Amor Artis to Give 30th Annual New Year's Eve Bach Concert at Church of St. Jean Baptiste

Church of St. Jean Baptiste (Lex. & 76th), Tuesday, December 31 at 8PM. Tickets $50.

Each year, classically minded New Yorkers in the know enjoy the elegance of an all-Bach New Year's Eve Gala. This 30-year tradition of the Amor Artis Chorus & Orchestra continues with Music Director Stephen Somary conducting the festive Cantatas 41 and 190, Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 and Concerto for Oboe and Violin at the Church of Saint Jean Baptiste (Lexington Avenue & 76th Street), Tuesday, December 31, 8PM. Admission is $50. The concert is over at 9:45, so there's still time to paint the town red!

For more information and tickets, go to www.amorartis.org or call 646 771-0393.

Now in its 53rd season, New York's award-winning Amor Artis has recorded over 40 albums and performed in more than 20 countries. Music Director Stephen Somary's extensive career here and in Germany includes a critically acclaimed recording of Elgar's Symphony No. 2 with the Thüringen Philharmonic for Claves Records. As Founder and Artistic Director of The Mendelssohn Project, he has uncovered hundreds of previously unknown Mendelssohn works, and introduces them to the public through live world
premiere performances, radio shows, and lectures.

Soloists:
Alexandra Knoll, oboe; Michael Nicholas, violin; Martin Berinbaum, trumpet; Bart Feller, flute
Amanda Sidebottom, soprano; Teresa Buchholz, alto; Alex Guerrero, tenor; Richard Holmes, bass www.amorartis.org

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