ConcertoFest

HANDEL: Concerto a due cori No. 1 in B-Flat Major, HWV 332
HAYDN: Concerto for Violin, Harpsichord and String Orchestra in F Major, Hob. XVIII:6
ALBINONI: Oboe Concerto in D Minor, Op. 9 No. 2
LÜBECK: Präludium in E Major
RAMEAU: Suite from Les Boréades

Maria Arrua, violin
John Dee, oboe
Stephen Alltop, Conductor, harpsichord, and organ
Frances Ho, Assistant Conductor

Savor an afternoon of beautiful Baroque music performed in the stunning acoustics of Faith United Methodist Church. This year’s concert starts with spectacular music by George Frideric Handel. You’ll delight in hearing famous choruses recast for two instrumental “choirs” in the Concerto a due cori in B-Flat Major. Concertmaster Maria Arrua and Music Director Stephen Alltop will team up in a fabulous and rarely heard concerto for Violin and Harpsichord by Joseph Haydn. Principal oboist John Dee will shine in Tomaso Albinoni’s Oboe Concerto in D Minor. FUMC’s magnificent pipe organ will be thrilling in its full glory as Stephen Alltop performs the virtuosic Präludium in E Major for solo organ by German composer Vincent Lübeck. Magical and enchanting music from Jean-Philippe Rameau’s opera Les Boréades will conclude this enjoyable afternoon.

TICKETS
General Admission/Adult: $32
Youth/Student of any age, including U of I: $10