The FIVE CITIES BAROQUE FESTIVAL – Two performances at the Chapel!
The Five Cities Baroque Festival will feature two performances at the Chapel and two performers of our own – Stephen Buzard and Katherine Buzard. More information below.
Lillian Gordis, Harpsichord
Sunday, June 16 – 4:00 PM -5:30 PM
The Chapel of Saint John the Divine
Lillian Gordis opens the 2024 Five Cities Baroque Festival with a recital of harpsichord music at the Chapel of Saint John the Divine in Champaign.
Alan Held, Masterclass
Monday, June 17 – 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Decatur
Alan Held will give a vocal masterclass to four young professional singers: Jorie Clark, Emily Wheeler, Adam Miller, and David Gartner.
The Music of Barbara Strozzi
Sopranos Katie Buzard & Andréa Walker
Mezzo-sopranos Gabrielle López & Aubrey Hawkinson
Tuesday, June 18 – 7:00 PM- 8:30 PM
St. John’s Episcopal Church, Decatur
These performers will present a program of music by Barbara Strozzi and Claudio Monteverdi.
From Baroque to Jazz: Wm. McClain
Wednesday, June 19 – 6:00 PM -7:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church, Decatur
A presentation on the connections between Baroque music and jazz and the legacy that 18th-century music has left through the work of the Black musical community.
Stephen Buzard in Recital
Thursday, June 20, 2024
7:00 PM 8:30 PM
The Chapel of Saint John the Divine
Guest Artist Stephen Buzard will return to the Five Cities Baroque Festival to give a recital of organ music at the Chapel of Saint John the Divine in Champaign.
Bach’s St. John Passion
Saturday, June 22, 2024
7:00 PM 9:00 PM
Decatur First United Methodist Church
The 2024 Five Cities Baroque Festival will close with a performance of the 1724 version of Bach’s titanic St. John Passion featuring Mike Williams as the Evangelist and Alan Held as Jesus.
