Friday, November 8 at 7 pm
Saturday, November 9 at 7 pm

The Art of Bach

In Bach’s last years, his attention turned to the art of counterpoint, raising his mastery to new and higher pinnacles of achievement. His vision was deteriorating and his handwriting worsened, until the final stroke that brought his life to a sudden end in the midst of composing The Art of Fugue. ARTEK pays homage to Bach’s art by performing his instrumental chamber music in the form of instrumental sonatas for violin, viola da gamba, obbligato harpsichord, and obbligato lute interspersed with Bach’s profound counterpoint in canons and fugues. We know that Bach arranged and re-arranged much of his instrumental music, and in that spirit, we present sonatas in both original form and arranged for alternate instrumentation. Contrapuntal masterpieces include selections from The Art of Fugue, the Musical Offering, and the Goldberg canons. With Cynthia Freivogel ~ violin, Arnie Tanimoto ~ viola da gamba, Daniel Swenberg ~ Baroque lute, Gwendolyn Toth ~ harpsichord.

Tickets (General Admission by Section):
$50 Preferred
$25 Regular
$15 Rear

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Wednesday, January 1 at 3 pm

Holiday Concert: Music of Bach

Join us on New Year’s Day for some of Bach’s greatest hits! The ARTEK Singers, Saint Ignatius Choir, and ARTEK Orchestra will be led by director Gwendolyn Toth in a festive concert of our favorites. The program includes the sublime Concerto in D minor for two violins, BWV 1043, featuring ARTEK’s violin leader Cynthia Freivogel and guest soloists Augusta McKay Lodge; the beloved Brandenburg no. 3 Concerto for strings; and Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, part 2 with its heavenly Sinfonia for strings and winds, featuring ARTEK’s outstanding vocal soloists.

Tickets (All seats reserved):
$75 VIP
$50 Preferred
$25 Regular
$15 Rear

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Friday, January 31 at 7 pm
Saturday, February 1 at 7 pm

Italian Insanity

World famous baroque violinist Enrico Gatti returns to lead a workshop on Italian concertos with ARTEK and the young artist string Fellows of Italian Insanity. This marks the third season that Mr. Gatti has joined ARTEK to teach our next generation of Baroque violinists. The repertoire will be concertos for four violins by Vivaldi, Torelli, and Valentini, and two rarely heard concertos for four violins by the Neapolitan composers Mossi and Leo. Soloists will be members of ARTEK and the young artist Fellows.

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$25 Regular
$15 Rear

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Saturday, February 8 at 7 pm

Musical Daydreams

Albert Einstein said, "I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music." The violinist Enrico Gatti is no different, with a long life of performing music, writing about music, discovering and editing unknown repertoire, and teaching the next generation. For this concert, we dream together of the 17th century in England, with chamber music of 17th-century English composers Jenkins, Simpson, Locke, Lawes, and Matteis. Enrico Gatti ~ violin, Arnie Tanimoto ~ viola da gamba, Stephen Moran ~ viola da gamba, Daniel Swenberg ~ theorbo, and Gwendolyn Toth ~ harpsichord.

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$25 Regular
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Thursday, June 5 at 7 pm; 40th anniversary reception following
Saturday, June 7 at 4 pm

Madrigal Madness

Madrigal Madness is back! The ARTEK Singers, in honor of ARTEK's 40th anniversary, sing everyone's favorite Monteverdi madrigals from books 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Selections include Lamento della Ninfa, Chiome d'oro, Zefiro torna, Hor che'l ciel, Bel Pastor, Lasciatemi morire, and many more!

A special 40th anniversary reception will take place on June 5 following the performance.

Tickets:
June 5: All seats $50 General Admission; includes entrance to post-concert reception.
June 7: $50 preferred, $25 regular, $15 rear. General admission by section.

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Past Events This Season

Wednesday, September 18 at 7 pm
Friday, September 20 at 7 pm
Saturday, September 21 at 4 pm

Monteverdi: Il Ritorno d’Ulisse

A concert performance of Monteverdi’s beautiful 1639 opera with a stellar cast of 15 outstanding ARTEK singers.The story tells us of Ulysses (Richard Pittsinger) returning to his kingdom in Ithaca from his long travels where his wife Penelope (Kim Leeds) and son Telemaco (Evan Katsefes) do not know if he is alive or dead. Penelope, who is pressured to remarry, devises an archery contest for her suitors which is won by Ulysse with the aid of Minerva (Christina Kay), and Penelope and Ulysse are reunited in a heartfelt ending. Don't miss this love story for all time, sung and accompanied brilliantly by ARTEK as a special 40th anniversary project.

Tickets (All seats reserved):
$75 VIP
$50 Preferred
$25 Regular
$15 Rear