Baroque On Beaver 2014 Schedule of Events

[Krys Lyle]

Event Schedule

Friday, July 25, 8:00 pm ~ Community Center
Chamber Music on Beaver Island
Featuring performances by the Beaver Island String Quartet, Emerald Woodwind Quintet & Beaver Island Brass Quintet

Saturday, Jul 26, 8:00 pm ~ Community Center
'Just Among Friends' - Big Pieces for Small Orchestra
Music by Scarlatti, Martinu, Gabrielle and Haydn

Tuesday, July 29, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm ~ Community Center
Donor Reception at 6:00 pm for those holding $35.00 tickets to the 7:00 pm performance. Tickets for the 9:00 pm performance will be $25.00 and do not include the reception.
'Baroque on Beaver - And All That JAZZ'
Benefit Concert
With the Detroit Jazz Trio featuring Pete Siers, Paul Keller and Tad Weed
Gala tickets may be purchased at the Beaver Island Community Center Service Desk.

Wednesday, July 30, 2:00 pm ~ Beaver Island Episcopal Church
'Lift Every Voice' - Vocal and Choral Gems
Featuring the Beaver Island Chamber Chorale and Soloists

Wednesday, July 30, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm ~ CMU - 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm
'Alone and All Together' - Music for Solos and Ensembles
(Two different times, two different concerts - one concert venue)
Music by Vivaldi, Bach, Briccialdi, Blomdahl, Handel, And More

Thursday, July 31, 2:00 pm ~ Parish Church
Brass Music Spanning the Ages - Works from 16th Century To The Present
Featuring Beaver Island Brass Quintet
Early brass music by Farnaby, Fink and Senfl - and contemporary favorites by W. C. Handy, Hoagy Carmichael and Glenn Miller

Thursday, July 31, 8:00 pm ~ Parish Hall
'Dreams of Beauty' ~ Serenades and Sinfonias
Elgar's romantic 'Introduction and Allegro' for String Quartet and String Orchestra
Strauss' Serenade for Winds
Debussy's dream -like Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Mozart's masterpiece - 'Sinfonia Concertante' for Violin & Viola Solo and Orchestra
Featuring David Reimer and Michael Hall - Co-Soloists

Friday, August 1, 8:00 pm ~ Parish Church
'Heavenly Trumpets, Angelic Choirs' - An Evening with Papa Haydn
Vivaldi's Sinfonia in C
F.J. Haydn's Concerto for Trumpet - Matthew Thomas, soloist
F.J. Haydn's - Lord Nelson Mass
Featuring:
Martha Guth, Meryl Mantione, Henry Kingma and Ricardo Lugo Soloists
Beaver Island Chamber Chorale
Beaver Island Festival Orchestra

Saturday, August 2, 2:00 pm - Livingstone Studio
Enjoy an afternoon of music, art and fellowship at Livingstone Studioâ??s Meet the Artists. The Emerald Isle Woodwind Quintet will perform selections to be announced.

Saturday, August 2, 8:00 pm - Outdoor Concert at Whiskey Point
'Music for a Star Spangled Evening'
Featuring our National Anthem and Other American Composers
Works by Copland, Irving Berlin, Joplin and Sousa
Featuring:
Beaver Island Festival Chorus and Orchestra
Beaver Island Brass
Special Guest Dr. Mark Clague will present two lectures on this date:
11:00 am at CMU and 1:00 pm at The Beaver Island Community Center

Sunday, August 3, 2:00 pm - Parish Hall
'Music Sublime - Heavenly and Earthly'
Bach - Brandenburg 5
William Alwyn - Lyra Angelica - Concerto for Harp and Strings - Lynn Aspnes, Soloist
Ligeti - 6 Bagatelles for Woodwind Quintet - Emerald Isle Quintet
Mozart - Symphony No. 38 - 'Prague'
Rutter - A Gaelic Blessing

Free admission to all concerts except the annual benefit. We thank the entire Beaver Island community for embracing and supporting this wonderful enterprise with donations, sponsorships and the all important freewill offerings that keeps the Festival boat afloat on Paradise Bay!

[MR]

I am so happy that there is an outdoor concert! Sounds amazing!

Miranda

[Chamber of Commerce]

Thank You Beaver Island Cultural Arts for this wonderful event! Itâ??s so nice to read about and hear beautiful music. Your post is a great way to use this public forum. Best wishes.

[Chamber of Commerce]

Gosh the good Beaver Island stuff just won'r stop!