Bach Festival

AN AFTERNOON WITH BACH
Spend the afternoon in the historic First Congregational Church while enjoying beautiful music and gathering insight to the musical genius of Johann Sebastian Bach. Each performance will be preceded by an introductory lecture by a musicologist or musician.


3:00 – 3:30 PM: Opening Greetings with Martin Haselböck and Solo Bach Lecture with Andrew Justice

3:30 – 4:00 PM: Solo Bach Recital in Sanctuary with Artist-in-Residence YuEun Gemma Kim
Partita in D-Minor for Violin, BWV 1009

4:00 – 4:15 PM: Intermission

4:15 – 4:30 PM: Chamber Music Lecture with Alexa Haynes-Pilon

4:30 – 5:00 PM: Duo Recital in Sanctuary
Sonata for Violin and Harpsichord in G-Major, BWV 1019
Sonata in G-Major for Viola Da Gamba and Harpsichord, BWV 1027
Ilia Korol, Violin
Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Gamba
Abraham Ross, Harpsichord

5:00 – 5:15 PM: Reception with Coffee and Tea

5:15 – 5:40 PM: “Bach’s Musical Language” Lecture with Martin Haselböck in Barnham Room

5:45 – 6:05 PM: Trio Recital in Sanctuary
Trio Sonata from the “Musical Offering”, BWV 1079
Stephen Schultz, Traverso
Ilia Korol, Violin
Abraham Ross, Harpsichord
Alexa Haynes-Pilon, Violoncello

6:00 – 7:30 PM: Dinner Break (Food Truck on Site)

7:30 – 8:30 PM: "The Romantic Bach" Organ Recital with Jeremy Joseph in Sanctuary

10:30 AM: Organ Prelude with Christoph Bull

11:00 AM: FCCLA Service featuring musicians of Musica Angelica directed by David Harris

The FCCLA service is a part of the MABF program and is a free event.

3:00 - 6:00 PM: St. Matthew Passion Performance

Nola Richardson, Soprano

Andrea Zomorodian, Soprano

Lawrence Zazzo, Alto

Johanna Zachhuber, Alto

Aaron Sheehan, Evangelist

Jan Petryka, Tenor

John Taylor Ward, Jesus

John Buffett, Bass