A Puerto Rican Pied Piper

Trust Toccata to add sparkle to this star spangled weekend from Incline Village to South Shore.


First, the audience helps kick off the sixth annual 21-concert 2011 Big Blue Summer MusicFest by singing the National Anthem along with members of Toccata's orchestra and chorale under the direction of Maestro James Rawie.

Second, a Puerto Rican Pied Piper returns to the Lake Tahoe Basin to gather music lovers for the Baroque to Broadway concert series, beginning Saturday, July 2.

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St Matthew and his Baroque Passion



Photo courtesy of Joy Stolz

 When Johann Sebastian Bach composed “St. Matthew Passion,” he created a musical tapestry.


Threads of betrayal and compassion are woven with sorrow, acceptance and everlasting love. The Baroque masterpiece of the early 18th century heralded in the beginning of the Easter weekend when it debuted in Leipzig, Germany.


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