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Baroquefest

Key Chorale Chamber Singers and Church of the Redeemer present a 2-day festival celebrating music of the Baroque – and Beer! Three amazing concerts featuring a star-studded cast of performers, chamber orchestra, and an opening night Biergarten Experience with German food, beers from Calusa Brewing, and dancing to Bill Milner’s Oompah Band.

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CORPORATE SPONSOR
Calusa Brewing

GUEST ARTIST CO-SPONSORS
Peter & Francine Gray; Richard Lilley & Carmen Letelier

 

Event details

Date: February 7-8, 2025
Time: Various Times
Price: $15-$210
Gillespie Hall at Church of the Redeemer
222 S. Palm Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34236

2 DAY FESTIVAL PASS – $178.50

Price includes all 3 concerts, Saturday night pre-concert reception and the Biergarten Experience.
You’ll SAVE 15% when you buy the 2-day pass!

Festival Schedule & Individual Tickets

Guest Artists

Thea Lobo

Thea Lobo

Sam Nelson

Sam Nelson

glenn priest

Glenn Priest

Principal Keyboardist

Daniel Jordan

Daniel Jordan

yulia van doren

Yulia Van Doren

Gianluca Farina

Gianluca Farina

Morgen Low

Morgen Low

Friday, February 7 @ 5:30 PM

Gillespie Hall at Church of the Redeemer

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!

Friday, February 7 @ 7:00 PM

Church of the Redeemer

Opening Night Concert – Titans of Baroque

Experience two Titans of the Baroque era. Vivaldi composed more than 500 concertos, none more famous then 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.

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

Saturday, February 8 @ 11:30 AM

Gillespie Hall at Church of the Redeemer

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)

“Gigue” Fugue G Major

Saturday, February 8 @ 7:30 PM

Church of the Redeemer

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, Stephen Mumbert, John Grau, Thea Lobo, Nicole Estima, and Milene Moreira, violin

Saturday Night Ticket Buyers & Pass Holders: Join us from 6:30-7:15 PM Opening Prost and 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

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