Baroque & Beyond

Baroque & Beyond – North Carolina produces period-music concerts under the nonprofit umbrella of the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill. The series was launched in 2008 by Artistic Director Beverly Biggs at the invitation of the Preservation Society, which has a rich history of sponsoring musical performances.

Since 2008, Baroque & Beyond has earned the affection of its audience and the respect of its peers. The Chapel Hill series consists of three concerts per season, focusing on music of the baroque, classic, and early romantic eras. Period instruments and historical performances practices are a hallmark of the concerts, along with interesting and innovative programming. Having outgrown the original performance space at the Preservation Society’s headquarters (the Horace Williams House) and subsequently having outgrown the space in some of Chapel Hill’s largest homes, performances are now held at Chapel of the Cross, 304 E. Franklin Street in Chapel Hill.

Upcoming concert – march 10, 2013

ENCORE BAROQUE!

Sunday, March 10, 2013

3:00 pm – Chapel of the Cross

Featuring Penelope Jensen & Florence Peacock, sopranos; with Rebecca Troxler, baroque flute; Barbara Krumdieck, baroque cello; Robbie Link, viola da gamba; and Beverly Biggs, harpsichord.

This concert includes duets by Handel and Agostino Steffani, and arias by Handel and Fiocco. Rebecca Troxler will be featured in a Sonata by Jean-Marie Leclair. Troxler and Robbie Link (viola da gamba) will also play one of Leclair’s lovely trio sonatas.

 

eARLIER THIS SEASON

CLASSICAL RICHES

Sunday, October 14, 2012
3:00 pm – Chapel of the Cross

Music for two fortepianos, with violin and cello. Featuring John O’Brien & Beverly Biggs, fortepianos; John Pruett, violin; and Stephanie Vial, cello. The concert features works by the giants of the classical era. Mozart is represented with Sonata in e minor, K.304, for violin & fortepiano; and by a spirited Allegro for the entire ensemble. Beethoven’s Cello Sonata (Op. 5, no. 2) will be heard, along with Haydn’s Trio in B-flat major, Hob. XV:8 (violin, cello and fortepiano). A special treat will be Dussek’s Sonata in F major, Op. 26, an energetic work featuring two fortepianos.

Featured instruments: Walter fortepiano (John O’Brien’s instrument); Stein fortepiano (Beverly Biggs’ instrument)

 

MICHAEL MANIACI, COUNTERTENOR

Sunday, January 27, 2013

3:00 pm – Chapel of the Cross

MICHAEL MANIACI POSTER

Acclaimed as “one of the greatest singers of his generation” (Toronto Globe and Mail), Michael Maniaci has been praised for his rare, thrilling voice and sensational stage presence. Mr. Maniaci “possesses a remarkable voice, that marries trumpeting high notes with a warm and supple middle voice and secure bottom” (Washington Post). Following his overwhelming success as Tirinto in Chistopher Alden’s staging of Handel’s Imeneo for Glimmerglass Opera, Anthony Tommasini stated in the New York Times, “Michael Maniaci…is headed for a major career.”  He joins Baroque & Beyond in a program of early Italian music and J.S. Bach. With William Simms, theorbo; Stephanie Vial, cello; Peter Lekx, baroque violin; and Beverly Biggs, harpsichord.

 

 

TICKETS

Our current season brochure is found under BROCHURE.  Series tickets are now on sale for the subscription price of $50 (three concerts). Single tickets are $18/$20/$18 for individual concerts, available in September. Order by phone from the Preservation Society (919-942-7818) or in advance by mail (610 E. Rosemary Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514).

Baroque & Beyond is presented by Preservation Chapel Hill.

610 East Rosemary Street

Chapel Hill, NC 27514