SC Baroque Festival offers 3 off-season Special Events each year: The Fall Organ Benefit Concert, Music in the Gardens Tour, and the Boomeria Organ Concert & Crawl.

Fall Organ Benefit Concert
Saturday, October 13, 2007 ~ Holy Cross Church

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Bruce Sawhill & Vlada Moran perform a joint concert on the historic pipe organ at Holy Cross Church featuring works of Dietrich Buxtehude and Johann Sebastian Bach. This special program features works of Dietrich Buxtehude and Johann Sebastian Bach as the organists bring to life "Homomorphisms in Music." In 1705 young Bach traveled 400 kilometers on foot to hear and possibly study with the acclaimed organ virtuoso. Selections by other composers of their time complement the evening's theme.


10th Annual Music in the Gardens Tour
Sunday, May 25, 2008 from 1 to 5 pm ~ 5 Santa Cruz area gardens

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As in previous years, we feature 5 of the area's finest private gardens, with snacks, drinks, and wine at each location. 5 different music groups complement the natural splendor and culinary selections with musical offerings spanning a range of folk and ethnic styles. This event is a fundraiser and proceeds benefit the continued operation of the Baroque Festival's annual concert season. Tickets are $30 ($25 for subscribers) and available through SCBF, the UCSC Ticket Office, the Civic Center Box Office, and various local garden and music stores (TBA on our website).

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Boomeria Organ Concert Crawl
Saturday, July 12, 2008 - 1 to 5 pm ~ Chapel Royal at Boomeria (Bonny Doon)

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Explore the fantastic environs of BOOMERIA, enjoy delicious snacks & drinks outdoors, and – best of all – hear a selection of organists play the wonderful pipe organ in the Chapel. The festivities will begin with cannon thunder and Preston Boomer performing Spanish Battle Music. Boomeria is located in Bonny Doon and directions will be provided to ticket holders. Performing this year are Bill Visscher, Bruce Sawhill, and Hartzell Lemons. Admission: $50. Please note: advance ticket sales only. The annual Boomeria Organ Concert is a fundraiser for the SC Baroque Festival. Your ticket purchase benefits our upcoming season of early music concerts.

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