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51st Annual Aston Magna Music Festival

Arts and Entertainment

May 22, 2024

From: Aston Magna Music Festival

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.

Schedule:

Weekend 1:

Thursday, July 11, 2024 - 7:00 p.m at Slosberg Music Center
Saturday, July 13, 2024 - 6:00 p.m at Saint James Place

J. S. Bach: The Three Partitas For Solo Violin
Performance and commentary
Daniel Stepner, Artistic Director, baroque violin

Weekend 2:

Thursday, July 18, 2024 - 7:00 p.m at Slosberg Music Center
Saturday, July 20, 2024 - 6:00 p.m at Saint James Place

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, 2024 - 7:00 p.m at Slosberg Music Center
Saturday, July 27, 2024 - 6:00 p.m at Saint James Place

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 7:00 p.m at Slosberg Music Center
Sunday, August 4 at 3:00 p.m at Saint James Place

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.

Date: July 11 - August 4, 2024

Locations:

Brandeis at Slosberg Music Center, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454
Saint James Place, 352 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA 01230

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