Brattleboro music center will host Juno Orchestra presents “Bach!”, a program that includes one of his best-known works, as well as selections from his son and other composers.

Now in its second season as a BMC program, Juno, the region’s hometown chamber orchestra, charts new territory while amplifying long-time musical influences and bringing together some of the area’s finest classical players. The concert is scheduled Sunday, October 13, at 2:30 p.m. at Persons Auditorium in Marlboro.

The program features Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for Two Violins, the master’s quintessential and compelling work familiar to many audiences. According to Juno Music Director Zon Eastes, the concerto is among six he wrote as a young man while employed by Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen. He had not yet begun his monumental cycles of great sacred cantata and passions, but over the next six years, he produced the Brandenburg Concertos as well as the first book of the Well-Tempered Clavier and the four Orchestral Suites.

Juno Orchestra also presents three arias by George Frideric Handel, “each a gem,” says Eastes. “The arias come from across Handel’s chronology, one from an early Italian opera and two form later oratorios first presented in London.

Performing these works will be soprano Junko Watanabe. “It is a great pleasure to work with Junko,” says Eastes. “Her crystalline, disciplined voice is perfect for Handel.”

Bach! Circle tickets are $50. General admission is $20 In advance, $25 at the door. Tickets are available on the Brattleboro Music Center website – bmcvt.org – or by calling 802-257-4523 or emailing info@bmcvt.org. A limited number of reduced price tickets are available – please call for information.