PURCELL Suite from Abdelazer
LOCKE Suite from The Tempest
BLOW Suite from Venus and Adonis
BOYCE Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major
AVISON Concerto grosso in D Minor
HANDEL Suite from Il pastor fido
The witty, bold, and irresistibly theatrical world of the English Baroque comes to life in a program introducing conducting sensation David Bates. Dance and drama abound in boundary-breaking music by Henry Purcell, Matthew Locke, and John Blow. Symphonies by William Boyce and Charles Avison plus music from Handel’s charming Il pastor fido complete this delightful romp through 17th- and 18th-century England.