The Santa Cruz Baroque Festival has been presenting regular concerts since 1974, bringing early music to Santa Cruz and other California audiences over 230 concerts. Baroque music opens the world of historic sound, and can lead both musician and audience on countless voyages of musical discovery. Experimenting with "new" ideas about "old" instruments and music, our Festival performers virtually travel through time. Each year the Baroque Festival presents a spring season of 5 concerts, as well as several special events outside the regular season.
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Meet our Team:
The SCBF is governed by voluntary board members, and also depends on the services of a small body of paid staff. The contributions of our board members cover a wide range of duties from website design to cooking, based on individual skills and preferences. The Festival's board works closely with the Board President, Artistic Director, and General Manager to keep the organization alive and running. In exchange for complimentary admission to concerts volunteers assist as ushers and hosts at concerts and special events.
 Linda Burman-Hall Artistic Dir./Founder |
 Kathryn Tobish President |
 Patti JulinVice President |
 Donald WilsonTreasurer |
Sophy Chou Secretary |
Gertrude Fator Ad Coordinator |
Judy Foreman Board Member |
Loretta Rao Board Member |
 Colleen Meagher Board Member |
 Alexandra Romanoff Board Member |
 Charles Sutton Board Member |
 Bruce Sawhill Board Member |
Debbie Simpson Board Member |
Production
Judy Foreman |
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Join us! We are always seeking additional board members and volunteers to join our team. If you would like to directly contribute towards the Festival's efforts and be involved with our activities behind the scenes, please contact us (email info@scbaroque.org, or call us at 831-457-9693). |
More about the SC Baroque Festival
Baroque music opens the world of historic sound, and can lead both musician and audience on countless voyages of musical discovery. Experimenting with "new" ideas about "old" instruments and music, our Festival performers virtually travel through time. By coming to understand the encoded sounds and styles of the European age of monarchy, we explore cultures profoundly different from our own time. By creating performances as a bridge from the present to the musical world of the past, we rediscover the excitement early music generated when it was new.
Aiming to play music today as it sounded in its own time, the Baroque Festival has brought to life a broad spectrum of music written by composers of centuries past. Our commitment leads us to the use of original and replica instruments, which communicate with great integrity and power in acoustically appropriate concert halls. Our musicians play from facsimile or "urtext" editions, using historical playing styles, including improvisation of ornaments and figured bass.
Regular concerts since 1974 have brought early music to Santa Cruz and other California audiences over 230 concerts. While the focus of the series remains on the Baroque (17th and 18th century music), performances traditionally range from Medieval through the early Romantic era. Our series balances solo, chamber, orchestral and choral music, as well as sacred and secular works, demonstrating the variety in early music repertoires. Productions of famous Baroque works such as Bach's Johannespassion (1984) and Handel's Messiah (1986) have alternated with unique 20th century premieres of masterworks by composers such as Lully (1987) and Stradella (1990).
Over 25 years, the Festival has presented concerts with whimsical themes, including a "musical natural history" series – Baroque Bird Music (1978), 500 Years of Chicken Music (1978), 300 Years of Butterfly Music (1979), and A Musical Insectarium (1982); as well as the Musical Valentines series (1987-89 and '92-94), and a program of computer-generated music in the style of Palestrina, Bach, and Mozart. Our legendary Musical Intoxicants concert (1980) -- a costumed romp through the hilarious "Coffee Cantata" and songs on other Baroque vices such as wine and tobacco -- inspired lighthearted Bach's Coffeehouse events (1991 and '92).
Quality performances depend on community support and sponsorship. The Baroque Festival is deeply grateful to the innumerable patrons and donors, government agencies, corporations, advertisers, media, and volunteers that have enabled the Festival to survive in for its first three and a half decades. Over time, the participation of countless local, state, national, and international artists has allowed the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival to truly become a bridge to the past for all who dare to adventure in sound. Enjoy the sounds of great courts and composers. Experience the past as a complex and ever-shifting mirror held to our present. Travel on voices from distant times to new spaces within yourself, and celebrate the new worlds of old music!
-Linda Burman-Hall, Artistic Director.
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Contact us by mail Santa Cruz Baroque Festival P.O. Box 482 Santa Cruz, CA 95061 Call us: 831-457-9693 E-mail us: info@scbaroque.org |
