North Star Baroque: Bach Brandenburg & Vivaldi

Name: North Star Baroque: Bach Brandenburg & Vivaldi
Start: 2025-03-28T19:00:00-04:00
Location: Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland, Maine

Schedule

Fri, 28 Mar, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland, Maine | Portland, ME

North Star Baroque’s second concert of the season will feature Bach’s beloved Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 and a Vivaldi concerto for sopranino recorder with Venezuelan recorder virtuoso Aldo Abreu. The Brandenburg is a triple concerto for flute, violin and harpsichord soloists, with a famous harpsichord cadenza that was no doubt played by Bach himself. The Vivaldi has a very high solo part for which modern orchestras often use a piccolo, but our performance will feature Vivaldi’s original instrument, a sopranino recorder. Also on the program will be sparkling works by Purcell and Handel.