The Rites of Spring at Noontime Concerts...

Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 20th as we honor Johann Sebastian Bach. It's his 327th birthday and everyone is invited to savor signature works including Sonata for Violin, BWV 1017 and Sonata for Viola da Gamba, BWV 1029. These works and others will be astutely presented in the nimble fingers of Bach specialists David Wilson playing violin, Yuko Tanaka on harpsichord and Farley Pearce, viola da gamba.

Thomas Tallis, c.1505-1585

On Tuesday, April 3, Artist's Vocal Ensemble (AVE), under the direction of its founder, Jonathan Dimmock, will share with us a special concert for Holy Week at Old St. Mary's Cathedral. Join us for what some consider Thomas Tallis' greatest sacred choral work, Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 1756-1791

May features the Midsummer Mozart Festival Orchestra and music director, Maestro George Cleve. It has become an annual event for Midsummer Mozart and Noontime Concerts to inaugurate the Festival's upcoming season with a series of chamber works showcasing the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The program starts Tuesday, May 22. Come hear Mozart's Andante in C major for Flute, K. 315 plus much, much more. And, get all the latest information for Midsummer Mozart Festival's 2012 season at www.midsummermozart.org.

Spring Concert Sale!

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