Join us on November 9th at the Edmonds Theater and November 10th at the Tacoma Grand Cinema for a celebratory announcement of the Seattle Bach Festival and screening of the award winning documentary LIVING BACH. Get a taste of what's to come at the Festival with a live performance of Bach as you enter the …
Described as "a vocal wonder", "spectacular...a rising star" and “a redefining force in the countertenor field", countertenor Aryeh Nussbaum-Cohen shares his insights with young artists in this vocal masterclass. This masterclass begins at 1:30 pm; FREE REGISTRATION for this event!
Dr. Michael Maul, director of the Leipzig Bach Archive and Leipzig Bach Festival, joins us for a tale of musical adventure and discovery - part Indiana Jones and part Sherlock Holmes! Michael discovered an unknown work by JS Bach, Alles mit Gott und nichts ohn' ihn, BWV 1127, among documents from the Anna Amalia Library …
Get your New Year with off to a great start with the Celebratory Inaugural Concert of the Seattle Bach Festival with all the bells and whistles: a full baroque orchestra with trumpets, timpani and winds. Bach's Cantata 29 was written for the 1731 “Ratswechsel” in Leipzig, a lavish ceremony celebrating the inauguration of the new …
The Cantata Trail is an exploration of Johann Sebastian Bach’s music, with special focus on his cantatas and other vocal works. The Cantata Trail hosts virtual and in person workshops in which your host Miguel Rodé introduces each piece via its historical context and liturgical purpose, and shares some light musical analysis to enable a much …
Bach's brilliant organ trios, in arrangements for violin, viola and continuo, with arias by Bach and Purcell. Program: Organ Trio in C major, arranged for violin, viola and continuo BWV 529 JS Bach Vater unser im Himmelreich, Georg Bohm Herr Jesu Christ dich zu uns wendt arranged for strings and organ, BWV 709 Wa Habibi - Arabic Traditional Music for a …
This recital brings music for solo baroque violin to life with the stunning choreography of Anna Mansbridge. UW Artist-in-Residence Tekla Cunningham plays works for solo baroque violin by Telemann, Melia Watras and J.S. Bach’s d minor partita, with lute interludes by Robert de Visée and Merula played by John Lenti. See, hear and feel the heartbreak …
Join us for a spectacular conclusion to our inaugural season! The Seattle Bach Festival is thrilled to present a program of glorious baroque music featuring a full baroque orchestra, stunning choir, and exceptional vocal soloists. We're bringing you two of Bach's most beloved cantatas: the uplifting and iconic BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die …
The Cantata Trail is an exploration of Johann Sebastian Bach’s music, with special focus on his cantatas and other vocal works. The Cantata Trail hosts virtual and in person workshops in which your host Miguel Rodé introduces each piece via its historical context and liturgical purpose, and shares some light musical analysis to enable a much …