The Baldwin Wallace 2023 Bach Festival Presented By The Kulas Foundation

We are thrilled to gather together once again to celebrate one of BW's most treasured traditions. Please join us on campus April 21-23, 2023.

Highlights of the 91st Annual Bach Festival include:

- Pop-up performances, a Baroque dance workshop, historical displays, master classes, the Festival Brass and more.
- An all-Bach concert featuring two of J. S. Bach's Brandenburg Concertos, performed by Boston-based Baroque band ACRONYM.
- BWV: Cleveland's Bach Choir and ACRONYM in an evening of inspiring music spanning centuries.
- Mass in B Minor – Experience J. S. Bach's sublime, uplifting masterwork at a new time – Sunday at 2pm.

For more information about the 2023 Bach Festival, visit conversation.bw.edu/bach.

Schedule:

Friday, April 21, 2023

11am: Bach Festival Kick Off at Front Steps (weather permitting), Boesel Musical Arts Center

The official start to Bach Festival, complete with fanfare and musical treats.

11:30am - 1:30pm: Open House at Riemenschneider Bach Institute, Boesel Musical Arts Center

Featuring a display of rare items from the vault and the presentation of the Bach Festival feature art piece, High Mass in B minor by J. S. Bach, circa 2015 by Ukrainian artist Olha Kizub (b. 1968).

2-3pm: RBI Student Scholar Presentation at Fynette Kulas Music Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center

2022-23 RBI Scholar Justin McMullen presents on the topic of marriage in Steven Sondheim's Company. Featuring items from the Jack Lee Collection.

3:10-3:25pm: Interlude at Lobby, Boesel Musical Arts Center

Bach on marimba, featuring Prof. Josh Ryan.

3:30-5pm: Master Class at Fynette Kulas Music Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center

Dr. Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello. Founder and director of ACRONYM. His recordings of the complete cello suites of J. S. Bach were praised for their "eloquent performances … fresh thinking … and energy and zeal" (The Strad).

6:15pm: Festival Brass at Marting Hall Lawn and Tower
Rain Location: Lindsay-Crossman Chapel

7pm: Bach and The Brandenburgs ($) at Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

Baroque band ACRONYM performs an all-Bach concert, featuring two of J. S. Bach's six Brandenburg Concertos, along with one of his cantatas, and more. Special guest Catharina Meints, viola da gamba, joins the ensemble for this special performance.

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8:30pm: Post-Concert Reception at Lobby, Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

Saturday, April 22, 2023

10:30am - Noon: Alumni Brunch at Fynette Kulas Music Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center

Get your favorite Bach Festival stories ready! BW alumni are invited to gather and reconnect. Ticket required.

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12:30-2pm: Master Class at Fynes Hall, Kulas Musical Arts Building

Kate Maroney, mezzo-soprano. Recognized by The New York Times for her "vibrant and colorful" singing, mezzo-soprano Kate Maroney is in demand on concert, oratorio and opera stages in works that span from the Renaissance to the 21st century.

2:10-2:25pm: Interlude at Lobby, Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

Bach on saxophone, featuring Conservatory students.

2:30-3:30pm: Lecture on the Mass in B Minor at Fynes Hall, Kulas Musical Arts Building

Presented by Dr. Michael Marissen, Professor Emeritus of Music, Swarthmore College, Visiting Professor, Graduate Faculties, Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania.

4-5:15pm: Baroque Dance Workshop at Fynette Kulas Music Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Center

Join us as we learn the noble dances of the 18th century courts! We will explore the physical rhetoric of these dances through learning of basic steps with Baroque dancer and harpsichordist Dr. Qin Ying Tan. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and soft dance shoes or socks for ease of movement. Free, but ticket required to participant. Observers welcome.

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6:15pm: Festival Brass at Marting Hall Lawn and Tower*
Rain Location: Lindsay-Crossman Chapel

7pm: APPEAR and INSPIRE ($) at Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

BWV: Cleveland's Bach Choir performs with Baroque band ACRONYM in an evening of inspiring music spanning centuries. Following tradition, we present two of Bach's monumental motets, Komm, Jesu, komm (BWV 229) and Lobet den Herrn alle Heiden (BWV 230). Nestled comfortably between these masterpieces is Benjamin Britten's Hymn to St. Cecilia in a profound and moving celebration of music. Weaving it all together are solo works performed by members of BWV and ACRONYM showcasing their myriad talents and interests.

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Sunday, April 23, 2023

10:30am: All Conservatory Brunch ($) at Ballroom, Strosacker Hall

Current students and parents, faculty and staff are invited to gather for a family meal in celebration of all things Bach. Ticket required.

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1:15pm: Festival Brass at Marting Hall Lawn and Tower*
Rain Location: Lindsay-Crossman Chapel

2pm: MASS IN B MINOR, BWV 232 ($) at Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

We close the 91st Bach Festival with J. S. Bach's signature Mass in B Minor. This sublime, uplifting masterwork is among Bach's most celebrated compositions. Join us as we perform the concerted version of this magnificent work.

Featuring:
BWV: Cleveland's Bach Choir as soloists
BW Motet Choir
BW Festival Orchestra with ACRONYM
Dirk Garner, conductor
Paulina Francisco, soprano
Madeline Apple Healey '11, soprano
MaryRuth Miller, soprano
Andrew Leslie Cooper '15, alto
Dianna Grabowski, alto
Kate Maroney, alto
John Russell, tenor
Gene Stenger '10, tenor
Matthew Tresler, tenor
Dominic Aragon '16, bass
Jonathan Cooper '12, bass
Christopher Jackson, bass
Aine Hakamatsuka, soprano
Joseph Schlesinger, alto
Harrison Gilberti '24, bass

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Date: April 21 - 23, 2023

Location: Various Venues in Berea, OH 44017.

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