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Sarasota News Leader November 30, 2012 Page 87 A BAROQUE CHRISTMAS TO BE PRESENTED DEC. 7 AND 9 The Sarasota-Manatee Bach Festival will launch its 2012-2013 season with the first of its three-concert series — A Baroque Christmas, to be presented Friday, Dec. 7, at the Church of the Redeemer in downtown Sarasota, and Sunday, Dec. 9, at Christ Church in Bradenton. Both programs will begin at 8 p.m. The Sarasota Young Voices, the area's outstanding children's choir, and organist Mary Mozelle, will also perform. Sixteen-year-old Pine View School junior, violinist Natasha Snyder, and her teacher, Lena Cambis, director of the Sarasota Music Academy, will be featured in Arcangelo Corelli's well-known Christmas Concerto. Born in Brazil, Snyder has studied violin since the age of four, the news release points out. Winner of the Edward and Ida Wilkof Young Artist Concerto Competition in 2009, she made her professional debut at the Neel Performing Arts Center, accompanied by the Sarasota Orchestra, at the age of 13. Festival Artistic Co-Directors Dr. Richard Benedum of Christ Church and Dr. Ann Stephenson-Moe of Redeemer will give pre-concert talks beginning at 7:15 p.m., discussing the works to be performed and giving insights into the music of J.S. Bach — "arguably the world's finest church musician and a prolific composer whose work is rich with intellectual depth and emotional inspiration," a news "Natasha is certainly one of the most talented release says. young musicians in the entire area, and the Bach Festival is very A Baroque Christproud to have her be mas will feature part of the coming Jennifer Best and concert," said BeneChristopher Takedum in the release. da, assistant and "The Corelli Concerassociate principal to Natasha is playing violinists with the Sarasota Orchestra, will be very familiar performing Bach's to many listeners, Double Violin Conso the audience will certo in D Minor. really be able to foA small, select chocus on her interpreral ensemble will tation of this wellpresent excerpts known Baroque from Bach's Christclassic," he added. mas Oratorio and Tickets are $20 or his Cantata 40, $5 for students. also written for the Advance online Christmas season, purchase for both the release points Mary Mozelle/Contributed photo concert locations out.