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.

Schedule of Events:

February 7, 2025

5:30 PM

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!

7:00pm

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

February 8, 2025

11:30 AM

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)

7:30 PM

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, William Good, John Robison, Sam Nelson, and Martha Stiehl

Date: February 7-8, 2025

Location: Gillespie Hall at Church of the Redeemer , 222 S Palm Ave Sarasota, FL 34236

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