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February 2023
Greg Funfgeld Family Concert
Under the direction of Christopher Jackson and dedicated Choral Directors, this Bach Choir collaboration invites youth choirs - The Bel Canto Youth Chorus, Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts Touring Choir, Nazareth High School Chorus and the J.R. Masterman High School Choir perform with The Bach Choir and members of The Bach Festival Orchestra. Combining the music of Bach and contemporary composers, the finale of some 200 voices sharing this exquisite music is not to be missed!…
Find out more »March 2023
Bach at Noon | March 14
We’re in Bethlehem for Bach at Noon this March in Central Moravian Church. Join us on March 14th, 2023 to hear members of The Bach Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director and Conductor, Christopher Jackson. Featuring guest soloists Rhianna Cockrell, alto; Nathan Hodgson, tenor; Harrison Hintzsche, bass. Dr. Jackson comes to us from Muhlenberg College, where he served as the Director of Choral and Vocal Activities. He is also a member of Skylark Vocal Ensemble, a professional choral ensemble…
Find out more »Spring Concert | Easter Oratorio & Messiah
Soloists: Sherezade Panthaki, soprano Daniel Taylor, counter-tenor Isaiah Bell, tenor Harrison Hintzsche, baritone J.S. Bach (1685 – 1750) Easter Oratorio 18th-century German oratorio developed at the same time as opera in Hamburg and Dresden, and used a biblical subject and sometimes even a biblical text, and their most distinctive feature may have been the succession of many solo arias and recitatives. The centerpiece of the Easter Oratorio is apostle Peter’s aria, as he reflects on death now being no more than…
Find out more »April 2023
Bach at Noon | April 11
We’re in Bethlehem for Bach at Noon this April in Central Moravian Church. Join us on April 11th, 2023 to hear members of The Bach Choir and Bach Festival Orchestra, conducted by Artistic Director and Conductor, Christopher Jackson. Featuring guest soloists Jessica Beebe, soprano; Kate Maroney, mezzo-soprano; James Reece, tenor; and instrumental soloists Loretta O'Sullivan, cello; Nobuo Kitagawa, oboe d'amore; and Mary Watt, oboe d'amore. Dr. Jackson comes to us from Muhlenberg College, where he served as the Director of Choral…
Find out more »May 2023
The Bel Canto Youth Chorus Spring Concert
A beautiful Spring concert of renewal awaits, told through the students voices of our Prep Choir and Concert Choir. The Spring concert offers an eclectic mix of Bach, Nick Page, Ysaye Barnwell, and Joan Szymko. Loretta O'Sullivan returns to accompany the Bel Canto Concert Choir, including "Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emisgen Schritten" from Cantata 78, Jesu der du meine Seele. Please join us!
Find out more »The Barnette Distinguished Scholar Lecture
Discovering Bach - The Story of Unearthing the Aria "Alles mit Gott" BWV 1127 In 2005 Michael Maul, member of the research department of Bach-Archive Leipzig, meanwhile artistic director of Bachfest Leipzig, made an sensational discovery. After digging deep into hundreds of Central German archives for almost four years, he came across an anonymous music score of an aria, written on two empty pages of a printed Birthday poem for Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Saxe-Weimar in 1713. He was able…
Find out more »Bach at 4
Join us for the “conversation + concert” as Christopher Jackson shares insights into works by Bach, including a newly discovered Bach cantata.
J. S. Bach – Actus Tragicus, or, “Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit”, BWV 106, for soloists, choir, violas da gamba and recorders.
Johann Michael Bach - seldom heard Bach Family Motets
J. S. Bach – “Lobet den Herrn”, BWV 230, newly discovered and making its Bethlehem premiere!
Chamber Music in the Saal
Please note: The Saal is on the second floor of the museum and is not handicapped accessible. The Vivaldi Project Praised for its brilliant and expressive playing, The Vivaldi Project, founded in 2006, is dedicated to presenting innovative programs of Baroque and Classical string repertoire that combine scholarship and performance to both educate and delight audiences. The period instrument ensemble takes its name from the virtuoso violinist and innovative composer Antonio Vivaldi in recognition of his pivotal position between earlier…
Find out more »Festival Dinner | Lecture
Delicious (and convenient!) dinner at the Festival, please join us as Dr. Larry Lipkis offers remarks and insight into the music of Bach. Seating is limited and this event sells out quickly! Dr. Larry Lipkis, Professor of Music and Composer-in-Residence at Moravian University Butz Lobby, Zoellner Arts Center Tickets/Registration required: no tickets available at the door.
Find out more »Bach at 8
Dr. Christopher Jackson leads The Choir, and The Bach Festival Orchestra, along with our 2023 Artist-in-Residence Loretta O'Sullivan and guest soloists as we return to our Bach at 8 Concert at the 115th Festival.
J.S. Bach - “Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, Herr, zu dir”, BWV 131
C.P.E. Bach - Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, Wq. 170 - Featuring Loretta O’Sullivan, cello, Artist in Residence
J.S. Bach - “Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis”, BWV 21
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