Great Barrington — The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center and Aston Magna Music Festival will present “Musical Offerings: Chamber Music of J.S. Bach,” a free virtual concert, at 7 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 31.
Recorded on the Mahaiwe stage, the performance will premiere on the theater’s website and its YouTube channel.
The program will be performed by four musicians: Daniel Stepner, baroque violin; Laura Jeppesen, viola de gamba; Andrea LeBlanc, baroque flute; and Peter Sykes, harpsichord. The program features a sonata for violin and continuo, a duo sonata for flute and harpsichord, and excerpts from one of Bach’s late contrapuntal masterpieces.
“Much of Bach’s chamber music has been lost. But what we have are real gems,” said Stepner, Aston Magna’s artistic director. “His music for violin and for flute, both accompanied and unaccompanied, are central to those instruments’ repertoire. His music for viola da gamba and harpsichord is also unique and of the highest quality.”
“Mahaiwe audiences have always enjoyed Aston Magna’s summer concerts,” said Mahaiwe Executive Director Janis Martinson. “We are delighted to partner with them in bringing this special winter treat — something for the soul, something enduring — when it is cold and dark outside.”
