92nd Annual Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival

Schedule:

April 12, 2024

Open House

11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Riemenschneider Bach Institute, Room 160, Boesel Musical Arts Building

Featuring a display of rare items from the vault and the presentation of the Bach Festival feature art piece, "Bach's Invention," 2022, by Preston Trombly (b. 1945).

Interlude: Selections from "Star Machine"

1:25 - 1:55 p.m.

Lobby, Boesel Musical Arts Building

Witness the magic of this new musical with music and lyrics by Gideon '25 and Hank '26 Temple.

RBI Student Scholar Presentation

2 - 3 p.m.

Fynette Kulas Music Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Building

Featuring 2023 - 24 Riemenschneider Bach Institute (RBI) Gott Scholar Katie Ritzema ‘25.

Interlude: BW Beatles

3:05 - 3:25 p.m.

Front Steps, Boesel Musical Arts Building (Rain Location: Lobby)

Acoustic preview of the "Abbey Road" album concert on April 27.

Master Class

3:30 - 5 p.m.

Kadel Vocal Music Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Building

Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano

Praised as "fiery, wild, and dangerous" (Classical Voice North Carolina) with "a talent for character portrayal" (Chicago Classical Review), soprano

Margaret Carpenter Haigh captivates audiences with her "flawless intonation" and "perfect vocalism" (CVNC).

Festival Brass

6:15 p.m.

Marting Hall Lawn & Tower

ACRONYM ($)

7 p.m.

Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

Baroque band ACRONYM performs Bach and a selection of the wild instrumental music of seventeenth - century Germany, which inspired him.

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Post - Concert Reception

8:30 p.m.

Lobby, Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

Hosted by Friends of the Conservatory.

April 13, 2024

Bach Yoga

9:30 - 10:15 a.m.

Front Steps, Boesel Musical Arts Building (rain location: Fynette Kulas Music Hall)

Join us for a relaxing time of postures, deep breathing and meditation set to the music of J. S. Bach.

Master Class

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Kadel Vocal Music Hall, Boesel Musical Arts Building

Tyler Duncan, tenor

With a "honey - coloured and warm, yet robust and commanding" voice (The Globe and Mail), baritone Tyler Duncan has performed worldwide to great acclaim in both opera and concert repertoire.

Faculty Research Showcase: Exploring History in the Riemenschneider Bach Institute

2 - 3:15 p.m.

Fynes Chamber Hall, Kulas Musical Arts Building

BW faculty Paul Cary, Christina Fuhrmann and Danielle Kuntz will discuss what the collections of the Riemenschneider Bach Institute (RBI) can teach us about Bach and the Bach Festival. The RBI's world - renowned collection of editions of the Well - Tempered Clavier helps us understand how attitudes to this piece and its performance changed over time. The RBI's extensive archives highlight the role that Selma Riemenschneider played in the Bach Festival and the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory. Items from the RBI's collection will be on display.

Interlude: Selections from "Star Machine"

3:20 - 3:40 p.m.

Lobby, Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

Witness the magic of this new musical with music and lyrics by Gideon '25 and Hank '26 Temple.

Faculty Recital

4 p.m.

Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

Festival Brass

6:15 p.m.

Marting Hall Lawn & Tower

1724/2024 ($)

7 p.m.

Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building
In 1724, J.S. Bach premiered the incredible "St. John Passion." Our 1724/2024 program features BWV: Cleveland's Bach Choir performing music from this prolific year in Bach's life, including cantatas, as well as keyboard and orchestral suites. The program will also premiere a new work written for the occasion by BW Composer - in - Residence Dr. Clint Needham '04.

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April 14, 2024

Conservatory Family Brunch ($)

10:30 a.m.

Ballroom, Strosacker Hall

Current students, parents, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to a family meal in celebration of all things Bach. Advance reservation required. Featuring selections from the new musical "Star Machine" with music and lyrics by Gideon '25 and Hank '26 Temple.

TICKETS

Festival Brass

1:15 p.m.

Marting Hall Lawn & Tower

"St. John Passion," BWV 245 ($)

2 p.m.

Gamble Auditorium, Kulas Musical Arts Building

We close the 92nd Annual Bach Festival with J. S. Bach's complex and thought-provoking "St. John Passion." This intense and impactful masterwork highlights the extremes of human emotion and experience – betrayal, sacrifice and redemption. Featuring Margaret Carpenter Haigh as Evangelist, Tyler Duncan as Jesus, BWV: Cleveland's Bach Choir soloists, the BW Bach Choir and BW Festival Orchestra with ACRONYM. Dr. Dirk Garner, Artistic Director and Conductor.

TICKETS

WATCH IT LIVE

Can't make it to the performance in person? We've got you covered. A few minutes before the concert is scheduled to begin, simply click on the link below and be sure to?adjust your speakers. Finally, sit back and enjoy the outstanding performance. Note: Live stream performances are not available for replay.

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Date: April 12 - 14, 2024

Location:

Various Venue in Berea, OH 44017

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