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Pacific Baroque Festival 2009
Preliminary Schedule
Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Ave. 8pm
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Friday, 6 February

To all you Fair Ladies

Handel                         Overture to “Alexander’s Feast”

Geminiani                     Concerto Grosso

Boyce                          Overture, “Pelous and Thetis”

Barsanti                       Overture “To all you fair ladies”                   

Handel                         Cantata Cecelia, volgi un sguardo                             

 

Saturday, 7 February

Handel and the Duke of Chandos

Handel                         Overture to “Acis and Galatea”

Pepusch                      Symphony in F Major “Venus and Adonis”

Handel                         Coronation Anthem “Let thy Hand be Strengthened” 

Avison-Scarlatti             Concerto Grosso                     

Handel                         Chandos Anthem “Let God Arise”                   

 

Sunday, 8 February

Choral Evensong - Christ Church Cathedral 4:30pm

Introit: Maurice Greene “Thou Visiteth the Earth”

Responses: John Reading

Canticles: Thomas Kelway in B minor

Anthem: James Nares “The Souls of the Righteous”

Dismissal: William Croft “Evening Hymn”

 

Monday, 9 February - Location to be Determined

Coffeehouse Concert:  “A Golden Era of English Composers: Locke, Gibbons, Jenkins, Purcell”

           

Tuesday, 10 February - Location to be Determined

Coffeehouse Concert:  “A Foreign Invasion: Handel, Geminiani”

                       

Wednesday, 11 February - Location to be Determined

Coffeehouse Concert “After Handel, More Foreigners: J.C. Bach, Haydn, Abel”

                       

 





2008 Festival Review

The Pacific Baroque Festival in Association with

The Victoria Conservatory of Music
Presented
PBF - Vivaldi's Venice
A Celebration and Exploration of Vivaldi's Music, Rivals and Influence.

Festival Highlights

Pictures - 2008 Festival Rehearsal Pictures - Slideshow

Join the Discussion - We now have a blog with articles from the festival organisers and participants. Feedback and comments are welcome.

Video - 2008 Video. The Pacific Baroque Orchestra and Victoria Children's Choir perform Vivaldi's Gloria, with introduction by Marc Destrube.

Video - The Pacific Baroque Orchestra video of Vivaldi's Gloria from 2006

The History of the Festival - Going into its fourth season.

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