and exciting French Baroque chamber music we’re calling La Fièvre du Samedi Soir (Saturday Night Fever). You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll want to stand up and dance, and you might be surprised to hear the description of a medical procedure with musical accompaniment! Theorbo (a lute with bass strings that is over 6’ long) and viola da gamba are just a few of the unique period instruments that you will hear, along with harpsichord and a quartet of vocalists.

Featuring works by Jean-Philippe Rameau, François Couperin, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Jean-Baptiste Lully, and more

Guest artists include Yulia Van Doren, Thea Lobo, Ryne Cherry, Corey Shotwell, Nicole Estima, Milene Moreira, Valerie Arsenault, Ben Rechel, John Robison, Sam Nelson, and Martha Stiehl

Saturday Night Ticket Buyers & Pass Holders: Join us from 6:00-7:15 PM for a Pre-Concert Reception

MENU:
Guinness Beer Battered Shrimp, Mini Rueben Sandwiches, Wild Mushroom Gruyere Tart on Puff Pastry, Satay Trio Display, and FREE BEER!

PRESENTING SPONSOR
Lelia D Palmieri