CCM to Welcome Academy of Ancient Music, 11/9

CCM will welcome the acclaimed period-instrument orchestra the Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) for a rare stateside performance at 5 p.m. next Sunday, Nov. 9, in Corbett Auditorium.

Music lovers throughout the Greater Cincinnati area can experience what Classic FM calls "the finest period-instrument orchestra in the world" for one afternoon only on Nov. 9. Cincinnati will be one of just a handful of dates the AAM will be performing in the United States this fall.

Under the direction of Richard Egarr, the Cambridge-based ensemble will present JS Bach's Orchestral Suites, showcasing the musical sophistication and expressive subtleties of the Baroque era composer.

The Orchestral Suites are a series of grand and graceful dances, paying homage to the French baroque style as championed by the ballet-obsessed King Louis XIV. Written during Bach's years in Leipzig, where he had a wider range of instruments at his disposal than ever before, the Suites revel in new sonorous possibilities and employ varied combinations of wind, brass, string instruments and timpani.

The AAM's residency at CCM is supported by the Joseph and Frances Jones Poetker Fund of the Cambridge Charitable Foundation, Ritter & Randolph, LLC, Corporate Counsel.

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