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SUMMARY:THE BAROQUE BIG BAND
DESCRIPTION:(Both concerts at 4 pm & days are swapped: Brookline Sat and An
 dover Sunday) Usher in the holidays with glorious uplifting concertos from
  Baroque masters where soloists take turns in the spotlight! Mistral’s m
 ilestone 30th Anniversary Season continues just on the heels of Thanksgivi
 ng\, ushering in the holiday season with a pair of concerts celebrating th
 e glorious repertoire of the Baroque era. Twelve extraordinary Mistral mus
 icians will come together for a festive afternoon of dazzling concertos\, 
 beloved masterpieces\, and lesser-known gems by some of the era’s greate
 st composers. For audiences caught up in the whirlwind of holiday preparat
 ions\, it promises a welcome escape into the warmth\, beauty\, and sheer j
 oy of music-making. For this year’s holiday concerts\, Julie Scolnik\, i
 n her final season as Artistic Director\, has truly pulled out all the sto
 ps\, assembling an extraordinary ensemble that includes four violinists\, 
 two violists\, and three cellists—each a distinguished soloist. Among th
 em is special guest cellist Leland Ko\, who took top honors in three prest
 igious international competitions last year\, including Third Prize at the
  Queen Elisabeth Competition\, often described as the Olympics of the clas
 sical music world. While Mistral’s concerto soloists will\, as always\, 
 take turns in the spotlight\, this unusually large gathering of artists ma
 kes possible the performance of two particularly dazzling works: Bach’s 
 rarely heard Brandenburg Concerto No. 6\, with its rich and unusual scorin
 g for two violas and three cellos\, and Vivaldi’s exhilarating concerto 
 from L’Estro Armonico\, featuring four virtuoso violinists. Scolnik hers
 elf will take center stage in Bach’s brilliant Italian Concerto\, origin
 ally written for solo keyboard but happily commandeered for the flute—a 
 bit of musical borrowing that has become something of a Scolnik trademark!
  In ever-changing combinations\, the musicians will also explore works by 
 Telemann\, Biber\, Geminiani\, and Boccherini—the latter offering a deli
 ghtful excursion into the Classical era.
LOCATION:St. Paul’s Church\, 15 St Paul St\, Brookline\, MA\, Brookline
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/brookline/st-pauls-church/the-baroque
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