HUDSON VALLEY BACHFEST 2026
The Hudson Valley BachFest is an annual set of four concerts celebrating the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
This year, the festival takes place in two Hudson Valley locations: Dutchess and Ulster counties.
June 21 and 28 Concerts will be at
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
55 Wilbur Blvd
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
JUNE 13,
2026
SATURDAY
2:00 PM
Bach the Teacher
Young Performers' Concert
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Route 32
New Paltz, NY
Click on the PDF for the Application .
JUNE 10,
2026
WEDNESDAY
7:00 PM
Bach the Patriarch
Woodland Pond
100 Woodland Pond Circle
New Paltz, NY
Please join us for an evening of Bach chamber music composed for and by the Bach family.
OPEN ONLY TO WOODLAND POND COMMUNITY
Please contact the concierge desk at Woodland Pond at 845-256-5600 to reserve your seat!
JUNE 21,
2026
SUNDAY
3:00 PM
Bach the Virtuoso
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
55 Wilbur Blvd.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Bach's keyboard works for organ, piano, and harpsichord:
Organist Craig Williams; Pianists Yalin Chi and Sylvia Buccelli, and harpsichordist John Corrie
This concert is co-sponsored by the Central Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
Suggested donation $30
JUNE 28, 2026
SUNDAY
3:00 PM
Bach and Friends
Choral/Orchestral Concert
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
55 Wilbur Blvd.
Poughkeepsie, NY 12603
Please join us for BachFest 2026 in the beautiful (and air-conditioned) St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church. Program will include the following choral and orchestral works by Bach:
Program:
* Cantata 131 Aus der Tiefen rufe ich, Herr, zu dir
* Cantata 106 Gottes Zeit ist die allerbeste Zeit
* Cantata 61 Nun komm der Heiden Heiland
* Orchestra Suite #1 in C, BWV 1066
Choral Director/Conductor: John Wilson, SUNY New Paltz
Suggested donation: $30