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 Brandeis University Thursday evenings, or in Great Barrington Saturday evenings – and one Sunday afternoon!
Tickets Available Now
Weekend 1: Thursday, July 11; Saturday, July 13
J. S. BACH: THE THREE PARTITAS FOR SOLO VIOLIN
Performance and commentary
Daniel Stepner, Artistic Director, baroque violin
Weekend 2: Thursday, July 18; Saturday, 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
Weekend 3: Thursday, July 25; Saturday, 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.
Season tickets on sale starting APRIL 8: Order by phone: 888-492-1283
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
Performance Venues
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.
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