Boulder Bach Festival Presents A Baroque Christmas–Händel's 'Messiah,' Friday, December 17

BOULDER BACH FESTIVAL PRESENTS
ZACHARY CARRETTÍN AND CORE ENSEMBLE ON DEC 17 & 19
AT THE BROOMFIELD AUDITORIUM IN BOULDER

The chamber ensemble will perform Carrettín’s intimate arrangement of

Händel’s Messiah and Corelli’s Concerto Noel

December 2, 2021: Boulder, CO: Boulder Bach Festival (BBF) On December 17 and December 19, 2021 at the Broomfield Auditorium, COmpass REsonance (CORE Ensemble), led by Carrettín, will perform his intimate rendition of George Frideric Händel’s Messiah (Part 1: Christmas). The ensemble includes a vocal quartet comprised of soprano Mara Riley, mezzo-soprano Claire McCahan (World Bach Competition winner), tenor Daniel Hutchings, baritone Adam Ewing and a one-per-part baroque orchestra. CORE opens the program with Arcangelo Corelli’s adored Concerto Noel, a masterpiece of the concerto grosso genre.  

A Baroque Christmas—Händel's "Messiah" 50% capacity seating

December 17, 2021 at 7:30pm

December 19, 2021 at 2:00pm, family-friendly

Broomfield Auditorium

3 Community Park Rd., Broomfield, CO 80020

Featuring:

COmpass REsonance led by violinist Zachary Carrettín, along with vocal soloists Mara Riley, Claire McCahan, Dan Hutchings, and Adam Ewing.

Repertoire:

Corelli’s Concerto Noel

Händel’s Messiah (Christmas portion)

Performed one-per-part by instrumental and vocal soloists, Carrettin’s rendition of this adored Christmas masterpiece features thrilling tempos and contrapuntal clarity. CORE’S principal vocal artists deliver intimate arias juxtaposed with riveting choruses.

Please visit https://www.boulderbachfestival.org/about/2021-2022-season/december-17-19-a-baroque-christmas/ for more information

The BBF will observe precautionary measures and will communicate with ticket holders in the weeks prior to the concert, describing these protocols and what to expect. For more information and artist bios, please visit https://www.boulderbachfestival.org/

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ABOUT COMPASS RESONANCE ENSEMBLE

BBF's COmpass Resonance Ensemble is Colorado’s only professional chamber orchestra devoted to Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and post-Romantic period and modern instrument performance, in a variety of ensemble environments and stylistic contexts.