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Early Music Fetival in Eatpot

with New Yok Baroque Incopoated

Members of New York Baroque
Incorporated hold a practice
session.

An Early Music Festival consisting of two early music performances by six members of the New York Baroque Incorporated ensem-
ble will be held July 13 and 14, at TIMA’s (Tides Institute and Museum of Art’s) acclaimed historic 1819 North Church building, located
at 82 High St. in Eastport. The main space with its 23-foot-high ceiling is known for its exceptional acoustics, considered to be the best
in the region. An evening music performance by six members of the New York Baroque Incorporated ensemble will be held on Saturday,
July 13, beginning at 7 p.m. A contrasting mid-afternoon program by four members of the New York Baroque Incorporated ensemble
will be held beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 14.

A custom-made Schlicker chamber organ, not a church organ, designed for solo and ensemble Renaissance and Baroque music, was
recently installed in the rear addition of the building. The organ was originally built for an individual in New York City. Soon after the
completion of the move to Eastport and full restoration, two concerts were held in the North Church in 2018 with organist James David
Christie, an evening performance with an ensemble, and a solo performance the next afternoon with Mr. Christie. The Schlicker organ
will not be played as part of the New York Baroque Inc. ensemble’s performances this July. It will be played again in 2020, after further
improvements to the organ have been completed.

The Tides Institute and Museum of Art plans to continue
to grow the Early Music Festival, with a focus on 17th- and
18th-century repertoire with period instruments, with con-
certs of music from known and unknown composers. Many
are familiar with Bach, Vivaldi, and Handel, but there were
many composers of the time who are not household names,
that have written some truly extraordinary music.

Tides Institute and Museum of Art
43 Water St., Eastport
(207) 853-4047
tidesinstitute.org

Musicians perform during a concert at the historic North
Church in Eastport in July of 2018. Ensemble Abendmusik
with Gigi Turgeon, violin 1, Laura Papandrea, violin II,
Anne Black, viola, Sara Freiberg Ellison, violoncello,
Andrea Arceci, bass, Teresa Wakim, soprano, Joshua Cohen,
baroque trumpet, and James David Christie organ.
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