George Frideric Handel, a Musical Portrait
George Frideric Handel, a Musical Portrait
Mountainside Baroque's 13th full season of concerts entitled The Greats: From Handel to Bach, will return to its musical roots, with performances of the music of G.F. Handel and J.S. Bach. The series will lead off on Sunday, October 6 with a collage of some of the wonderful music from the pen of the Baroque genius, G.F. Handel, including Dixit Dominus, an early masterpiece for choir, soloists and orchestra. A concerto grosso will feature violinists Cynthia Roberts and Maria Romero with cellist Arnie Tanimoto. The performance will also feature our new digital organ, with Marc Bellassai soloing at the keyboard in an organ concerto from Opus 4 originally performed by Handel himself. The concert will take place at 4:00 p.m. in the beautiful Shrine of Ss. Peter and Paul on 125 Fayette Street in Cumberland, and will be preceded at 3:30 p.m. by an informative talk designed to enhance enjoyment of this timeless music.