The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey     

Home About BONJ Concerts Rehearsals News & Multi-Media Store Directions Join And Support Contact Us Directors Only

08 Summer Festival


                              

Up

 

Welcome to the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey's Third Annual Summer Festival of Baroque Music - August 10 - 16, 2008

All tickets available at the door or Festival Pass available for advance purchase (see bottom of page for details). Festival Pass includes admission to ALL EVENTS listed below.

Schedule of Events

Sunday, August 10, 2008

3:00 PM - ORCHESTRA CONCERT

BONJ at Dolan Performance Hall in the Annunciation Center at the College of St. Elizabeth, Route 124 between Madison and Morristown 

PROGRAM

Vivaldi, Concerto for 2 Violins in a minor
          
Agnes Kwasniewska & Allen Weakland, soloists
Albinoni, Concerto for Oboe
          
Nancy Vanderslice, soloist
Cimarosa, Concerto for 2 Flutes in G
           Margaret Walker & Catherine Barlow Garrison, soloists
Pleyel, Concerto for Clarinet in Eb
           Dan Sagi, soloist

Admission: Adults - $25; Seniors - $20; Students - $5.

12:00-5:00 PM - Special Exhibit

Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, 9 Main St., Madison. Admission: Free with festival pass.

Monday, August 11, 2008

12:00 Noon - ORGAN RECITAL

Grace Episcopal Church, intersection of Route 124 and Kings Road. Admission: Free.

7:30 PM - "Voices of Bedlam"

Baroque Poetry with Jabez van Cleef, at Grace Episcopal Church. Admission: Free.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

12:00 Noon - ORGAN RECITAL Grace Episcopal Church, intersection of Route 124 and Kings Road. Admission: Free.
7:30 PM - "Cakes and Ale: The Corpse in the Alehouse" Period Comedy at Playwright's Theater, 6 Green Village Road, Madison.

CAST

Tony, a bartender - Anthony Bevilacqua
Richard, a rakish actor - Brian Jamiesen
Lord Toby, a distrustful nobleman - John Lamb
Lady Julia, his not-so-innocent wife - Maria Ludwig
Sir Edwin, a fop - E. Michael Markwis
Sir John of Gaunt, Lord Toby's brother - Don Sheasley
Tavern Patron, lusting after Sir Edwin- Laine Sutton
Tony's wife, a woman of acerbic wit - Barbara Herzberg

Written by Jewel Seehaus-Fisher
Directed by Jewel Seehaus-Fisher and Barbara Herzberg

Featuring period music by Henry Purcell, John Dowland & William Boyce.

Rated "B" for Bawdy!!

Admission: Adults - $15; Seniors - $10; Students - $5.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008
12:00 Noon - ORGAN RECITAL Grace Episcopal Church, intersection of Route 124 and Kings Road. Admission: Free.
7:30 PM - "Voices of Bedlam" Baroque Poetry with Jabez van Cleef, at Grace Episcopal Church. Admission: Free.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
12:00 Noon - ORGAN RECITAL Grace Episcopal Church, intersection of Route 124 and Kings Road. Admission: Free.
7:30 PM - CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL Featuring BONJ Musicians and special guests at Grace Episcopal Church. Admission: Adults - $15; Seniors - $10; Students - $5.
Friday, August 15, 2008
12:00 Noon - ORGAN RECITAL Grace Episcopal Church, intersection of Route 124 and Kings Road. Admission: Free.
7:30 PM -CHAMBER MUSIC RECITAL Featuring BONJ Musicians and special guests at Grace Episcopal Church. Admission: Adults - $15; Seniors - $10; Students - $5.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
10:00 AM - Handel Symposium

Insights in Handel's operas, with Robert Butts at the Madison Public Library, 4 Keep Street (off Prospect St), Madison. Admission: Adults - $15; Seniors - $10; Students - $5.

2:00-5:00 PM - Special Exhibit Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, 9 Main St., Madison. Admission: Free with festival pass.
7:30 PM - BAROQUE OPERA: HANDEL'S SEMELE Opera in concert at Dolan Performance Hall in the Annunciation Center at the College of St. Elizabeth, Route 124 between Madison and Morristown.

George Frederick Handel - Semele,

CAST

Semele - Marjorie Berg, soprano
Jupiter - Steven Oosting, tenor
Juno - Patricia Conte, mezzo-soprano
Cadmus/Somnus - Randy Parker, bass
Iris - Ellie Escher, soprano

Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey
Robert Butts, conductor

Admission: Adults - $25; Seniors - $20; Students - $5

 

 

Purchase Tickets

 

Description SKU # Price Cart
2008 Summer Festival Pass - Adults 08SFA $60
2008 Summer Festival Pass - Seniors 08SFS $55

 

Send mail to cathybg@optonline.net with questions or comments about this web site.
Last modified: 06/29/08