Today, they dominate Western music written before the arrival of Mozart.Įach year, around the world, professional and community choirs-as well as many intrepid audience members-gather to sing George Frideric Handel’s massive oratorio written on the life of Christ. Six hundred miles to the south, a third boy, Vivaldi, was learning the violin.
One, Bach, is among the world’s most influential composers. Two little boys were born in Germany, about 100 miles apart.
It is a wide window facing a key period in music history.ġ685 was a banner year. “Bach and Friends” is like a 90-minute Baroque mixtape, with familiar short pieces flowing into each other without an intermission. “The ‘Bach & Friends’ program shows the impact and the connection between Bach, Vivaldi and Handel-three genius musicians from one time.” It is crucial for any orchestra to come back to the source,” Stutzmann said. in Hodgson Concert Hall with a concert titled “Bach & Friends,” featuring beloved pieces by Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. New Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann makes her Athens debut March 26 at 3 p.m.
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