Conductors
Dwight Oltman
Festival Music Director
Schedule of Events
81st Annual Bach Festival
April 19-21, 2013
2013 marks the 81st year of BW's annual Bach Festival. This year's festival celebrates the music of J. S. Bach and his contemporaries with three days of concerts and events. Join us for performances, masterclasses and a lecture.
Event Schedule
Sunday, March 24, 2013
5:00 p.m.
Vespers
Bach Festival Free Preview Performance
Church of the Covenant, Cleveland
Bach's Music in its Liturgical Context
J. S. Bach: Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, BWV 131
Baldwin Wallace Motet Choir
Dirk Garner, conductor
Friday, April 19, 2013
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Open House
Riemenschneider Bach Institute
3:15 p.m.
Festival Brass
Marting Hall Tower**
John Brndiar, conductor
4:00 p.m.
First Concert ($)
Berea United Methodist Church
Bálint Karosi, organ
Bruhns: Praeludium in G
J. S. Bach: Trio in C Minor after Johann Friedrich Fasch,
BWV 585
Prinz Johann Ernst von Sachsen-Weimar arr.
J. S. Bach: Concerto in G Major after Johann Ernst,
BWV 592
arr. J. S. Bach: Aria in F Major, BWV 587 after Couperin
Buxtehude: Ciaccone in C minor, BuxWV 159
Karosi: Improvisation on a Submitted Theme
J. S. Bach: Excerpts from "The Art of Fugue", BWV 1080
J. S. Bach: Komm, Heiliger Geist in G, BWV 652
J. S. Bach: Toccata adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564
Learn more about the Berea United Methodist Church's organ.
7:15 p.m.
Festival Brass
Marting Hall Tower**
John Brndiar, conductor
8:00 p.m.
Second Concert ($)
Gamble Auditorium
Accompanied by the Festival Chamber Orchestra
Handel: Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 6 in G minor
Dwight Oltman, conductor
J. S. Bach: Aus der Tiefe rufe ich, BWV 131
Baldwin Wallace Motet Choir
Dirk Garner, conductor
J. S. Bach: Wachet auf, Cantata 140
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Christòpheren Nomura, bass
Dwight Oltman, conductor
Saturday, April 20, 2013
10:30 a.m.
Master Class
Gamble Auditorium
Bálint Karosi, organ
2:00 p.m.
Lecture
Chamber Hall
From Love-Song to Lullaby:
The History of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio
Presented by Dr. Markus Rathey,
Associate Professor of Music History,
Yale University, Institute of Sacred Music
3:15 p.m.
Festival Brass
Marting Hall Tower**
John Brndiar, conductor
4:00 p.m.
Third Concert ($)
Gamble Auditorium
Accompanied by the Baldwin Wallace Bach Orchestra
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: I, II, III
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Christòpheren Nomura, bass
Festival Choir
Dirk Garner, director
Festival Chamber Orchestra
Dwight Oltman, conductor
7:15 p.m.
Festival Brass
Marting Hall Tower**
John Brndiar, conductor
8:00 p.m.
Fourth Concert ($)
Gamble Auditorium
Accompanied by the Baldwin Wallace Bach Orchestra
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248: IV, V, VI
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Meg Bragle, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Christòpheren Nomura, bass
Festival Choir
Dirk Garner, director
Festival Chamber Orchestra
Dwight Oltman, conductor
Sunday, April 21
11:15 a.m.
Bach Service
Berea United Methodist Church
Bach's Music in its Liturgical Context
J. S. Bach: Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Zagen, Cantata 12
BW Singers and Organ
Steven Gross, conductor
2:00-5:30 p.m.
Festival Alumni Choir
Fynette Kulas Music Hall
Bach Festival Alumni are invited to reconnect, gather with the current Bach Festival Chorus, and sing selections of the Christmas Oratorio under the direction of Dr. Dirk Garner, and special guest Stuart Raleigh. Please note that this is not a public performance. For more information and to register, please click here.
$ = tickets required
** = rain location is the Fynette Kulas Musical Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Building