Bach Festival Association
407-646-2182
1000 Holt Avenue - 2763
Winter Park, FL 32789
The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park celebrated its 75th Annual
Festival in February 2010. Here are some interesting facts about the Society’s
history.
- Each choir member donates approx 150 hours of time over a complete performance
season—with over 160 Choir members, that totals over 24,000 hours
- 12% of choir members travel more than 50 miles round trip to sing with the
Choir
- A book published in 1942 was titled The Bach Festival Murders.
- Fred Rogers of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood sang with the Choir while he was a
music student at Rollins, and he frequently attended performances later in his
life
- Conductor Dr. John Sinclair is the longest-serving conductor in the BFS
history. He celebrated his 20th anniversary this in 2010.
- In the 1940s and 1950s local Boy Scouts ushered at Bach Festival performances
- 1940—First full performance of Bach’s Mass in B minor.
- 1960—Haydn’s Coronation Mass was performed on the Bach Festival’s Silver
Anniversary—the first time the work of another composer was performed.
- In the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Annual Bach Festival was broadcast on national radio.
Summer Sing
August 7, 2011, 3:00pm
Summer Sing gives community members a taste of the Bach Festival Choir
experience by providing an opportunity to participate in the creation of the
music. Music can be downloaded or reserved at www.BachFestivalFlorida.org.
Community Event | Tiedtke Concert Hall
Tickets: No ticket required. Free and open to the public.
VISITING ARTISTS SERIES
The Bach Festival Society will present four performances, each featuring visiting soloists or chamber ensembles that have performed major works of the past and the work of talented new composers in the world's greatest concert halls. All performances will be held at the John M. Tiedtke concert Hall.
- Richard Stoltzman, clarinet
November 13, 2011, 3:00pm
Back by popular demand, award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman performs an American program with members of the Bach Festival Orchestra. - Manhattan Brass
January 29, 2012, 3:00pm
The acclaimed Manhattan Brass is best known for its innovative programming; dynamic performances; varied, eye-opening repertoire; and commitment to educating audiences of all ages about live music and the brass idiom. - Takács Quartet with pianist Garrick Ohlsson
March 15, 2012, 8:00pm
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hear pianist Garrick Ohlsson perform with the world-renowned Takács Quartet. - Chanticleer
April 15, 2012, 3:00pm
Chanticleer is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for the seamless blend of its twelve male voices, presenting a varied range of repertoire.
CHORAL MASTERWORKS SERIES
Held at the Knowles Memorial Chapel.
- Verdi’s Requiem
Saturday, October 22, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Sunday, October 23, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Knowles Memorial Chapel
Filled with intensity and emotion, Verdi’s dramatic Requiem is a moving experience. - A Classic Christmas
Saturday, December 10, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Sunday, December 11, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Knowles Memorial Chapel
The Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra make the season sing. - Spring in Vienna
Saturday, April 28, 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Sunday, April 29, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Knowles Memorial Chapel
From the classics to the romantics, Vienna has inspired some of classical music’s greatest pieces.
- Clive Driskill-Smith, organ
February 17, 2012, 8:00pm
Hailed as the “star of a new generation” (Evening Standard), British organist Clive Driskill-Smith presents a program of music by J.S. Bach on Bach’s primary instrument, the organ.
Knowles Memorial Chapel - The Magnificats
February 25, 2012, 7:30pm
Discover two celebratory Magnificats—the baroque-era work by J.S. Bach and the classic-era work by his son, C.P.E. Bach—paired with the newly re-discovered Sinfonia by son J.C.F. Bach. Hear the musical similarities between father and sons.
Knowles Memorial Chapel - The Solo Works of J.S. Bach
February 26, 2012, 4:00pm
Experience the unsurpassed beauty and emotion of J.S. Bach’s solo works for violin and cello. Featuring violinist Jennifer Koh and cellist Joshua Roman.
Tiedtke Concert Hall - Concertos by Candlelight: J.S. Bach
March 3, 2012, 7:30pm
Enjoy the music of J.S. Bach in the beautiful candlelit Knowles Memorial Chapel.
Knowles Memorial Chapel - J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
March 4, 2012, 3:00pm
Internationally renowned Bach scholar and musician Dr. Christoph Wolff conducts this Bach masterpiece, performed in the original German.
77th Annual Festival | Knowles Memorial Chapel