GARROP
Spectacle of Light
HANDEL
Water Music Suite No. 2
HANDEL
Concerto a due cori No. 1 (for 4 oboes and 2 bassoons)
TELEMANN
Concerto No. 1 for 3 Trumpets
HANDEL
Music for the Royal Fireworks
The new season opens on a triumphant note with Handel’s two majestic works for outdoor celebrations: Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. Music of the Baroque principal players shine in Handel’s “Concerto for two choirs” and Telemann’s Concerto for 3 Trumpets. Music of the Baroque’s first-ever Baroque-inspired commission, Spectacle of Light by Chicago composer Stacy Garrop, sets the stage for an illuminating evening.
"Baroque Fireworks" took place Sunday, September 19, 2021, at the North Shore Center in Skokie, and Monday, September 20, 2021, at the Harris Theater in Chicago. The Sunday performance is available On Demand until October 25, 2021.
Sponsor: The Negaunee Foundation
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