CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

• Thursday

  • Evening: Reception

• Friday

  • Morning: Paper session

  • 12-1:30pm: Lunchtime Recital

  • Afternoon: Paper session

  • 8pm: Santa Fe Pro Musica Concert

• Saturday

  • Morning: Paper session

  • 12-1:30: Lunchtime Recital

  • Afternoon: Free

  • 6pm: Serwer Lecture: Graydon Beeks: “Court and Private Patronage of Sacred Music in the Reign of George I.”

  • 7:30pm: Albuquerque Baroque Players (in Santa Fe)

• Sunday

  • Morning: Paper session

  • 2pm: Transportation to Albuquerque

  • 4pm: Concert in Albuquerque: "The Chapel Royal Anthems," with Santa Fe Pro Musica, the Cathedral of St. John Chamber Choir, and soloists

CONCERTS:

Friday noon: Lunchtime Recital: Byron Schenkman, of Seattle Baroque, plays and talks about Handel’s harpsichord suites. Lobby of the Hotel St. Francis.

Friday night: Santa Fe Pro Musica: "Music from the Palaces of Europe: Handel and King George II," music by Handel, Purcell, and Corelli in the charming Loretto Chapel. Includes flute and trio sonatas and Salve Regina. The Chapel is an adobe jewel with a miraculous circular staircase.

Saturday noon: Lunchtime Recital: Philip Cave, tenor and director of Magnificat, and former Tallis Scholar, gives a lecture recital on the Chapel Royal, and music leading up to Handel’s time there. Lobby of the Hotel St. Francis.

Saturday, 6 pm: Howard Serwer Lecture: Graydon Beeks: “Court and Private Patronage of Sacred Music in the Reign of George I,” Hotel St. Francis.

Saturday Evening: Soprano Amanda Balestrieri and tenor Philip Cave with the Albuquerque Baroque Players: an all-Handel concert in the stunning Santuario de Guadalupe in Santa Fe. This historic church, built in 1781, is now an art gallery and performance space.

Sunday afternoon: "Music of the Chapel Royal," with the Santa Fe Pro Musica Baroque Orchestra, and the Cathedral of St. John Chamber Choir, at 4 pm, in the beautiful, reverberant Episcopal Cathedral of St. John in Albuquerque.

RATES:

• Conference registration (entitles you to reduced rates on concert tickets): $50 for all, or $25 per day. Includes reception, all paper sessions, Serwer Lecture, and transportation to and from Albuquerque.

• Lunchtime recitals: $15 each for light meal and concert ($10 for conference participants)

• Fri. Concert: $15-$50 ($5 - $35 for conference participants)

• Serwer Lecture: $5 (free for conference participants)

• Sat. Concert: $15 ($10 for conference participants)

• Sun. Concert: $15 ($10 for conference participants)

ACCOMMODATIONS:

Hotel: The conference will be held at the St. Francis Hotel, where a block of rooms will be reserved, ranging from $79 to $135 a night.

- Lodging in Albuquerque Sunday night is available at La Posada, Albuquerque’s historic downtown hotel, walking distance from the concert, and 15 minutes from the Albuquerque International Airport.

 

- Guest host Fred Child, from National Public Radio (NPR) will be broadcasting "Performance Today" live from Albuquerque during the festival, and will participate in the festival as a speaker and host.

- Sponsored by The American Handel Society, Santa Fe Pro Musica, The Cathedral of St. John, Sweet Bird Classics, the City of Albuquerque Urban Enhancement Trust Fund, and the LEF Foundation.

To Register, please download and complete the form (in PDF format).