Grace Notes
Volume 3
August 2024
GRACE NOTES
looking ahead
Chamber Series
Masterwork Concert
Education/Events
Winds Across Europe / Le Vent Française
Saturday, September 14 @ 2 pm and 7 pm at First Congregational Church – Lebanon NH
A delicious feast of French chamber music for winds and strings, showcasing Upper Valley Baroque’s
outstanding woodwind players, as they tell the story of innovations in wind instrument making in the
court of Louis XIV and its impact across Europe.
Baroque Celebrations: Charpentier Te Deum & Vivaldi Gloria
Saturday, October 26 @ 3 pm at Chandler Center for the Arts – Randolph VT
Sunday, October 27 @ 3 pm at Claremont Opera House – Claremont NH
UVB musicians invite us to celebrate with the majesty of Charpentier’s Te Deum and Vivaldi’s Gloria, on period instruments, under the direction of Maestro Filippo Ciabatti.
Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos
Friday, January 24 @ 7 pm at Lebanon Opera House – Lebanon NH
Saturday, January 25 @ 3 pm at Chandler Center for the Arts – Randolph VT
Sunday, January 26 @ 2 pm at Grace Congregational Church – Rutland VT
Upper Valley Baroque performs all six Brandenburg Concertos, featuring world-class instrumental soloists.
Great Baroque Duets
Saturday, March 1 @ 7 pm at St. Thomas Episcopal Church – Hanover NH
Sunday, March 2 @ 2 pm at North Chapel – Woodstock VT
Upper Valley Baroque bass soloist Paul Max Tipton is joined by soprano Paulina Francisco to perform beautiful Baroque duets, accompanied by a virtuosic trio on period instruments.
Handel’s L’Allegro, Il Penseroso ed Il Moderato
Saturday, April 5 @ 3 pm at Chandler Center for the Arts – Randolph VT
Sunday, April 6 @ 3 pm at Lebanon Opera House – Lebanon NH
Handel’s masterwork — a dramatic setting of texts inspired by John Milton and William Shakespeare — explores joyful, sad, and “moderate” musings. In English, with featured renowned soprano Amanda Forsythe.