2003 Festival Program

Event 1: Grand Opening Concert - Chacona

Lucinda Moon (baroque violin), Jamie Hey (baroque cello), and Rosalind Halton (harpsichord) present a program of works by Bach for violin and continuo, solo violin, solo cello, and solo harpsichord

Event 2: Harpsichord Recital

Harpsichordist Rosalind Halton performs two Toccatas, a Partita and two Preludes and Fugues by Bach.

Event 3: Well-tempered Woodwind

Rosasolis performs sonatas, partitas and arias by Bach. Zana Clarke (recorder), Caroline Downer (gamba), Terry Norman (harpsichord), Jane Downer (baroque oboe) and Leanne Roobol (voice).

Event 4: The Coffee Cantata

A free dramatised performance of the Coffee Cantata in Hanna’s Arcade, performed by Leanne Roobol (Lieschen), Laurie Pulley (Schlendrian), Murray Winton (narrator), Benjamin Thorn (flute), Sue Dowdell (violin), Willow Stahlut-Kemp (violin), Carissa Hutchinson (viola), Andrew Alter (cello), Rob Dowdell (bass), and Meredith Norman (harpsichord).

Event 5: Organ Recital

Organist Terry Norman performs solo organ works by Bach.

Event 6: Bach Motets

Fiori Musicali performs two Bach Motets.

Event 7: Festival Dinner

Stefano de Pieri (chef) presents a festival dinner at the New England Regional Art Museum.

Event 8: Festival Church Service

Organist Christopher Wrench and Fiori Musicali present hymns and anthems, with an organ prelude and postlude, in the Armidale Uniting Church, with a sermon on the religious aspects of Bach’s music by

Event 9: Organ Recital

Organist Sergio de Pieri performs a recital of solo organ music by Bach.

Event 10: Lecture by Dr Dorottya Fabian

A public lecture exploring historical performance of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin by Dorottya Fabian.

Event 11: Unaccompanied Bach

Baroque violinist Margaret Caley performs two Bach partitas.

Event 12: Grande Finale Concert - Badinerie Players

The Badinerie Players perform a program featuring works by J. S. Bach, C. P. E. Bach, and Janitsch. Leslie Martin (soprano), Samantha Owens (baroque oboe), Wayne Brennan (baroque violin), Margaret Connolly (baroque violin), Nicky Tomkin (baroque viola), Belinda Manwaring (baroque cello), Michael O’Loghlin (viola da gamba and violone), and Christopher Wrench (harpsichord and organ).