Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota Presents Baroque Treasures on Mother’s Day

Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota presents Baroque Treasures on May 10, 4:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church. On May 22, Artist Series Concerts co-presents Music for New Bodies with EnsembleNEWSRQ, 7:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit ArtistSeriesConcerts.org or call (941) 306-1202.

Artist Series Concerts presents Baroque Treasures on May 10, 4:00 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Sarasota. This concert – on Mother’s Day – begins with harpsichordist Paulo Bordignon performing music by Bach and Couperin. Sarasota Orchestra principal oboe Bobby Nunes and principal harp Phoebe Powell, accompanied by strings and harpsichord, each perform a concerto for their instrument by baroque master G.F. Handel. The two also join forces for Debussy’s enchanting Album of Five Pieces for Oboe and Harp. With special guests Katherine Baloff and Leah Latorraca, violin; Stephanie Block, viola; David Bender, cello; and John Miller, bass.Tickets are $50 for general seating and $70 for VIP seating.

Artist Series Concerts and EnsembleNEWSRQ co-present Matt Aucoin’s Music for New Bodies, May 22, 7:30 p.m. at Sarasota Opera House. Created in collaboration with acclaimed director Peter Sellars, this is a bold operatic meditation on our shifting place in the natural world. Fusing poetic texts from Jorie Graham with visceral soundscapes, Aucoin crafts a work that is at once urgent and transcendent, while Sellars’ visionary staging brings the music into striking visual focus. Together, they invite us to imagine new forms of life, connection, and transformation. Tickets are $50.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit ArtistSeriesConcerts.org or call (941) 306-1202.