NDSU Baroque Festival Announced

October 27, 2009 - The North Dakota State University Baroque Festival will begin Saturday, November 7 with a Chamber Concert continue into Sunday, November 8 with a Student Concert. The Baroque Festival will conclude on December 13 with a performance of Handel’s Messiah (Part I) and the Bach Magnificat in D at 2:00 pm in Festival Concert Hall.

The Chamber Concert will take place at 7:30 PM at Messiah Lutheran Church (2010 N Elm Street, Fargo) and will feature the Baroque Festival Orchestra and Choir. They will perform works by Purcell,Telemann, Scarlatti, and J.S. Bach. Tickets are $11 for adults; $8 for seniors; and $2 for students.

The Student Concert will take place at 2:00 PM in Festival Concert Hall and will feature student musicians and soloists. They will perform works by Handel, Rossi, Haydn, and more. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for students and seniors.

Tickets for all events can be purchased at the door or in advance by calling the NDSU Fine Arts Box Office at 231-7969.

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NDSU Concert Choir performance of In Paradisum by Edwin Fissinger
during the 2008 ACDA convention in Fargo, ND.
Video created by Westmark Productions and used with permission.

 

NDSU Madrigal Singers performance of La nuit en mer by Henk Badings during the 2008 ACDA convention in Fargo, ND.
Video created by Westmark Productions and used with permission.

NDSU Concert Choir performance of Of Thy Mystical Supper by Alexandre Gretchaninoff during the 2008 ACDA convention in Fargo, ND.
Video created by Westmark Productions and used with permission.