Arcadia Players - New England's Period Instrument Ensemble

Arcadia Players embraces 
historical performance 
practice to illuminate 
and invigorate the 
great Western heritage 
of vocal and 
instrumental music.
2022-2023 Concert Season

Thirty-third Season Opener
Sweeney Concert Hall, Smith College
Sunday, October 2, 3:00 PM
Arcadia Players’ 33rd season opens with a program of celebrated instrumental works from the Baroque period including Johann Pachelbel’s Canon & Gigue, Johann Sebastian Bach’s lively Orchestral Suite No. 2, Antonio Vivaldi’s evocative flute concerto, La Notte, and more. Flutist Andrea LeBlanc is the guest soloist.

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Handel's ​Messiah
Abbey Chapel, Mount Holyoke College 
Saturday, December 17, 7:00 PM
A holiday spectacular: George Frideric Handel’s masterpiece, Messiah. With Illuminati Vocal Arts Ensemble and soloists. Andrew Arceci conducts.

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Arcadia Viols "Musicke's Delight"
Wesley United Methodist Church, Hadley
Sunday, February 19, 3:00 PM
Arcadia Viols: Just Viols!
The esteemed string ensemble returns for an intimate program of English consort music from the Renaissance. Featured composers include Orlando Gibbons, William Byrd, Anthony Holborne and John Dowland.
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Johann Theile's St. Matthew Passion
Sunday, April 2, 4:00 PM
Bombyx Center, Florence 
After years of waiting due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Arcadia Players proudly presents Johann Theile’s St. Matthew Passion. Theile’s elegant setting of the Passion text predates that of Johann Sebastian Bach and is a hidden masterpiece of the German Baroque. Tenor William Hite sings the role of the Evangelist; baritone John Salvi that of Jesus. The organist is Larry Schipull. Gregory Hayes conducts the Arcadia Players ensemble, soloists and chorus.
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