Yearly Archive for: ‘2012’
Meet our World-Class Soloists for Handel’s Messiah
The Atlanta Baroque and the Georgia Tech Chamber Choir present the complete, original 1742 Dublin version of Handel’s Messiah with world-renowned vocal soloists who represent the best in the new generation of Baroque music performance. We’re excited to interpret Handel’s masterpiece with a lineup of singers unprecedented in accomplishment and musicianship. Leading the production will be Jerry Ulrich, conductor of …
Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit!
Gemütlichkeit. On Sunday, September 23, 2012, the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra presented Telemann’s Tafelmusik Production II. In addition to being a smash musical success, the eighteen musicians came up with an original idea that they executed themselves to make the concert even more wonderful. Let me tell you about it. Hi, this is Wheat Williams. I volunteer to do publicity and …
We’re on Atlanta radio on September 10
On Monday, September 10, 2012 at 9:00 pm, Atlanta’s WABE 90.1 FM will broadcast one hour of concert recordings by the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra on their “The Atlanta Music Scene” program. Featured are pieces from our May 2011 concert, Musica Transalpina: Italians in 18th Century London. You can find the full concert program and program notes at this link. The …
ABO Thanks Our Supporters!
In addition to the great concert given by ABO, Artistic Director Julie Andrijeski and Guest Soloist Debra Nagy, two special events celebrating the performance weekend took place on May 19 and 20. ABO thanks Bob and Gail Cramer and outgoing Board President Cathy Adams for hosting these dinners. At the concert on May 20, incoming Board President George Riordan gave …
Hear the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra on NPR!
The ABO will be featured during the 2012-2013 season on NPR’s nationally-broadcast radio program Sunday Baroque, which is carried on Atlanta station WABE 90.1 FM. In addition, ABO will be one of the groups featured on Sunday Baroque’s sample CD, used as an incentive gift during the pledge campaigns of member stations.
Julie Andrijeski teaches at summer Baroque festivals
ABO’s gifted Artistic Director, Julie Andrijeski will once again be teaching and performing at these prestigious summer Baroque music festivals: Magnolia Baroque Festival, Winston-Salem, North Carolina Baroque Performance Institute, Oberlin College Vancouver Early Music Festival
Roswell Presbyterian presents Mozart’s Requiem on Good Friday
This is not an Atlanta Baroque Orchestra concert, but we want to let you know about our good friends at Roswell Presbyterian Church and their performance of Mozart’s Requiem at 7:30 pm on April 6, Good Friday. The Roswell Presbyterian Choir is being joined by a full professional orchestra (not us) and the soloists are Elizabeth Arnold, Soprano Jamie Barton, …
Atlanta Classical Music group at Meetup.com
The Atlanta Baroque Orchestra has become a sponsor of the Atlanta Classical Music group at Meetup.com. This group, with over 400 members, has been active since 2008. From their group description on their page: This group is for any music fan or musician in metro Atlanta who wants to make friends, find out about the most interesting concerts in Atlanta, …
Atlanta Baroque visits Opera on Tap Atlanta
Last night, Sunday, January 15, 2012, we visited a gathering of Opera on Tap Atlanta at Pizzeria Venti near Lenox Square in Atlanta. Dozens of young singers, many studying at the Kennesaw State University School of Music and the Georgia State University School of Music, came to perform arias and art songs with a pianist, or to listen and support …