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Amherst Early Music Festival
Baroque Academy
Saskia Coolen, Director
July 10-17, 2016
Connecticut College, New London CT
Baroque Academy Faculty
Julianne Baird, voice
Aaron Sheehan, voice
Robert Mealy, violin
Paolo Pandolfo, viol
Sarah Freiberg, cello
Heather Miller Lardin,
double bass
Saskia Coolen, recorder
Sandra Miller, flute
Geoffrey Burgess, oboe
Wouter Verschuren, bassoon
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
Peter Sykes, harpsichord
Richard Stone, lute and theorbo
Jason McStoots, opera director
Kevin Mallon, conductor
Baroque Academy offers high-level, immersion
classes for Baroque strings, winds, and voice.
Students work closely with internationally renowned
faculty members to expand their knowledge of
Baroque style, ornamentation, and repertoire.
Two Programs for Singers
Baroque opera: Reinhard Keiser's Pomona,
directed by Jason McStoots and Kevin Mallon.
Staged, with Baroque orchestra.
Vocal Soloist Program: 17th-century "Venetian"
opera scenes from Vienna and Innsbruck. With
Julianne Baird and Richard Stone. Ensemble
coaching with Aaron Sheehan.
Schedule
9:00 am Master class
11:00 am Chamber ensembles
1:45 pm String orchestra, Oboe band, Topic classes
3:30 pm Baroque opera, Vocal Soloists opera
scenes
Audition due dates
April 1, 2016 for singers
May 1, 2016 for instrumentalists
Tuition $630. See website for
audition details. Full and partial
scholarships available.
Concerts
July 14 Faculty concert
July 15 Baroque Opera: Pomona,
by Reinhard Keiser. US premiere!
July 16 1:00 Student concert
Late evening: salon concerts,
drop-in sessions
2015 Baroque Academy Vocal Soloists in Cavalli scenes.
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Amherst Early Music Festival
Baroque Academy
Saskia Coolen, Director
July 10-17, 2016
Amherst Early
Music New London CT
Connecticut
College,
PO Box 229
Arlington Ma 02476
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