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:

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