Boston Baroque 2016–2017 Season Brochure

WE WON’T JUST LIFT YOUR HEART WE’LL SHAKE YOUR SOUL 2016–2017 Season

The Boston Globe

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“DEDICATION TO DELVING DEEP INTO EVERY ASPECT OF THE MUSIC DIFFERENTIATES THE GOOD FROM THE GREAT, AND BOSTON BAROQUE IS DECIDEDLY GREAT.”

1st 5 24 43 PERIOD INSTRUMENT ORCHESTRA IN NORTH AMERICA

GRAMMY® AWARD NOMINATIONS

CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED RECORDINGS

BRILLIANT SEASONS

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BY THE NUMBERS

WELCOME TO OUR 2016–2017 SEASON Our new Boston Baroque season promises to be an exhilarating one for me, for our performers, and for our audiences. I look forward to revisiting and rethinking two huge masterworks: Bach’s Mass in B Minor, nominated for a Grammy when we last recorded it well over a decade ago, and Handel’s magnificent opera Giulio Cesare. I also look forward to working with spectacular soloists, including returning Metropolitan Opera star Susanna Phillips and the great countertenor David Daniels in his Boston Baroque debut. These are just two of the many wonderful and well-known soloists coming to perform with us this season.

In a very different vein, our virtuosic concertmaster Christina Day Martinson will take center stage with members of the ensemble to perform one of the most challenging cycles ever written for violin: Heinrich Biber’s The Mystery Sonatas. It is a technical tour de force that is rarely presented complete, but her acclaimed performance is also an emotional experience that audiences have found deeply moving. You will not want to miss this special event.

Finally, our Messiah and New Year's concerts continue our popular and ever fresh holiday tradition. But Boston Baroque's music also goes beyond our subscription series, as we continue our commitment to making music accessible to all with our annual Free Community Concerts, and as we expand our newly launched, enthusiastically received Classics for Kids series.

I invite you to join us for what will be another exciting season!

Martin Pearlman, Music Director

The New York Times

PHOTOS, THIS PAGE: ROBERT RECKER. OPPOSITE: DUFFY: STEPHEN LAXTON, RIVERA: CHRISTIAN COULSON, DANIELS: ROBERT RECKER, SHEEHAN: KEVIN DAY, BLUMBERG: ARIELLE DONEION

“TO SAY THAT HE IS THE MOST ACCLAIMED COUNTERTENOR OF THE DAY, PERHAPS THE BEST EVER, IS TO UNDERSTATE HIS ACHIEVEMENT.”

BACH’S MASS IN B MINOR Boston Baroque’s versatile orchestra and chorus will shine in Bach’s enduring sacred masterpiece. A cast of stellar soloists is joined by countertenor David Daniels in his Boston Baroque debut, named among the Top Ten Trailblazers in classical music by Gramophone magazine.

KIERA DUFFY

soprano

JENNIFER RIVERA

mezzo-soprano

DAVID DANIELS

countertenor

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2016, 8:00PM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2016, 3:00PM NEC’S JORDAN HALL

AARON SHEEHAN tenor

JESSE BLUMBERG baritone

MARTIN PEARLMAN conductor

The Boston Globe

PHOTOS, THIS PAGE: ARIELLE DONESON. OPPOSITE: FORSYTHE: ARIELLE DONESON, QUINTERO: TIM HILL, JAMESON: SIMON PAULY, GARLAND: ANN STUCKI

“TRIUMPHANT CHORUSES CRACKLED WITH VITALITY, SETTING ONSTAGE FEET TAPPING.”

HANDEL’S MESSIAH “What’s impressive about this enduring annual Messiah,” says The Boston Globe, “is how Pearlman and his forces distinguish consistent quality from any sense of routine.” This year’s cast features Boston favorites Amanda Forsythe, Ann McMahon Quintero, Keith Jameson, and Andrew Garland alongside the Boston Baroque chorus.

AMANDA FORSYTHE soprano

ANN MCMAHON QUINTERO mezzo-soprano

KEITH JAMESON tenor

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2016, 7:30PM SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2016, 7:30PM NEC’S JORDAN HALL

ANDREW GARLAND baritone

MARTIN PEARLMAN conductor

“THE ALMOST PACKED SAN AFFORDS A GLOW OF SER THAT IS ALTOGETHER INVIT The Boston Musical Intelligencer

NEW YEAR’S EVE AND FIRST DAY GALA CONCERTS

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BOSTON BAROQUE’S ANNUAL HOLIDAY TRADITION

NDERS THEATER RIOUS CHEERINESS TING.”

Join us for a colorful New Year’s celebration featuring Handel’s brilliant Music for Royal Fireworks, Corelli’s Christmas Concerto and Bach’s Violin Concerto in A Minor featuring concertmaster Christina Day Martinson. All accompanied by champagne and chocolates at intermission courtesy of Cambridge Trust Company!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2016, 8:00PM SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2017, 3:00PM SANDERS THEATRE, CAMBRIDGE

MARTIN PEARLMAN conductor

The Boston Globe

PHOTOS, THIS PAGE: PATRICK O’CONNOR. OPPOSITE: MARTINSON: GUANLONG CAO

“ONE OF THE BRIGHTEST NEXTGENERATION TALENTS ON THE CITY’S BUSTLING EARLY MUSIC SCENE”

BIBER’S THE MYSTERY SONATAS A rare and major event: the complete cycle of The Mystery Sonatas of Heinrich Biber played by our virtuosic concertmaster and soloist Christina Day Martinson with members of our ensemble. Depicting the mysteries of the rosary using four violins in different tunings, it will be not only a technical tour de force but a deeply moving, glorious experience that you will not want to miss.

CHRISTINA DAY MARTINSON violin

ONE NIGHT ONLY! FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 2017, 8:00PM NEC’S JORDAN HALL

MARTIN PEARLMAN conductor

The Boston Globe

Our opera productions are made posible by members of the Boston Baroque Opera Guild.

PHOTOS, THIS PAGE: ZACHARY MAXWELL. OPPOSITE: PHILLIPS: ZACHARY MAXWELL, ZAZZO: JUSTIN HYER, HOLIDAY: DARIO ACOSTA, QUINTERO: TIM HILL, RIVERA: CHRISTIAN COULSON

“SUSANNA PHILLIPS [WAS] VOCALLY RIVETING, DRAMATICALLY CONFIDENT AND WITH POWER IN RESERVE”

ANNUAL SEMI-STAGED OPERA

HANDEL’S GIULIO CESARE Met Opera star Susanna Phillips returns to Boston Baroque after her triumphant turn in Agrippina to star as Cleopatra in Giulio Cesare, one of the most popular Baroque operas ever written. Opposite Phillips is countertenor Lawrence Zazzo in the title role, which he has sung to great acclaim all over the globe.

SUSANNA PHILLIPS soprano (Cleopatra)

LAWRENCE ZAZZO

countertenor (Cesare)

JOHN HOLIDAY

countertenor (Tolomeo)

FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 2017, 7:30PM SUNDAY, APRIL 23, 2017, 3:00PM NEC’S JORDAN HALL

ANN MCMAHON QUINTERO mezzo-soprano (Cornelia)

JENNIFER RIVERA

mezzo-soprano (Sesto)

MARTIN PEARLMAN conductor

MARY BIRNBAUM stage director

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Violinist Jesse Irons spends time with a young music lover during the Instrument Petting Zoo at Classics for Kids.

BOSTON BAROQUE IN THE COMMUNITY Our commitment to music doesn’t end when the performance is over. Outside the concert hall throughout Greater Boston, Boston Baroque brings classical music to thousands of members of the community—and many more around the world—giving them memories to last a lifetime.

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2,500+

YOUTH REACHED THROUGH CLASSICS FOR KIDS PROGRAM

2,500+ AUDIENCE MEMBERS HAVE ATTENDED OUR FREE CONCERTS AT THE STRAND THEATRE IN DORCHESTER, MA

AUDIENCE MEMBERS ATTENDED OUR RECENT CONCERTS IN POLAND

LISTENERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TUNE IN ONLINE EACH WEEK TO BOSTON BAROQUE RADIO

4,700

200,000+

Programming like this is only possible through the support of patrons like you—consider a tax-deductible donation in support of these programs with your subscription.

Join us for the 2016–2017 Season at Boston Baroque and receive priority seating, special event invitations, and more.

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