Part of our annual cycle, Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 uses the unusual instrumentation of two horns, three oboes, and violino piccolo. This year we introduce the first of the “New Brandenburgs,” contemporary companion pieces inspired by Bach’s original concertos, with Stephen Hartke’s A Brandenburg Autumn.

SCHEDULE
6:00 p.m. – Pre-concert lecture (must have a concert ticket to attend)
Find out why musicians, musicologists, and NPR consider Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos “as powerful to me as any rock ‘n’ roll song, as energizing as any techno dance music, as driving and thrilling as any punk or heavy metal” (All Things Considered).

6:30 p.m. – Doors open
7:00 p.m. – Concert

TICKETS
Adults: $35 in advance, $40 at the door
Students: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Available at www.eventbrite.com/e/brandenburg-concerto-no-1-brunswick-tickets-631235892547

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