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Workshops/Festivals 2012: (US) American Bach Soloists: Summer Bach Festival Schedule (12-22 jul 2012)

Contributed by Admin on Jun 20, 2012

Location: Conservatory of Music, San Francisco CA, US

“The American Bach Soloists bring the 2011-12 season to a close with an extraordinary array of performances, recitals, lectures, master classes, and colloquia during the annual AMERICAN BACH SOLOISTS FESTIVAL & ACADEMY. Held July 12-22, 2012, at San Francisco’s elegant and spacious Conservatory of Music, the 11-day music festival presents twenty-three exciting events. As one of the world’s newest Bach festivals and the first of its kind in San Francisco, the American Bach Soloists Festival & Academy has become a major attraction on the summer music calendar, joining America's other great Bach Festivals in Carmel CA, Eugene OR, and Bethlehem PA. … ”
    

2012 Festival Schedule

   

Thursday July 12 2012
5:00 p.m.
Opening Night Gala Dinner

8:00 p.m.
Chamber Series: Music by J. S. Bach



 

Wednesday July 18 2012
3:00 p.m.
Master Class: Voice

5:00 p.m.
Lecture: Steven Lehning - Purcell’s Orchestra

8:00 p.m.
Academy-in-Action
Bach Cantatas and works by Baroque masters

Friday July 13 2012
8:00 p.m.
Chamber Series: Parisian Baroque



Thursday July 19 2012
3:00 p.m.
Master Class: ‘Cello/Viola da gamba/Violone

5:00 p.m.
Lecture: Debra Nagy - Rameau the Revolutionary

Saturday July 14 2012
2:30 p.m.
Public Colloquium: “Invitation to the Dance”

8:00 p.m.
Masterworks Series: The Leipzig Masters 

 


Friday July 20 2012
3:00 p.m.
Master Class: Winds & Brass

5:00 p.m.
Lecture: Robert Mealy - Rameau & the Metamorphosis of the Baroque

8:00 p.m.
Masterworks Series: Pigmalion and Dido & Aeneas 


Sunday July 15 2012
2:00 p.m.
Masterworks Series: Mass in B Minor




Saturday July 21 2012
4:30 p.m.
Lecture: Robert Commanday
A Millennium in 50 Years...The Discovery of Early Music

8:00 p.m.
Distinguished Artist Series: Ian Howell - Voice & Viols

Monday July 16 2012
3:00 p.m.
Master Class: Harpsichord

5:00 p.m.
Lecture: Jeffrey Thomas - The Evolution of Bach’s Cantatas

8:00 p.m.
Academy-in-Action
Bach Cantatas and works by Baroque masters 

Sunday July 22 2012
2:00 p.m.
Masterworks Series: Mass in B Minor 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday July 17 2012
3:00 p.m.
Master Class: Violin & Viola

5:00 p.m.
Lecture: Corey Jamason - A Day in the Life of a Parisian Musician

8:00 p.m.
Academy-in-Action
Bach Cantatas and works by Baroque masters
 

Visit the American Bach Soloists “Schedule of Events”  webpage for more information of the events and of ticket availability.

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