Baroque plays Christmas pieces to end the year

BAROQUE 2000‘s last concert of the year will feature Christmas pieces from the Baroque repertoire, at the Church of the Monastery in Mariannhill this Sunday, 18 December at 11.30am.

Corrette’s Symphonie contenant les plus beaux Noëls no 4 incorporates Christmas carols from America, Germany and France. In Vivaldi’s violin concerto in E major, il Riposo – per il Santissimo Natale (for the most holy birth), the soloist will be Ralitza Macheva. Torelli’s Christmas concerto, and Corelli’s concerto for Christmas night are the other seasonal items. The other works are Torelli’s Sonata in D for trumpet, G9, soloist Michel Schneuwly, and Bach’s Jesu, joy of Man’s Desiring, the much-loved Cantata excerpt often performed at Christmas.

Tickets are R140 at the door, and the Monastery tea garden will be open for breakfasts and lunches. Parking is free and safe. Subscriptions are now available for the eight concerts of 2017, the year the ensemble celebrates its 20th anniversary. Contact Michel on 082 303 5241 or e-mail: sursouth@iafrica.com