Organization

Mozart's Music for Winds (Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn)

Presented by Aston Magna Music Festival

June 9-June 14, 2013

 With  Mozart's Music for Winds (Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn)

Presented by Aston Magna Music Festival

The Art of the Chalumeau

Presented by Aston Magna Music Festival

June 13, 2013

 Coming off a highly successful 40th Anniversary season with renewed dedication to our mission of presenting engaging concerts of music from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries, the season, will begin on June 13, under the musical direction of Daniel Stepner, Artistic Director and violinist, titled The Art of the Chalumeau (Early...

The Art of the Chalumeau

Presented by Aston Magna Music Festival

June 15, 2013

For the first concert weekend, on June 15, clarinetist Eric Hoeprich will introduce the unfamiliar but hauntingly beautiful chalumeau. The program will highlight this once popular instrument, a relative of both the recorder and the clarinet, in works by Handel, Vivaldi, and others, including Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I. Stephen Hammer on...

J.S. Bach's Music for Unaccompanied Violin

Presented by Aston Magna Music Festival

June 16-June 21, 2013

 Private practice in Brandeis University’s air-conditioned Slosberg Music Center.  Workshops include a daily half-hour private lesson with 

J.S. Bach: The Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord

Presented by Aston Magna Music Festival

June 20, 2013

 The combined artistry of Daniel Stepner, violin, and Peter Sykes, harpsichord, will conjure up an exceptional evening of music making with Bach’s timeless music in J. S. Bach: The Six Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord on...

Aston Magna Festival Violin Extravaganza Concertos by Vivaldi and Bach

Presented by Aston Magna Music Festival

July 7, 2012

ARTISTS:
Stanley Ritchie, founding violinist of Aston Magna; Daniel Stepner, violinist and Artistic Director; Julie Leven, baroque violin; Nancy Wilson, baroque violin;Kelsey Hudson, baroque violin; Valerie Weber, baroque violin; Valerie Gordon,baroque violin; Stephanie Raby, baroque violin; David Miller, baroque viola;Laura Jeppesen,...

Aston Magna Festival Baroque A L'Italienne The Ubiquitous Italian Spirit

Presented by Aston Magna Music Festival

June 30, 2012

ARTISTS:
Nancy Armstrong, soprano; David Ripley, baritone; Daniel Stepner, baroque violin; Julie Leven, baroque violin; Laura Jeppesen, baroque viola; Loretta O’Sullivan, classical cello; Anne Trout,violone; John Gibbons, harpsichord

PROGRAM:

ANTONIO BERTALI Sonata “1000 Gulden”;...

Aston Magna Festival Gran Partita Mozart's Winds III

Presented by Aston Magna Music Festival

June 23, 2012

ARTISTS:


Eric Hoeprich, classical clarinet; Stephen Hammer, classical oboe;Daniel Stepner, classical violin; David Miller,baroque viola; Loretta O’Sullivan, classical cello; Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano





PROGRAM:


MOZART Kegelstatt Trio, for clarinet, viola and...

Aston Magna Festival Gran Partita Mozart's Winds III

Presented by Aston Magna Music Festival

June 21, 2012

ARTISTS:
Eric Hoeprich, classical clarinet; Stephen Hammer, classical oboe;Daniel Stepner, classical violin; David Miller,baroque viola; Loretta O’Sullivan, classical cello; Malcolm Bilson, fortepiano

PROGRAM:
MOZART Kegelstatt Trio, for clarinet, viola and fortepiano
FRANZ KROMMER Quartet for Clarinet,...

Aston Magna Third Annual Workshop for Classical Period Woodwinds at Brandeis University

Presented by Aston Magna Music Festival

June 17-June 22, 2012

Focusing on music for Harmonie, Mozart’s wind ensemble.

Instructor: Stephen Hammer, classical oboe; and Eric Hoeprich, classical clarinet

Private coaching and regular ensemble rehearsals.The workshop culminates in an informal concert by the participants.