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HUDSON VALLEY 2023 BACHFEST FESTIVAL

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The Hudson Valley BachFest is an annual multi-weekend marathon 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.

THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL IS DEDICATED TO VIOLINIST EMILY FAXON, WHO PASSED AWAY IN JANUARY. EMILY WAS CO-FOUNDER OF BACHFEST AND HVSM, AND HER PASSING IS A TREMENDOUS LOSS TO THE HUDSON VALLEY MUSICAL COMMUNITY.

MAY 31,

2023

WEDNESDAY

7:30 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.

Please contact the concierge desk at Woodland Pond at 845-256-5600 to reserve your seat!

JUNE 3,

2023

SATURDAY

2:00 PM

Bach the Teacher

Young Performers' Concert

Redeemer Lutheran Church

Route 32

New Paltz, NY

Join us for a wonderful  concert of Bach works performed by talented young people in the Hudson Valley! Admission is free.

Click here for the 2023 Young Performers' application

JUNE 17,

2023

SATURDAY

3:00 PM

Bach the Virtuoso

Skinner Hall
Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Bach's keyboard works for organ and piano. This concert is co-sponsored by the Central Hudson Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

Suggested donation $20

JUNE 18, 2023

SUNDAY

3:00 PM

Bach the Master

Choral/Orchestral Concert

Skinner Hall
Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY

Please join us for BachFest 2022 in the beautiful (and air-conditioned) Skinner Hall. Program will include the following choral and orchestral works by Bach:

  * Jesu, meine Freude

  * Harpsichord Concerto in E major

  * Double Violin Concerto in D minor

  * Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major

Choral Director/Conductor: Laura Ramsey Russell

Suggested donation: $25

 

For More Information Contact:

Ruthanne Schempf
Marcia Gates

Young Performers Concerts –  Valentina Shatalova

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