Current Season
2023–2024
UVB CHOIR & ORCHESTRA PRESENT
J.S. Bach’s st. john passion (BWV 245)
Saturday, May 18 @ 7 pm
Lebanon Opera House, Lebanon, NH
Sunday, May 19 @ 3 pm
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, VT
One of J.S. Bach’s major oratorios, the St. John Passion dramatically recounts the story of Jesus’ crucifixion as told in the Gospel of St. John. Upper Valley Baroque brings this powerful masterpiece to life with a talented ensemble of singers, super-star soloists, and orchestral musicians playing on period instruments – under the direction of Maestro Filippo Ciabatti.
“Bach, the St. John Passion, and Anti-Judaism”
Virtual Panel Discussion, Sunday, May 5 at 12:00 pm
Three experts will discuss why this Bach masterwork should be understood but not cancelled.
Free, but registration is required.
Register here: https://dartmouth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_QJW-j8Y4Qdel-5OOp3i4pQ
Webinar support provided by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Dartmouth.
UVB ORCHESTRA PRESENTS
Handel’s Water Music & More
Saturday, February 10 @ 3 pm
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph VT
Sunday, February 11 @ 3 pm
St. Denis Catholic Church, Hanover NH
This upbeat orchestral program features Handel’s beloved and regal Water Music, a group of suites first performed on a barge in the Thames River in 1717 to welcome King George to England. It is paired with three short Handel works featuring small ensembles and outstanding UVB soprano Mary Bonhag.
Small ensembles of Upper Valley Baroque “superstars” create beautiful music in intimate spaces.
Chamber Series
JANUARY 20 & MARCH 30, 2024
Upper Valley Baroque concertmaster Susanna Ogata (violin) and Christina Day Martinson (violin) join forces with John McKean (harpsichord) and Matt Zucker (cello) to create a stunning concert of Baroque chamber music. Works by Handel, Vivaldi, Corelli, Geminiani, Telemann, and Bach.
Chamber Series: “colorful threads”
JANUARY 20, 2024 2:30pm and 7:00pm at The Church of Christ at Dartmouth College, Hanover
Upper Valley Baroque features a Quartet of Low Strings, with Phoebe Carrai (renowned cellist) and “friends”: Marcia Cassidy (viola), Clara Abel (cello) and Ann Trout (bass) . They will perform a stunning yet seldom-heard work by Wagenseil.
Chamber Series: “baroque charmers”
MARCH 30, 2024 2:00pm and 7:00pm at The Unitarian Congregation of the Upper Valley, Norwich VT