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May 2018
Bach at 8
The program opens with Cantata 21 Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, one of Bach’s greatest Cantatas. This wonderful musical journey from sorrow and heaviness to joy and light is, for all the members of our Choir, in the top ten Cantatas they love to sing. Festival artist in residence She-e Wu follows with a transcription for marimba of J.S. Bach’s Third Cello Suite in C Major, BWV 1009. The concert closes with Handel’s Ode for Saint Cecilia’s Day, in honor of Saint Cecilia, patron saint of music.
Find out more »The Mass in B Minor
Our treasured tradition, attended and warmly received by thousands of people from around the country and around the world since the American premiere of Bach’s monumental Mass at the very first Bethlehem Bach Festival in 1900. You may want to plan a picnic on the lovely grounds of the church between Parts 1 & 2…another treasured tradition!
Find out more »May 2019
Bach at 8
Two Bach Cantatas will be featured at this performance, as well as a Haydn concerto. Bach's Cantata 146 Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen (Through great tribulation we enter the kingdom of God). In this cantata, we hear virtuosic organ writing and Bach's brilliant transcribing of other works. It has not been performed at the Festival since 1942! Cantata 149 Man Singet mit Freuden vom sieg (Let songs of rejoicing be raised) - a brilliant opening chorus,…
Find out more »Bach at 8
Two Bach Cantatas will be featured at this performance, as well as a Haydn concerto.
Bach's Cantata 146 Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal in das Reich Gottes eingehen (Through great tribulation we enter the kingdom of God). In this cantata, we hear virtuosic organ writing and Bach's brilliant transcribing of other works. It has not been performed at the Festival since 1942!
Cantata 149 Man Singet mit Freuden vom sieg (Let songs of rejoicing be raised) - a brilliant opening chorus, using trumpets and timpani along with an utterly charming alto/tenor duet with bassoon obligato, sets the tone of this triumphant cantata.
Franz Joseph Haydn: Second Concerto for Horn in D Major.
February 2020
Greg Funfgeld Family Concert: Benjamin Britten – Noah’s Flood (Noyes Fludde)
"This fabulous piece doesn’t get nearly enough performances and this all-too-rare opportunity is not to be missed! Bring your children, grandchildren, kids from your community, churches, and schools – it will be a memorable experience for everyone!” ~ Greg Funfgeld, artistic director and conductor This fully staged production of Britten's one-act opera has been performed worldwide, with its American premiere taking place sixty years ago in New York. Traditionally staged in churches, this year's Greg Funfgeld Family Concert will take place…
Find out more »March 2020
Greg Funfgeld Family Concert: Benjamin Britten – Noah’s Flood (Noyes Fludde)
SOLD OUT! Sunday's performance is sold out! "This fabulous piece doesn’t get nearly enough performances and this all-too-rare opportunity is not to be missed! Bring your children, grandchildren, kids from your community, churches, and schools – it will be a memorable experience for everyone!” ~ Greg Funfgeld, artistic director and conductor This fully staged production of Britten's one-act opera has been performed worldwide, with its American premiere taking place sixty years ago in New York. Traditionally staged in churches, this year's…
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