WILMINGTON-The Windham Philharmonic returns to Wilmington for a concert at St. Mary's in the Mountains, at 13 East Main St., on Saturday, May 24, at 7 p.m.
Organizers said that last year's concert at St. Mary's attracted a standing-room-only crowd and was very warmly received. "The audience particularly appreciated the commentary and humor with which Maestro Hugh Keelan introduced each musical work," they said.
This year, the Windham Philharmonic in collaboration with Red Door Concerts of Wilmington presents music of two cornerstone figures of the Baroque: Handel and J.S. Bach; also, music by Mozart and Haydn, composers in the Classical style.
The organist for St. Mary's, Michael Pennington, joins the strings to perform Mozart's "Church Sonatas" for organ and small orchestra. Also on the program are a sonatina by Bach, from his Actus Tragicus, and three dance movements by Handel.
The concert finishes with Haydn's Symphony No. 47, nicknamed "The Palindrome."
Admission is by donation for this hour-long concert. Red Door Concerts benefit area nonprofits, and the Windham Philharmonic is a recipient.
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