Aston Magna is pleased to announce our 51st summer festival featuring four varied programs, two of them planned and led by guest curators. We look forward to welcoming you at the concerts at The Allen Center Thursday evenings, or in Great Barrington Saturday evenings – and one Sunday afternoon!
Weekend 1: Thursday at 7:00 pm, July 11; Saturday at 6:00pm, July 13
J. S. BACH: THE THREE PARTITAS FOR SOLO VIOLIN
Performance and commentary
Daniel Stepner, Artistic Director, baroque violin
Weekend 2: Thursday at 7:00 pm, July 18; Saturday at 6:00pm, July 20
SIDE-BY-SIDE-BY-SIDE: SCHUBERT, CHOPIN AND THREE GRAND PIANOS
David Hyun-su Kim, piano, Guest Curator
Schubert Bb Sonata, D. 960
Chopin: Mosaic Suite in the Style of Clara Schumann
Plus CPE Bach and Beethoven
Weekend 3: Thursday at 7:00 pm, July 25; Saturday at 6:00pm, July 27
SONATA, WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
Julie Andrijeski, Guest Director, violin, and ensemble
Sonatas and solo works from 1600 – 1713
Bertali, Buxtehude, van Wichel, Corelli, and others
Weekend 4: Thursday, August 1 at 7 pm; *Sunday, August 4 at 3 pm
ENGLISH EXTRAVAGANZA
Daniel Stepner, Artistic Director, violin,
with instrumental ensemble and vocal quintet
Henry Purcell: Songs, Sonatas, and Catches
John Eccles: The Judgement of Paris (1701)
A masque depicting the beauty contest between Venus, Juno and Pallas.
Meet the Artists at wine and cheese receptions following the Great Barrington concerts.
Ticket Prices
Four-concert subscription: (10% discount) $144
Single tickets: $40 in advance; $50 at the door.
Or, PAY WHAT YOU CAN (cash; or minimum credit card payment: $25)
SUPPORT A ‘PAY WHAT YOU CAN’ TICKET with an extra $40 or more over your ticket price (tax deductible). Thank you!
Day of performance only:
ART/SMART: Under 30s with ID: $15
EBT/WIC Card to Culture: $2
Children under 16 and full-time students with ID: free
To order by phone, call: 888-492-1283
Performance Venues
Thursdays
VENUE CHANGE!
Slosberg Music Center is temporarily closed. We will be performing Thursdays at
The Allen Center
35 Webster Street
Newton, MA 02465
Saturdays and One Sunday
SAINT JAMES PLACE
Great Barrington, MA
352 Main Street
Great Barrington, MA 01230
Aston Magna Music Festival is funded in part with generous grants
from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a State Agency;
from Local Cultural Councils; and by Friends of Aston Magna.
We are pleased to participate in the MCC Card to Culture Program.
*The Card to Culture program is a partnership between Mass Cultural Council, the Department of Transitional Assistance, the WIC Nutrition Program, and the Massachusetts Health Connector. See the full list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.