The Bach Festival Society Announces Its 2011–2012 Season
By: Gabrielle Sierra Jun. 09, 2011
The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park is pleased to announce its 2011-2012 Season, and it's not just about Bach! Join us for a full season of diverse artists and repertoire-come to just one or two concerts or give yourself a monthly treat with our wide selection of great classical music.
The 77th Annual Bach Festival will be an All-Bach Festival with guest Dr. Christoph Wolff, Director of Leipzig's Bach Institute and today's premier international Bach scholar.Tickets go on sale Wednesday, July 27, 2011.More information on all programs can be found at www.BachFestivalFlorida.org.Summer SingAugust 7, 2011 | 3:00pm
Summer Sing gives community members a taste of the Bach Festival Choir experience by providing an opportunity to participate in the creation of the music. Music can be downloaded or reserved at www.BachFestivalFlorida.org.
Community Event | Tiedtke Concert Hall
Tickets: No ticket required. Free and open to the public.
Verdi's Requiem
October 22, 2011 | 7:30pm
October 23, 2011 | 3:00pm
Filled with intensity and emotion, Verdi's dramatic Requiem is a moving experience.
Choral Masterworks | Knowles Memorial Chapel
Tickets: Range from $20 to $50
Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
November 13, 2011 | 3:00pm
Back by popular demand, award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman performs an American program with members of the Bach Festival Orchestra.
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Bernstein: Sonata
Gershwin: Suite
Visiting Artists | Tiedtke Concert Hall
Tickets: Range from $30 to $40
A Classic Christmas
December 10, 2011 | 7:30pm
December 11, 2011 | 2:00pm
This anticipated annual tradition features music arranged specifically for the Bach Choir and Orchestra, paired with selections from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.
Choral Masterworks | Knowles Memorial Chapel
Tickets: Range from $20 to $50
Manhattan Brass
January 29, 2012 | 3:00pm
The acclaimed Manhattan Brass is best known for its innovative programming; dynamic performances; varied, eye-opening repertoire; and commitment to educating audiences of all ages about live music and the brass idiom.
Visiting Artists | Tiedtke Concert Hall
Tickets: Range from $30 to $40
Clive Driskill-Smith, organ
February 17, 2012 | 8:00pm
Hailed as the "star of a new generation" (Evening Standard), British organist Clive Driskill-Smith presents a program of music by J.S. Bach on Bach's primary instrument, the organ.
77th Annual Festival | Knowles Memorial Chapel
Tickets: $25, General Admission Seating
The Magnificats
February 25, 2012 | 7:30pm
Discover two celebratory Magnificats-the baroque-era work by J.S. Bach and the classic-era work by his son, C.P.E. Bach-paired with the newly re-discovered Sinfonia by son J.C.F. Bach. Hear the musical similarities between father and sons.
77th Annual Festival | Knowles Memorial Chapel
Tickets: Range from $20 to $50
The Solo Works of J.S. Bach
February 26, 2012 | 4:00pm
Experience the unsurpassed beauty and emotion of J.S. Bach's solo works for violin and cello. Featuring violinist Jennifer Koh and cellist Joshua Roman.
77th Annual Festival | Tiedtke Concert Hall
Tickets: Range from $30 to $40
Concertos by Candlelight: J.S. Bach
March 3, 2012 | 7:30pm
Enjoy the music of J.S. Bach in the beautiful candlelit Knowles Memorial Chapel.
J.S. Bach: Concerto for two violins in d minor, BWV 1043
J.S. Bach: Concerto for violin and oboe in c minor, BWV 1060
J.S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5, BWV 1050
J.S. Bach: Coffee Cantata
77th Annual Festival | Knowles Memorial Chapel
Tickets: Range from $20 to $50
J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion
March 4, 2012 | 3:00pm
Internationally renowned Bach scholar and musician Dr. Christoph Wolff conducts this Bach masterpiece, performed in the original German.
77th Annual Festival | Knowles Memorial Chapel
Tickets: Range from $20 to $60
Takács Quartet with pianist Garrick Ohlsson
March 15, 2012 | 8:00pm
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear pianist Garrick Ohlsson perform with the world-renowned Takács Quartet.
Schubert: String Quartet No. 1
Ravel: String Quartet
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet
Visiting Artists | Tiedtke Concert Hall
Tickets: Range from $30 to $40
Chanticleer
April 15, 2012 | 3:00pm
Chanticleer is known around the world as "an orchestra of voices" for the seamless blend of its twelve male voices, presenting a varied range of repertoire.
Visiting Artists | Knowles Memorial Chapel
Tickets: Range from $20 to $50
Spring in Vienna
April 28, 2012 | 7:30pm
April 29, 2012 | 3:00pm
From the classic to the romantic, Vienna has inspired some of classical music's greatest pieces.
Suppé: Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna
Strauss: Blue Danube Waltz
Schubert: Symphony No. 8, "The Unfinished"
Brahms: Liebeslieder Waltzes
Haydn: "Spring" from The Seasons
Choral Masterworks | Knowles Memorial Chapel
Tickets: Range from $20 to $50
About the Bach Festival Society
The Bach Festival Society celebrates 77 years of outstanding musical offerings and Annual Festivals during its 2011-2012 Season. Located in Winter Park, Florida, it is one of the longest continuously operating Bach Festivals in the country and among America's great oratorio societies. The Bach Festival Society brings the highest caliber of classical music to Central Florida. Performances are held in the intimate settings of Tiedtke Concert Hall and Knowles Memorial Chapel on the beautiful campus of Rollins College. For more information regarding the season or to order tickets, please call the Bach Festival Society at 407.646.2182 or visit us online at www.BachFestivalFlorida.org
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