Newman-Oltman Guitar Duo - A Christmas Pastorale: 600 Years of Carols, Chorales, Preludes, & Pastorales

Villa Milagro Vineyards presents a Special Holiday Concert Encore Performance with the Newman-Oltman Guitar Duo performing "A Christmas Pastorale: 600 Years of Carols, Chorales, Preludes, & Pastorales". 

This special concert celebrates the rich musical tradition of the Christmas season, performed by Laura Oltman and Michael Newman, guitars. The program includes music from their critically-acclaimed CD, A Christmas Pastorale - 600 Years of Carols, Chorales, Preludes & Pastorales for Two Guitars.

Featuring music from the Renaissance, Baroque, and Classical eras, the program includes a wonderful variety of Christmas music, little-known gems, and wonderful variations on familiar themes, composed by Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Pachelbel, Brahms, Corelli, and Luther, among others.

Doors open at 6pm for wine tasting (and ordering optional food plates and wine) with the concert beginning at 7pm. Adult admission of $20 includes free parking, music, wine tasting and a gift monogrammed wine glass. Cheese/fruit/chartuerie plates available for purchase, as is wine by the bottle or glass to sip as you enjoy the music.

Seating is limited and pre-purchase of tickets is recommended. Click here for ticket information.

Here's some information about the Newman-Oltman Guitar Duo's recording; "A Christmas Pastorale fills more than 60 minutes with guitar settings of carols, chorales, preludes, and pastorals, those peaceful works that evoke pastoral, or shepherd, scenes. Guitarists Oltman and Newman display a solid ensemble and an uncanny sense of timing. Their folk pieces like "Greensleeves" show sheer lyric beauty. In virtuoso works like Bach's "In dulci jubilo" ("In Sweetest Joy"), the duo plays fearlessly. The jewel of this CD is Miguel Llobet's "El Noi de la Mare" ("The Son of Mary")." -- World Magazine

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