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Directed by Peter Sykes

July 7-14, 2013

Julianne Baird voice               Stanley Ritchie violin               Sarah Freiberg cello

Wendy Gillespie viol               Janet See Baroque flute               Bart Spanhove recorder

Marc Schachman Baroque oboe               Wouter Verschuren Baroque bassoon

Arthur Haas harpsichord               Peter Sykes continuo

Drew Minter, Opera Director                  Gary Thor Wedow, Opera Music Director

The Amherst Baroque Academy is a program for serious music students: advanced amateur, pre-professional, or professional singers and instrumentalists, who wish to deepen their understanding of Baroque music and style in a dynamic workshop setting. Master classes, ensemble coaching, and special topics classes and presentations form the nucleus of the Academy.

This year we will focus on music heard in England, in particular the gorgeous and exacting solo and ensemble music of Henry Purcell and nationalized Englishman George Frideric Handel, complimented by the incredible diversity of imported repertoire heard in London, one of the most cosmopolitan cities of Europe.

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Singers may audition for either the opera project Purcell's "The Fairy Queen" or the chamber music program, which includes a performance on Saturday.