March 7-13, 2020
Pre -Festival Events
February - March 2020
Santa Bárbara:Light, Stones and Sea
Talk by María Teresa Ruiz de Catrain
Wednesday, February 19, 2020 7:30 pm
Quinta Dominica
Since its first stones rose in the 1540's Iglesia Santa Bárbara has survived attacks by Francis Drake, earthquakes and hurricanes. Its surrounding walls and canons helped protect the Colonial City. María Teresa Ruiz de Catrain tells the story of the Santa Bárbara barrio, home to the builders of the Colonial City and baptismal site of Juan Pablo Duarte.
Free
Bach's unnoticed masterpiece
Talk by John Thomas Dodson
Thursday, March 5, 2020 7:30 pm
Convent Auditorium
Two years after Johann Sebastian Bach met the Margrave of Brandenburg he sent him the Brandenburg Concertos. A collection of six works featuring the primary instruments of the Baroque Era, they were one of the great summits in the history of music. This charla by John Thomas Dodson explores the rest of the story.
Free
Education Concerts
Tuesday March 10, 2020
Festival Concerts
Festival Events
March 7 - 13
Dominican Showcase
Guided Tour and Music at Iglesia Santa Bárbara
4:15 Guided Tour
5:00 Concert
March 7, 2020
Santa Bárbara
Ramiro Cómpres, Percussion
Claudia Reyes, Vibraphone
Ramsés Cid, Violin
Juan Carlos Martínez, Clarinet
Elioenai Medina, Piano Accompaniment
Begin with a private tour personally led by Juan Gilberto Nuñez, the guiding force behind the newly-restored Iglesia Santa Bárbara. This experience is followed by a program from Bach to Piazzola performed by a new generation of talented musicians representing the best of the Dominican Republic.
A post-concert brindis follows in the Santa Bárbara Plaza.
Boston's Handel and Haydn Society performs Brandenburg Concertos 1, 2 & 4 at Regina Angelorum
8:30 pm, March 11, 2020
Regina Angelorum
Hailed for their "energy and sparkle in Bach" by The Boston Musical Intelligencer, the Handel and Haydn Society is Boston's premier period instrument ensemble specializing in music from the Baroque and Classical Eras.
On this exclusive appearance in the Dominican Republic, Handel and Haydn Society will perform all six of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concertos over two evenings in Iglesia Regina Angelorum, built at the same time that Bach sent his manuscript to the Margrave of Brandenburg.
A post-concert brindis follows at Quinta Dominica.
Boston's Handel and Haydn Society performs Brandenburg Concertos 3, 5 & 6 at Regina Angelorum
8:30 pm, March 12, 2020
Regina Angelorum
Hailed for their "energy and sparkle in Bach" by The Boston Musical Intelligencer, the Handel and Haydn Society is Boston's premier period instrument ensemble specializing in music from the Baroque and Classical Eras.
On this exclusive appearance in the Dominican Republic, Handel and Haydn Societywill perform all six of Johann Sebastian Bach's Brandenburg Concertos over two evenings in Iglesia Regina Angelorum, built at the same time that Bach sent his manuscript to the Margrave of Brandenburg.
A post-concert brindis follows at La Casona.
Festival
Closing Night Event
