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High School Music Competition
Open to current 9th to 12th grade students and all instruments, voice types, and styles of music, the High School Music Competition is a great opportunity for our youngest musicians to showcase their talents! Grand prize includes $500 cash, scholarships, and performance opportunities! Click on the button below to learn more.
Christmas Salon Concert
Join us for a wonderful evening of delicious food and beautiful music at the home of EMU President Susan Huxman and Jesse Huxman. The concert will include a variety of holiday favorites, classical music, Christmas jazz, and more performed by SVBF artistic director David Berry, jazz vocalist Tina Hashemi, soprano Christine Fairfield and friends. Proceeds from the event will help support the Bach festival's mission of providing accessible concert experiences to the community.
EMU/SVBF Gala Concert: ARISE
Featuring Mahler's Symphonie Nr. 2: "Auferstehung", works from John Williams, John Mackey, and David Maslanka, and guest artists Izaiah Harris and Tina Hashemi, this is an evening not to be missed!
LEIPZIG SERVICE
LEIPZIG SERVICE PROGRAM
Location: Lehman Auditorium
Welcome
Prelude
J.SBach: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532
James Biery: Peal on Darwall's 148th
Hymn: VT 4 Christ Is Our Cornerstone
Missa
Kyrie: VT 620 Oré poriajú verekó
Gloria: VT 429 Glory to God, Whose Goodness Shines on Me
Hymn: VT 26 Dhuh Pangeran (O Prince of Peace)
Scripture Reading: Ephesians 3:14 - 4:3
Hymn: VT 174 Christ Has Broken Down the Wall
J.S. Bach: BWV 114 Ach, lieben Christen, seid getrost
Paul Manz: Variation IV from Partita on Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend
Pulpit Hymn: HWB 22 Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now
Homily: Reaching Across the Table
Prayers: VT 996 Congregational Prayer
Hymns:
Deep River
VT 388 How Can I Say
Blessing/Benediction
Closing Song: VT 809 Sing a New World Into Being
Postlude
Adolphus Hailstork: Fantasy on Wade in the Water
FEATURING:
Benjamin Bergey, conductor
Dan Ott, homilist
Marvin Mills, organist
Sarah Hamilton, mezzo-soprano
Ricky Goodwin, Jr., tenor
Michael Richardson, bass
FESTIVAL CONCERT III
FESTIVAL CONCERT III PROGRAM
Location: Lehman Auditorium
Valerie Coleman: Umoja: Anthem of Unity
Richard Strauss: Four Last Songs
Michael Tippett: A Child of Our Time
FEATURING:
Deanna Tham, conductor
Sara Duchovnay, soprano
BookNotes!
BookNotes!
Location: Harrisonburg Central Library
NoNieqa Ramos, author and storyteller
SVBF Musicians
FREE ADMISSION!
Families, gather around for live music and storytelling featuring local children’s book author NoNieqa Ramos and Bach Festival orchestra musicians! We’ll read stories, play music, and have a fun instrument show and tell. Kids can dance and sing and move around, whatever feels good to you!
VIRGINIA BAROQUE ACADEMY WORKSHOP PERFORMANCE
VIRGINIA BAROQUE ACADEMY WORKSHOP CONCERT
Location: Martin Chapel
Part I
Chamber works from 17th- and 18th- century instrumental and vocal repertoire, to be announced at the Concert.
Part II
Antonio Literes (1673-1747): Los Elementos
With music by Antonio Literes and libretto by José de Cañizares, Los Elementos is an allegorical work featuring the elements Earth, Air, Fire and Water, along with Dawn and Time. Our adaptation of this delightful work features five singers and small Baroque orchestra. The opera was performed in Madrid in 1705, for the birthday of María Ana Sinforosa Núñez de Guzmán y Vélez de Guevara, the Duchess of Medina de la Torres and wife of the Duke of Medina Sidonia.
FESTIVAL CONCERT II
FESTIVAL CONCERT II PROGRAM
Location: Lehman Auditorium
Nkeiru Okoye: Voices Shouting Out
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto in G minor
Antonin Dvořák : Symphony No.9 in E minor, “The New World”
FEATURING:
Deanna Tham, conductor
Alejandra Switala, violin
TALKING MUSIC
Talking Music
Pre-concert discussion panel with Artistic Director David Berry and SVBF artists.
Location: Lehman Auditorium
With panelists:
Deanna Tham, guest conductor
Amanda Gookin, executive director
FRIDAY NOON CHAMBER CONCERT
FRIDAY NOON CHAMBER CONCERT PROGRAM
Location: Asbury United Methodist Church
Camille Saint-Saëns: Oboe Sonata in D major, Op. 166
I. Andantino
II. Ad libitum – Allegretto – Ad libitum
III. Molto allegro
Cindy Liu, oboe
Lise Keiter, piano
Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasy for violin and harp, Op. 124
Amy Glick, violin
Anastasia Jellison, harp
Darius Milhaud: Suite op.157b for clarinet, violin, and piano
I. Ouverture
II. Divertissement
III. Jeu
IV. Introduction et Final
Maria Lorcas, violin
Lynda Dembowski, clarinet
Lise Keiter, piano
Claude Debussy: Sonata for flute, viola, and harp
I. Pastorale
II. Interlude
III. Final
Cari Shipp, flute
Tom Stevens, viola
Anastasia Jellison, harp
Virginia Baroque Academy Faculty Concert
Virginia Baroque Academy Faculty Concert
Location: Asbury United Methodist Church
“BACH’S WORLD”
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707): Trio Sonata III in G minor, for violin, gamba, and continuo
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643):
Toccata per Spinettina sola over Liuto
Canzona ultima detta La Vittoria
Barbara Strozzi (1619-1664): Aria: Sete per Fastidioso
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643): Canzona terza detta La Bernardinia
Tobias Hume (c.1569-1645): Captain Hume’s Paven, for viola da gamba solo
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750):
Sonata in A Major for violin and harpsichord, BWV 1015
Aria: Ich will doch wohl Rosen brechen, for alto, violin, and continuo from Cantata, BWV 86
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Violin Concerto in G Major, Op.3, No. 3 (Transcribed for harpsichord in F Major by J.S. Bach)
Marin Marais (1656-1728): Pièces de viole in G minor
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767):
Fantasy in B-flat major for solo violin, TWV 40:14
Trio Sonata in F major for recorder, violin, and continuo TWV 42: F8
FEATURING:
Judith Malafronte, alto
Anne Timberlake, recorder
Daniel Lee, Baroque violin
Martha McGaughey, viola da gamba
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
TALKING MUSIC: Lecture & Live Performance
TALKING MUSIC
Location: Central Library
Music historian and author Dr. Jean E. Snyder will discuss the life of 20th century African-American composer/arranger Harry T. Burleigh and his important influence on Dvořák's famous "New World" Symphony. This engaging lecture will feature a live performance of songs and spiritual arrangements by Burleigh.
Featuring:
Olivia Rominiyi, soprano
David Berry, piano
THURSDAY NOON CHAMBER CONCERT
THURSDAY NOON CHAMBER CONCERT PROGRAM
Location: Asbury United Methodist Church
William Schmidt: Variations on an African-American Folksong
I. Theme
II. Fanfare
III.Ostinato
IV. Chorale
V. March
VI. Fugato
Judith Saxton, trumpet
Chris Carrillo, trumpet
Heather Johnson, horn
Jay Crone, trombone
Kevin Stees, tuba
John Stevens: Benediction
Jay Crone, trombone
Matthew Wright, trombone
Harold Van Schaik, bass trombone
Kevin Stees, tuba
Benjamin Fraley: Shh
Raymond Breakall, percussion
Eric Guinivan, percussion
Camille Saint-Saëns: Aimons-nous
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Silent Noon
African-American Spiritual, arr. Margaret Bonds: He's Got The Whole World in His Hands
Olivia Rominiyi, soprano
Marvin Mills, piano
WEDNESDAY NOON CHAMBER CONCERT
WEDNESDAY NOON CHAMBER CONCERT PROGRAM
Location: Asbury United Methodist Church
Heinrich I.F. Biber: Sonata in F major for violin and continuo, c.140
Daniel Lee, Baroque violin
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
J.S. Bach: Sonata in G major for viola da gamba and harpsichord, BWV 1027
I. Adagio
IV. Allegro moderato
Martha McGaughey, viola da gamba
Lynne Mackey, harpsichord
Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre: Sonata in D Major for violin and continuo
I. Presto 1665-1729
II. Adagio
III. Presto
IV. Presto
Daniel Lee, Baroque violin
Martha McGaughey, viola da gamba
Arthur Haas, harpsichord
Bohuslav Jan Martinu: Three Madrigals for violin and viola
I. Madrigal I: poco allegro 1890-1959
II. Madrigal II: poco andante
Thomas Stevens, viola
Violaine Michel, violin
Judith A. Saxton: Remembered
Judith Saxton, trumpet
Chris Carrillo, trumpet
Christine Carrillo, trumpet
OPEN MIC NIGHT!
OPEN MIC NIGHT
Location: Pale Fire Brewing Co.
Come hear the Bach Festival musicians share their favorite music and new sounds from their own compositions to jazz. This is a fun chance to get to know our musicians in a casual setting over great drinks and food!
TUESDAY NOON CHAMBER CONCERT
TUESDAY NOON CHAMBER CONCERT PROGRAM
Location: Asbury United Methodist Church
Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 18, No. 6
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio ma non troppo
III. Scherzo: Allegro
IV. La Malinconia: Adagio – Allegretto quasi Allegro
Wanchi, violin
Jacob Roege, violin
Celia Daggy, viola
Kelley Mikkelsen, cello
George Frideric Handel: Violin Sonata in D major, HWV 371
I. Afetuoso
II. Allegro
III. Larghetto
IV. Allegro
Amy Glick, violin
Bradley Lehman, harpsichord
Jeanie Murrow: Pink Rose Weeping
Roger Novak, horn
Lise Keiter, piano
William Grant Still: The Prince and the Mermaid Suite
I. Song of the Sea
II. Waltz
III. Minuet
IV.Scherzo
Violaine Michel, violin
Christa Hoover, violin
Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola
Paige Riggs, cello
MONDAY NOON CHAMBER CONCERT
MONDAY NOON CHAMBER CONCERT PROGRAM
Location: Asbury United Methodist Church
Reinhold Glière (1875-1956): Eight Pieces for violin and cello [1909]
III. Berceuse
IV. Canzonetta
VII. Scherzo
VIII. Etude
Amy Glick, violin
Paige Riggs, cello
Janet Peachey (b. 1973): Earth Etchings [2014]
I. Bounty
II. Plea
III. Renewal
Mark Hartman, violin
Lindsay Lam, bass
Anna Showalter, piano
Handel-Halvorsen (1864-1935): Passacaglia for violin and cello [1894]
I. Allegro con brio
II. Scherzo. Allegro molto-Meno Allegro
III. Adagio
IV. Finale. Allegro
Wanchi Huang, violin
Kelley Mikkelsen, cello
Laurel Zucker (b. 1955): Harbor Sounds [2017]
Cari Shipp, flute
Celia Daggy, viola
Amanda Gookin, cello
Charles Washington, arr. Lesa Terry: Midnight Child [1990]
Audrey Pride, violin
Diane Phoenix-Neal, viola
Carl Donakowski, cello
FESTIVAL CONCERT I
FESTIVAL CONCERT I PROGRAM
Location: Lehman Auditorium
Vicente Lusitano: Aspice Domine
Johann Friedrich Fasch: Sonata for Bassoon, FaWV N:C1
J.S. Bach: Weichet nur, betrübte Schatten, BWV 202
Ernst von Dohnányi: Sextet in C Major, Op.37
FEATURING:
Ryan Romine, bassoon
Penelope Shumate, soprano
SVBF Chamber Orchestra
Talking Music
Talking Music
Pre-concert discussion panel with Artistic Director David Berry and SVBF artists.
Location: Lehman Auditorium
With panelists:
Jay Chadwick, french horn
Amy Glick, SVBF concertmaster
Ryan Romine, bassoon
Penelope Shumate, soprano
SPRING INTO BACH 2024
Join the Bach Festival for an evening of live music from classical and jazz to bluegrass! Special events feature activities for families and kids, local vendors, and Bach Fest merchandise!
Tickets are “pay what you can” from $10-$40. Kids under 10 get in free!
Cash bar at Pale Fire and Mashita food truck!
Salon concert #2
Join us for an intimate evening of solo Bach by violinist Dominic Salerni!
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Exact home and address is a surprise!! You will receive directions and details upon ticket purchase.
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS EXPERIENCE!
Tickets include a full evening performance and delicious food and wine that will compliment the evening beautifully.
Seating is limited. Grab your tickets before they sell out!
SVBF Salon Concert
Join us for an evening of intimate chamber music and festive holiday tunes featuring some of the Valley’s most talented classical musicians, David Berry (piano), Sam Suggs (bass), and Nicole Jenkins (soprano).
Location: Keezletown, VA
Exact home and address is a surprise!! You will receive directions and details upon ticket purchase.
Trust us, you Don’t want to miss this experience!
Tickets include a full evening performance and delicious food and wine that will compliment the evening beautifully.
Seating is limited. Grab your tickets before they sell out!
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