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Notes on the Program | The Chamber Music of Robert and Clara Schumann

Ellen — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 15:11:33 +0000

Robert and Clara Schumann’s devotion to each other is legendary. Much of his music was composed with her in mind. And she championed his music throughout his short life and...

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Our 49th Season: Live in Summer 2022 with Scarlatti, Stravinsky, Handel, Bach, Schumann & More

Ellen — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 16:02:02 +0000

Music by Scarlatti and Stravinsky’s “The Soldier’s Tale” open the season, which runs June 23-July 23 at Brandeis and in Hudson and Great Barrington The Aston Magna Music Festival celebrates...

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Song to Swan: Cellist Loretta O’Sullivan

Ellen — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 11:08:30 +0000

There were no professional musicians in my family, but singing was a large part of our party entertainment. I chose the cello when all the instruments were played at our...

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Program Notes: Handel & Bach Music for a Winter Solstice

Ellen — Sat, 18 Dec 2021 18:07:54 +0000

Notes and translations on the Program: Music for a Winter Solstice Dec. 21, 2021, Hudson Hall, Hudson NY Dec. 22, 2021, Saint James Place, Great Barrington, MA Handel, Alessandro Scarlatti...

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Handel & Bach: Holiday Music Dec. 21 & 22 in Hudson, Great Barrington

Ellen — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:49:50 +0000

The Aston Magna Chamber Players present a live holiday concert. “Music for a Winter Solstice,” with works by Handel and J.S. Bach, on stages in Hudson and Great Barrington in...

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September 2021: Aston Magna Chamber Players Live, On Stage, in Hudson, Great Barrington

Ellen — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 12:42:05 +0000

The Aston Magna Chamber Players will perform two September concerts of baroque music, live and in-person at Hudson Hall in Hudson, N.Y., and at Saint James Place in Great Barrington,...

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CD Release: Marais at Midnight

Ellen — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 16:38:05 +0000

Aston Magna is proud to announce a new CD release, ‘Marais at Midnight,’ with Laura Jeppesen, viola da gamba, and Catherine Liddell, theorbo, performing selections by the composer and viol...

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Julie Leven: Bringing Music to Boston’s Homeless

Ellen — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:52:56 +0000

“Since I first picked up the violin as a nine-year old, the instrument has been my calling: the beauty, emotional expressiveness, and depth of the music are infinitely rewarding. I...

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Fugue State: Temporary Amnesia, or Essential Bach?

Ellen — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 22:39:40 +0000

Aston Magna’s artistic director and baroque violinist Daniel Stepner made good use of his isolation during Covid-19, diving even deeper into the world of J.S. Bach. Listen, learn and enjoy...

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Stepner and Jeppesen: A Musical Marriage

Ellen — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 11:00:26 +0000

They took a stand, and that was that. It was in 1968, while sharing a music stand at Yale University, that Daniel Stepner and Laura Jeppesen met, and a musical...

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