Baroque at Ardee: Irish Baroque Orchestra will perform two magnificent programmes featuring the work of Johann Sebastian Bach in St Mary's Church, Ardee, Co Louth, at this weekend's Ardee Baroque festival. The best advice is to attend both.
Tomorrow evening's concert includes Suite No 1 in C and Suite No 4 in D as well as the Violin Concerto in A Minor. Malcolm Proud plays the Harpsichord Concerto in D.
On Sunday night, there's the Triple Concerto for two oboes and bassoon in D, while IBO musical director and violinist Monica Huggett joins Claire Duff for the glorious Double Concerto for two violins in D Minor.
Suite No 2 in A Minor, with oboe, and Suite No 3 in D also feature.
On Saturday afternoon, Ardee Castle hosts IBO Chamber soloists, including viol player Sarah Cunningham, drawing on the chamber music of the French Baroque, including Marin Marais's enigmatic Le Labyrinthe.
On Saturday evening, Collon Parish Church will aspire heavenwards with 17th-century German, French and Spanish poly choral music under the direction of IBO artistic co-founder and director Mark Duley with organist Tristan Russcher and Siobhan Armstrong on harp.
Inspired by some of the greatest music ever composed, this programme offers the privilege of hearing the music of Bach played by outstanding musicians on period instruments in a church setting.
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