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May 2018
Bach Outdoors!
The Festival opens outside on Lehigh University’s beautiful campus with unique and upbeat performances by our principal violist Paul Miller and friends. They will play electric violin along with other “modern” instruments to offer original arrangements of some of Bach’s most beloved masterpieces.
Find out more »May 2019
Bach Outdoors
FREE Concert! Join us on Friday at noon as we enjoy the blue sky and beauty of a Spring afternoon in Bethlehem, and open our Festival weekends with a very special performance by principal violist, Paul Miller and friends as they perform using electric violin along with other modern instruments to offer some classic pieces. Paul is joined this year by the Festival Brass Choir.
Find out more »Chamber Music in the Saal
Grammy-nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane and flutist and multi-instrumentalist Mindy Rosenfeld are both founding members of early music ensemble The Baltimore Consort, and play Baroque, Renaissance and traditional Celtic music from the 18th century. The Saal performances will include the music of J.S. Bach, Allessandro Piccinini, John Dowland, William Byrd and S.L. Weiss.
Find out more »Dinner Discussion: Bach at 8 Concert preview
Larry Lipkis, Professor of Music and Composer-in-Residence at Moravian College.
Find out more »Ifor Jones Chamber Music Concert
The Bel Canto Youth Chorus and Bach's Concerti for Three and Four Harpsichords
This year's concert features the world premiere of The Day Is Done, a new work by distinguished composer Gwyneth Walker. The Bach Choir of Bethlehem commissioned this piece to celebrate its merger with the 25-year-old Bel Canto Youth Chorus. It will be performed by the young singers of Bel Canto and members of The Bach Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra. Joy Hirokawa, founder and artistic director of Bel Canto, will direct this work, along with additional repertoire for The Bel Canto Youth Chorus: Bach: Duet from Cantata 93 Alexander: Faith is the Bird That Feels the LightTodd: Ave VerumWalker: I’ve Known Rivers – Jump Right in
The concert also includes J.S. Bach's Concerti for Three and Four Harpsichords BWV 1064 and 1065. These rarely heard works are delightful and full of virtuosity. Featuring Greg Funfgeld, Thomas Goeman, Kerry Heimann, and Charlotte Mattax Moersch.
This performance will be held at Baker Hall in Zoellner Arts Center.
Find out more »Festival Luncheon
Open to the public, the luncheon includes conversation with one of our Festival soloists. Members of the Heritage Society and Guarantors in the top 3 giving circles ($750+) are our guests.
Find out more »May 2022
The Barnette Distinguished Scholar Lecture –
George Stauffer, Ph.D.
Great Expectations: Bach in Leipzig We are delighted to welcome back Dr. George Stauffer to present our lecture at this year's Festival. Dr. Stauffer is a Distinguished Professor of Music History and Dean Emeritus, Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University. Educated at Dartmouth College, Bryn Mawr College, and Columbia University, he is well known for his writings on the music and culture of the Baroque Era and the life and works of Johann Sebastian Bach, in particular.…
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