Bard Music Festival
Program Six • Sacred Music in France
August 15–16
Bard Music Festival
August 15–16
Hector Berlioz (1803–69)
La fuite en Egypte: Mystère en style ancien (1850)
Works by Luigi Cherubini (1760–1842); Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868); Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921); Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924); and others
The beautiful Church of the Messiah in Rhinebeck, NY, has limited capacity, so to best accommodate patrons, we will offer Program Six: Sacred Music in France on both Thursday, August 15 at 7 pm as well as Friday, August 16 at 3 pm.
The organ at the Church of the Messiah was installed in 1923 by the celebrated E.M. Skinner Company of Boston. The company, which had a reputation for creating instruments of superb quality and great tonal beauty, built organs for prominent churches and universities, including both the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine and St. Thomas Church in New York. A gift to the parish by Captain Vincent Astor, the organ has just returned to the church following a major reconditioning by Quimby Pipe Organs of Warrensburg, Missouri.
Nearby villages and towns in the Hudson Valley boast a large selection of restaurants, as well as a variety of hotels, motels, inns, and bed & breakfasts.
Eat & StayChurch of the Messiah
6436 Montgomery Street
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
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