PRESENTED BY THE BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY OF WINTER PARK
AT ROLLINS COLLEGE SINCE 1935
The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park’s mission is to inspire the human spirit through extraordinary music, featuring powerful choral performances and innovative programming that celebrates the legacy of J.S. Bach. The 90th Season will showcase a dynamic array of world-class musicians and vocalists performing classical masterworks and contemporary compositions that will delight, challenge, and inspire listeners.
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OFFICERS
Dr. John W. Schott, M.D., President
Dr. William C. Oelfke, Vice President
Mr. Michael J. Kakos, Treasurer
Mrs. Beverly J. Slaughter, Secretary
TRUSTEES
Mr. Richard O. Baldwin, Jr.
Dr. Grant Cornwell
Dr. Jefferson S. Flowers
Dr. B. Grant Hayes
The Hon. Cynthia Mackinnon
Mr. Victor Alexander Tiedtke
TRUSTEES EMERITI
The late M. Elizabeth Brothers
J. Michael Murphy
The late Rev. Eric Ravndal, III
STAFF
Dr. John V. Sinclair, Artistic Director and Conductor
Kathy Johnson Berlinsky, Executive Director
Rhonda Burnham, Artistic Manager
Ruby Abreu, Marketing Manager
Steven Branstetter, Director of Marketing
Sondra Jones, Education Manager
Savanna Huls, Operations Manager
Luke Noles, Administrative Coordinator
Sherry Orr, Assistant to John Sinclair
Regunia Griggs, Choir Liaison
Lynn Peghiny, Bach Choir Accompanist
Rebecca Hammac, Youth Choir Director
Vivian Cook, Young at Heart Choral Director
Sofia Cardi Bonfil, Youth Choir and Young at Heart Choral Accompanist
Major Support Provided By
Our 90th Season is supported by many generous individual donors as well as Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs program; United Arts of Central Florida, your local agency for the arts; Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation; Jessie Ball duPont Fund; Pabst Steinmetz Foundation; Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation; AdventHealth, Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation; The Joe & Sarah Galloway Foundation; Massey Services Inc.; and Rollins College.
JOHN V. SINCLAIR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR
John V. Sinclair has established a national reputation as one of the leading conductors of choral masterworks while locally being known as one of the hardest-working and in-demand artists of the Central Florida cultural community. In his 35th season as Artistic Director and Conductor of the Bach Festival Society, he has broadened the Society’s musical offerings of masterworks by both classical and contemporary composers into the repertoire of the Society while perpetuating his reputation as a scholarly interpreter of J.S. Bach’s music. He continues his imaginative programming, creative interpretations, and expressive conducting.
Dr. Sinclair, known as a master teacher, is Director of Music at Rollins College and holds the John M. Tiedtke Endowed Chair. As a career educator, Sinclair keeps the Society’s educational focus vital by providing a broad range of musical programs and experiences for individuals of all ages. As a conductor who is equally adept at directing choral and orchestral music, he has been referred to as Central Florida’s “resident conductor.” Sinclair has appeared as conductor for more than a thousand EPCOT Candlelight performances in addition to his work as a clinician and lecturer. The Bach Festival, under his leadership, has achieved international recognition by touring in Europe, producing nationally released CDs and broadcasts, and performing with the London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra during their Florida residencies.
Dr. Sinclair holds master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Conservatory of Music. His undergraduate school, William Jewell College, honored him with its most prestigious Citation for Achievement. In addition to editing and interpreting historical choral works through the Moravian Music Foundation, he has authored an anecdotal book entitled Falling Off the Podium and Other Life Lessons. The late Terry Teachout, formerly the Wall Street Journal’s arts critic, once wrote, “John is a gifted conductor, a great educator, and the best of all possible colleagues.” For more than three decades, John Sinclair has shared his talent and dedication to musical excellence with the Central Florida community and beyond.
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Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Presents
THE TAKÁCS QUARTET
Edward Dusinberre, violin | Harumi Rhodes, violin Richard O’Neill, viola | András Fejér, cello with David Requiro, cello
Sunday, January 19, 2025•3:00pm | Tiedtke Concert Hall
PROGRAM
String Quartet No. 1, Op. 18, No. 1 Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
I. Allegro con brio
II. Adagio affetuoso ed appassionato
III. Scherzo
IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 1 Leoš Janáček (1854-1928)
I. Adagio con moto
II. Con moto
III. Con moto – Vivace – Andante – Tempo I
IV. Con moto
String Quintet, D. 956
I. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Adagio
III. Scherzo: Presto – Trio: Andante sostenuto
IV. Allegretto with David Requiro, cello
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
The Takács Quartet appears by arrangement with Seldy Cramer Artists, and records for Hyperion and Decca/London Records.
The Takács Quartet is Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Colorado in Boulder and are Associate Artists at Wigmore Hall, London
www.takacsquartet.com
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PROGRAM NOTES
TAKÁCS QUARTET
String Quartet in F Major, Op. 18, No. 1 - Ludwig van Beethoven
The evolution of Beethoven’s creative genius makes for one of the more intriguing biographies of any artist. Plagued by financial troubles most of his life, deafness by age 30, a variety of illnesses, and a paradoxical relationship with those around him, Beethoven could easily have given into what he called his "unfavorable fate." Instead, he persisted, and his stubbornness - arguably his most resilient trait - changed 19th century musical thought and action.
But Beethoven didn’t emerge onto the scene with the dramatic symphonies, overtures and concertos we have come to admire. His introduction to the public began intimately, with trios and quartets, some of which tip their hats to Haydn and Mozart but stand as emblems of Beethoven’s early creative period.
To truly know Beethoven is to explore this chamber music, and what better way to begin than with the String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, from the set of six that make up Op. 18. The commission for the two-volume collection in 1801 brought the young composer both artistic attention and much-needed money for beer, food and rent (most likely in that order).
The set is also a cathartic realization, as Beethoven’s descent into silence was becoming more profound: "I have ceased to attend any social function," he wrote, "for I cannot bring myself to tell people, 'I am deaf.' "
Structurally, this early quartet follows traditional classical-period form, but an originality in its themes, modulations and phrasing make it stand apart from Beethoven’s contemporaries. Listen, for instance, to the subtle four-note theme that repeats from beginning to end and adds coherence to the entire work – a cyclical technique later applied so skillfully in the Fifth Symphony.
The quartet opens with a vibrant Allegro con bio in the home key, described by the musicologist Joseph Kerman as "a coiled spring ready to shoot off in all directions." Then follows an impassioned Adagio in the dark cloak of D minor, which according to Beethoven’s friend Carl Amenda, was inspired by the crypt scene from Shakespear’s Romeo and Juliet.
The tension subsides in a relaxing Scherzo that basks in the opening movement’s key, and the work ends with a spirited Allegro, also in F major, full of virtuosic flash from all four players.
Beethoven revised the quartet before sending it to his publisher and told Amenda – to whom he dedicated the work – to keep the score under wraps: “Be sure not to hand on to anybody your quartet, in which I have made some drastic alterations. For only now have I learnt to write quartets.’’
Most composers write their best work at a relatively young age, and seldom rekindle the fire later in life. This is true of Rossini, Strauss, Sibelius, Stravinsky and Copland, although some chose a self-imposed exile from their careers.
On the opposite end is Leoš Janáček, who flowered when others were deep into retirement. He penned his finest material after age 50, and the music of his later years aligns with avant-garde trends of the early 20th century. Janáček’s music is emotive, tersely dramatic, jagged, eccentric and propelled by an erotic energy. Much of it relies on contrasting sonorities, and his use of dissonance embraces rather than repels – no small feat.
This describes the first of his two string quartets, named after Tolstoy’s novella The Kreutzer Sonata and completed in nine days when the composer was nearly 70. Each of the four movements are marked con moto ("with motion"), a redundancy that belies any program or storyline, but not the work’s emotive power.
The first movement begins with the sound of haunting, hushed strings, soon shorn for a sweet, lyrical theme that builds in both spontaneity and intensity. A surreal dance fuels the second movement, the instruments bowing near the bridge – sul ponticello − to create an eerie, brittle effect. Violin and cello play a duet in the next section before the middle voices rudely interrupt them. The first violin offers an extended aria to open the finale, then the music drives forward, twisting and turning before the quartet ends in quiet resignation.
PROGRAM NOTES
String Quintet in C Major, D. 956, Franz Schubert (with cellist David Requiro)
Imagine, if you will indulge in whimsy for a moment, what glories of music would fill the air had Mozart not died at such a young age. The same can be said for Pergolesi, Mendelssohn, Bizet and Lili Boulanger, who all passed too soon, leaving us to wonder what might have been.
Franz Schubert seemed almost prescient about his short life, judging from the sheer output of compositions - nearly 1,500 - in his 31 years. This enormous cache includes 600 songs; 40 liturgical pieces; 20 piano sonatas; 15 string quartets; nine symphonies; and music for the stage. In the best of these resides a poetic gift from a preternatural composer whom Franz Eckel, Schubert’s childhood friend, said lived in a world "of inner, spiritual thought, seldom expressed in words but almost entirely in music."
Of all Schubert’s output, no single work has consistently been praised as highly as the C Major Quintet, a string quartet with an extra cello. Where Mozart and Beethoven added violas to their quintets, Schubert went for a darker sonority, and the gamble paid off. The "nobility of conception, beauty of melody and variety of mood is without equal," notes the American musicologist Homer Ulrich. The Quintet also is massive, with performances clocking in at nearly an hour, depending on the performers’ choice of tempo.
A deceptively simple opening allegro introduces a C major chord that grows in volume before the first violin takes on the principle them. A contrasting D minor chord follows and transports listeners into another world of sound. As tensions build, the music becomes chameleon-like, with new themes evolving into a small orchestra in size and texture. Two stentorian chords end the movement.
The adagio is the heart of the work, music the pianist Artur Rubinstein wanted played at his funeral. The tempos are glacial, as if slowing time, supported by a cello pizzicato that urges them forward. Then, unexpectedly, violin and viola cry out, and the musicians bring together all their disparate lines before the movement comes to a gentle close.
Almost like opening a window, the scherzo brings in fresh air and a dance-like theme before Schubert turns back to music of darkness and despair. He sweeps it all away in the optimistic entrance of the finale and ends in a skirmish between major and minor keys − among the last notes he put to paper before his death six weeks later.
Program notes by Kurt Loft, a journalist and arts writer who has covered classical music in Florida for more than 40 years. A member of the Music Critics Association of North America, he lives in St. Petersburg, FL.
TAKÁCS QUARTET
Now entering its 50th Anniversary season, the world-renowned Takács Quartet was formed in 1975 at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest by Gabor Takács-Nagy, Károly Schranz, Gabor Ormai and András Fejér, while all four were students. The group received international attention in 1977, winning First Prize and the Critics’ Prize at the International String Quartet Competition in Evian, France. The Quartet also won the Gold Medal at the 1978 Portsmouth and Bordeaux Competitions and First Prizes at the Budapest International String Quartet Competition in 1978 and the Bratislava Competition in 1981. The Quartet made its North American debut tour in 1982.
The Takács maintains a busy international touring schedule. In 2025 the ensemble will perform in South Korea, Japan and Australia. As Associate Artists at London’s Wigmore Hall, the group will present four concerts featuring works by Haydn, Britten, Ngwenyama, Beethoven, Janáček and two performances of Schubert’s cello quintet with Adrian Brendel. During the season the ensemble will play at other prestigious European venues including Barcelona, Budapest, Milan, Basel, Bath Mozartfest and Bern.
The group’s North American engagements include concerts in New York, Vancouver, Philadelphia, Washington DC, Lajolla, Berkeley, Ann Arbor, Chicago, Tucson, Portland and Princeton, and collaborations with pianists Stephen Hough and Jeremy Denk. The members of the Takács Quartet are Christoffersen Fellows and Artists in Residence at the University of Colorado, Boulder. During the summer months the Takács join the faculty at the Music Academy of the West, running an intensive quartet seminar.
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FEATURED ARTIST
The Takács has recorded for Hyperion since 2005. In 2021 the Takács won a Presto Music Recording of the Year Award for their recordings of string quartets by Fanny and Felix Mendelssohn, and a Gramophone Award with pianist Garrick Ohlsson for piano quintets by Amy Beach and Elgar. For their CDs on the Decca/London label, the Quartet has won three Gramophone Awards, a Grammy Award, three Japanese Record Academy Awards, Disc of the Year at the inaugural BBC Music Magazine Awards, and Ensemble Album of the Year at the Classical Brits.
The Takács Quartet is known for its innovative programming. In 2021-22 the ensemble partnered with bandoneon virtuoso Julien Labro to premiere new works by Clarice Assad and Bryce Dessner, commissioned by Music Accord. In 2014 the Takács performed a program inspired by Philip Roth’s novel Everyman with Meryl Streep at Princeton, and again with her at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto in 2015. They first performed Everyman at Carnegie Hall in 2007 with Philip Seymour Hoffman. They have toured 14 cities with the poet Robert Pinsky and played regularly with the Hungarian Folk group Muzsikas.
In 2011 the ensemble won the Award for Chamber Music and Song presented by the Royal Philharmonic Society in London. In 2012, Gramophone announced that the Takács was the first string quartet to be inducted into its Hall of Fame. In 2014 the Takács became the first string quartet to be awarded the Wigmore Hall Medal.
Members of the Takács Quartet are the grateful beneficiaries of an instrument loan by the Drake Foundation and are Thomastik-Infeld Artists.
FEATURED ARTIST
EDWARD DUSINBERRE, VIOLIN
As first violinist of the Takács Quartet Edward Dusinberre has won a Grammy and awards from Gramophone Magazine, the Japanese Recording Academy, Chamber Music America and the Royal Philharmonic Society. Combining an international career with his longstanding appointment as Artist-in-Residence at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Dusinberre performs as a member of the Takács in the USA, United Kingdom, Europe and Asia, and is an Associate Artist at London’s Wigmore Hall.
Dusinberre’s first book, Beethoven for a Later Age: The Journey of a String Quartet, melded music history and memoir to illuminate the circumstances surrounding the composition of Beethoven’s quartets and the Takács Quartet’s experiences playing this music. For this work Dusinberre won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s 2016 Creative Communication Award: ‘Few have told so well of the musician’s life or offered such illuminating insights to players and listeners alike.’ In June 2020 Dusinberre and the Takács were featured in the BBC television series Being Beethoven. Dusinberre’s latest book Distant Melodies: Music in Search of Home was published by Faber and The University of Chicago Press in 2022.
HARUMI RHODES, VIOLIN
Acclaimed by The New York Times as a “deeply expressive violinist”, Harumi Rhodes is the second violinist of the Takács Quartet and has gained recognition as a multi-faceted musician with a distinctive musical voice. She is Associate Professor of Violin, Artist in Residence and Ralph E. and Barbara L. Christoffersen Faculty Fellow at the University of Colorado-Boulder. Rhodes combines her performing career with a passionate commitment to guiding young instrumentalists, composers, and chamber ensembles.
Rhodes has a vision for commissioning and programming contemporary music: her partnerships with composers of today have resulted in over 100 premieres. The collaboration between the Rhodes violin studio at CU-Boulder and Gabriela Lena Frank’s Creative Academy of Music (GLFCAM) resulted in 8 new solo works for violin. Recent concerto performances include Joseph Bologne Violin Concerto No. 9 and Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante (with violist Richard O’Neill) with ProMusica Chamber Orchestra Colorado, as well as Florence Price Violin Concerto No. 2 with the West Texas Symphony.
As a member of the Takács Quartet, Rhodes has shaped the Graduate String Quartet Residency at the University of Colorado. At the Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, Rhodes leads an intensive summer string quartet seminar and coordinated
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FEATURED ARTIST
a partnership between Takács and El Sistema Colorado, working closely with its chamber music education program in Denver. Rhodes serves as Artistic Director of the Denver/Boulder branch of “If Music Be The Food…”, a concert series designed to build partnerships through music in order to raise awareness for food insecurity in local communities.
Originally from New Jersey, Rhodes was born into a family with Japanese, American, Russian and Romanian roots. After studying at the Juilliard School and the New England Conservatory, she co-founded the Naumburg Award-winning ensemble Trio Cavatina, served as artist member of the Boston Chamber Music Society and performed extensively with Music from Copland House, the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO), Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and Musicians from Marlboro.
RICHARD O’NEILL, VIOLA
Violist of the Takács Quartet, Richard O'Neill has distinguished himself as one of the great instrumentalists of his generation. Grammy Award winner for Best Classical Instrumental Solo Performance in 2021, O'Neill is only the second person to receive an award for a viola performance in the history of this category. Following two previous Grammy nominations, O'Neill's recent win for his recording of Christopher Theofanidis’ "Concerto for Viola and Chamber Orchestra" also spotlights conductor David Alan Miller and the Albany Symphony. Theofanidis’ composition was inspired by Navajo poetry and the composer’s psychological response to the September 11 attacks. Also an EMMY Award winner and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, O'Neill has appeared as soloist with the world’s top orchestras including the London, Los Angeles, Seoul Philharmonics, the BBC, Hiroshima, Korean Symphonies, the Kremerata Baltica, Moscow, Vienna and Wurtemburg Chamber Orchestras, and Alte Musik Koln. He has worked with distinguished musicians and conductors including Andrew Davis, Vladimir Jurowski, Francois Xavier Roth and Yannick Nezet-Seguin. An Artist of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center and Principal Violist of Camerata Pacifica, for thirteen seasons he served as Artistic Director of DITTO, his South Korean chamber music project, leading the ensemble on international tours to China and Japan and introducing tens of thousands to music.
Richard has made 10 solo albums and many other chamber music recordings, earning multiple platinum discs. Composers Lera Auerbach, Elliott Carter, Paul Chihara, John Harbison and Huang Ruo have written works for him. He has appeared on major TV networks in South Korea and enjoyed huge success with his 2004 KBS documentary ‘Human Theater’ which was viewed by over 12 million people, and his 2013 series ‘Hello?! Orchestra’ which featured his work with a multicultural youth orchestra for MBC and led to an International Emmy in Arts Programming and a feature length film.
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FEATURED ARTIST
He serves as Goodwill Ambassador for the Korean Red Cross, The Special Olympics, UNICEF and OXFAM and serves on the faculty of the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara.
ANDRÁS FEJÉR, CELLO
András Fejér was born in 1955 into a musical family. His father was a cellist and conductor, and his mother was a pianist. He began playing the cello at the age of seven, because as legend has it, his father was unwilling to listen to a violin-upstart practicing. Since an early age, his parents held string quartet weekends, which, for the young cellist were the most memorable of occasions, if not for the music, then for the glorious desserts his mother used to prepare for those sessions.
After attending a music high school, Mr. Fejér was admitted to the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in 1975, where he was a pupil of Ede Banda, András Mihály, Ferenc Rados and György Kurtág. That same year he founded the Takács String Quartet with three fellow classmates. Although the quartet has been his sole professional focus since then, he does perform as a soloist occasionally as well. Mr. Fejér is married to a literature teacher. They have three children and live in the Rocky Mountains where they enjoy year-round sunshine in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. When he is not on tour he enjoys reading, photography, tennis and hiking.
DAVID REQUIRO, CELLO
Winner of the 2008 Naumburg International Violoncello Competition and the Gaspar Cassadó International Violoncello Competition, David Requiro (pronounced re-KEER-oh) has appeared as soloist with the Tokyo Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony, and numerous orchestras across North America. His Carnegie Hall debut recital at Weill Hall was followed by a critically acclaimed San Francisco Performances recital at the Herbst Theatre. Soon after making his Kennedy Center debut, he completed a cycle of Beethoven’s cello sonatas at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC. An alum of CMS’s Bowers Program, he has performed with the Seattle Chamber Music Society and Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players and is a founding member of the Baumer String Quartet. Requiro serves as Associate Professor of Cello and Chair of String Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, where he joined faculty in 2015.
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Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Presents
PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN
Friday, February 7, 2025 | 7:30pm | Knowles Memorial Chapel
PROGRAM
Sonata No. 1 in f minor, Op. 65 Felix Mendelssohn (1890-1847)
I. Allegro moderato e serioso
II. Adagio
III. Andante--Recitative
IV. Allegro vivace assai
Prelude, Fugue, Variation, Op. 18 Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
Variations on "America" Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Arioso from Cantata, BWV 156 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Fantasia and Fugue on 'Ad Nos, Ad Salutarem Undam' Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
This recital is made possible by Rollins College through the Faith Emeny Conger '54
Visiting Organist Concert Series in Honor of John Oliver Rich ’38
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FEATURED ARTIST
PAUL JACOBS, ORGAN
Heralded as “one of the finest organists and teachers of our day,” by Zachary Woolfe of The New York Times, “one of the major musicians of our time” by Alex Ross of The New Yorker and as “America’s leading organ performer” by The Economist, the internationally celebrated organist Paul Jacobs combines a probing intellect and extraordinary technical mastery with an unusually large repertoire, both old and new. He has performed to great critical acclaim on five continents and in each of the fifty United States. The only organist ever to have won a Grammy Award—in 2011 for Messiaen’s towering Livre du Saint-Sacrement,—Mr. Jacobs is an eloquent champion of his instrument both in the United States and abroad.
Mr. Jacobs has transfixed audiences, colleagues, and critics alike with landmark performances of the complete works for solo organ by J.S. Bach and Messiaen. A fierce advocate of new music, Mr. Jacobs has premiered works by Samuel Adler, Mason Bates, Michael Daugherty, Bernd Richard Deutsch, John Harbison, Wayne Oquin, Stephen Paulus, Christopher Theofanidis, and Christopher Rouse, among others. As a teacher he has also been a vocal proponent of the redeeming nature of traditional and contemporary classical music.
No other organist is repeatedly invited as soloist to perform with prestigious orchestras, thus making him a pioneer in the movement for the revival of symphonic music featuring the organ. Mr. Jacobs regularly appears with the Chicago Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Edmonton Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, Kansas City Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, Montreal Symphony, Nashville Symphony, National Symphony Orchestra, Pacific Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Toledo Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic, and Utah Symphony, among others. Mr. Jacobs studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with organist John Weaver and harpsichordist Lionel Party, and at Yale University with Thomas Murray. He joined the faculty of The Juilliard School in 2003 and was named chairman of the organ department in 2004, one of the youngest faculty appointees in the school’s history. He received Juilliard’s prestigious William Schuman Scholar’s Chair in 2007. In 2017 he received an honorary doctorate from Washington and Jefferson College. In 2021, The American Guild of Organists named him recipient of the International Performer of the Year Award. Mr. Jacobs has written several articles for the Wall Street Journal
Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Presents
SPIRITUAL SPACES
Bach Festival Chamber Choir and Orchestra
John V. Sinclair, conductor
Saturday, February 8, 2025 | 5:00pm | Knowles Memorial Chapel
PROGRAM
Arioso from Cantata No. 156 Johann Sebastian Bach
Adagio in E Major, K. 261 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ose Shalom arr. John Leavitt
Adiemus from Songs of Sanctuary Karl Jenkins
Sinfonia from Christmas Oratorio J. S. Bach
Simple Song from Mass Leonard Bernstein
Deep River arr. John Rutter
Elegy Lee Holdridge
Danse of the Blessed Spirits from Orpheus Christoph Gluck
You Only Cross My Mind in Winter arr. Michael Andrew Creighton
Agnus Dei from Requiem Gabriel Faure
In the Garden from Rustic Wedding Symphony, Op. 26 Karl Goldmark
Down By The Salley Gardens from The Sprig of Thyme arr. John Rutter
Andante con moto from Suite for Strings Leoš Janáĉek
Andante non troppo – Elegie from Serenade for Strings Peter Tchaikovsky
Turn, Turn, Turn The Byrds, arr. Maclane Schirard
Feather Theme Alan Silvestri
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FEATURED ARTIST
Bach Festival Chamber Choir
Catalina Arias
Liz Ausburn
Jim Beck
Frederick Blanchard
Melanie Campbell
Ellen Huey Cassel
George Chandler
Maya Clausen
Tom Cook
Vivian Cook
Michael Creighton
Dante Duphorne
Ashley Duve
Dana Eagles
Jolie Eichler
Alice Fortunato
Larry Fortunato
Charlotte Geise
Diane Hansen
VIOLIN I
Routa Gomez
Alvaro Gomez
Shelley Mathews
Mary Bos
VIOLIN II
Joni Roos
Victor Ferroni
Olga Ferroni
Dina Fedosenko
VIOLA
Susan Gray
Dan Flick
Rhonda Burnham
Grant Hayes
Ariel Hudak
Sondra Jones
Beth Kassander
Dave Mattson
Margaret McMillen
Janice Meyer
Natalie Morgan
Margaret Munro
Julie Mathews
Gabe Navarez
John Niss
Luke Noles
Digna Ojito
Liana Pacili
Ashley Peters
Bj Price
Mikaella Romero
Pamela Rosario
Erin Rosel
Sebie Sanchez
Jane Scamehorn
Maclane Schirard
Karyll Shaw
Laurie Seeley
Diana Sisley
Beverly Slaughter
Karyll Shaw
Rebecca Stracener
Herbert Suarez
Kristofer Thornton
Virginia Ubels
Jeanine Viau
Cezarina Vintella
Matthew Walker
Richard Wilson
Rowan Wilson
Enrique Ynaty
Bach Festival Chamber Orchestra
CELLO
Brenda Higgins
Shona Mcfadyen
STRING BASS
Rob Kennon
FLUTE
Nora Lee Garcia
OBOE
Sherwood Hawkins
CLARINET
Jessica Speak
BASSOON
Ashley Heintzen
HORN
Kathy Thomas
TRUMPET
TBD
HARP
Dawn Edwards
Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Presents
BIG BAND SPIRITUALS
Thursday, February 13, 2025 | 7:30pm | Knowles Memorial Chapel
PROGRAM
Narrator
Dr. Dorrell Brisco, Dean of Religious and Spiritual Life, Rollins College
The program will be announced from the stage, and will include the following HOLD ON
JOHN’S GONE DOWN ON DE ISLAND
IT’S ME O LORD
AIN’T GONNA STUDY WAR NO MORE
LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER
OH FREEDOM
DEEP RIVER
STEAL AWAY
And More …
Featured Arrangers
Chuck Archard
Marco Bojorquez
Per Danielsson
David MacKenzie
Featured Vocalists
Elodie Germain
Akina Kennedy
These new jazz arrangements are commissioned by the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park.
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FEATURED ARTIST
SAXOPHONES
Tamara Danielsson
Joe Eckert
Rex Wertz
David MacKenzie
Brian Snapp
Big Band Roster
Chuck Archard, leader
TRUMPETS
Mathew Mill
Jim Derrick
Alex Castner
Greg Little
TROMBONES
Harry Waters
Chris (Cash) Clifton
Robert Harrover
Will Nestler
KEYBOARDS
Per Danielsson
Ed Krout
Rhythm Section
DRUM SET
Jeremy Katalenic
GUITAR
Bobby Koelble
BASS GUITAR
Chuck Archard
CHUCK ARCHARD
Chuck Archard has been playing the electric bass guitar professionally since 1975. With BME and MM degrees from Morehead State University, he is currently a Senior Artist in Residence at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where he has been teaching for over 25 years. At Rollins, Chuck teaches courses in Music Business, Music Marketing, and Popular Music, and he directs the Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo while also providing private lessons.
An accomplished bassist, composer, and educator, Chuck is a member of ASCAP and a primary composer for the Power House Music Library. His original works have been featured on major television networks including CBS, NBC, ABC, MAX, SHOWTIME, Apple TV, and HULU, as well as in thirty international markets. His music has been used in motion pictures, such as Career Girls, Substance of Fire, and Santa, Jr. Chuck is also the co-owner and composer of World Time Music, a company specializing in jazz and world music, distributed exclusively by Hal Leonard, Inc.
FEATURED ARTIST
Chuck authored two best-selling bass instruction books, Building Bass Lines and No Brainer Bass, published by Alfred, Inc. He has also contributed articles to Bass Player Magazine, including interviews with bassist Don Payne (January 2006) and bassist Linley Marthe (April 2007).
As a composer, Chuck has written major works for jazz legends Peter Erskine, Joe Morello, and Danny Gottlieb, commissioned by the Percussive Arts Society. His compositions, "Mixed Metaphors" (2016) and "Road Trip" (2016), were commissioned by Mike Roylance (Principal Tuba with the Boston Symphony) and The Boston Symphony Cello Quartet. He has also arranged pieces for the Bach Festival Society Orchestra of Winter Park, the UCF Jazz Ensemble, the UCF-Orlando Jazz Festival and the majority of selections for the Rollins College Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Combo for over 25 years. He is also an in-demand arranger for numerous vocalists in Central Florida.
He has performed and recorded with artists including Isaac Hayes, Larry Coryell, Peter Erskine, Cyril Neville, Danny Gottlieb, Mike Wofford, Holly Hoffman, Al Vizzuti, Romero Lubambo, Mitch Stein, Rodney Howard, Ira Sullivan, Helio Alves, Matt Catingub, and Gene Bertoncini. Chuck has appeared on network and international television shows, numerous jazz festivals, and as a full-time musician for the Walt Disney Corporation from 1989-1992.
An in-demand studio musician, Chuck has played on hundreds of recordings and numerous television commercials. He is also the bassist for Shawnee Press/Hal Leonard educational publications recordings and teaches online bass lessons at torrins.com, a premier Internet-based instructional site.
In 2011, Chuck co-founded Modified Cha Cha (MCC) recording company with his business partner Jerome Cruitt. MCC has released three recordings: Full Circle featuring legendary New Orleans drummer Allyn Robinson (October 2011), Dreams Realized: The Allyn Robinson Project (October 2013), and Supervision Needed featuring New Orleans musicians Allyn Robinson, Marc Adams, John Fohl, and Jason Mingledorff (October 2015). Chuck performed at the prestigious French Quarter Fest in April 2016 with both the Allyn Robinson Project and The Adams/Robinson Project.
Chuck is also profiled in the book The Best Jobs in the Music Industry: Straight Talk from Successful Music Pros by Michael Redman, published by Hal Leonard (2013). He is a LaBella String endorsed artist and exclusively uses EMG pickups, Lyrical Lumber bass guitars and Godin bass guitars.
International Recognition | Rigorous Rehearsals Challenging Repertoire
Since 1935, the Bach Festival Choir has been recognized by audiences and critics alike for its exceptional musicianship, national and international collaborations, and musical versatility within the classical genre. A cornerstone of the classical music tradition in the United States, the Winter Park Bach Choir is the longest-continuously performing chorus in Central Florida and the third longest-running Bach Choir in the country.
Photo credit: Scott Cook
CONTINUO SOCIETY
The Continuo Society recognizes patrons who have chosen to provide for the Bach Festival Society through their estate plans. These thoughtful legacy gifts will help sustain the Society's mission for many years to come. For more information about major and planned gift opportunities, please contact Executive Director Kathy Belinsky at 407.691.1056 or KBerlinsky@BachFestivalFlorida.org.
CONTINUO SOCIETY MEMBERS
Anonymous (2)
John W. and Linda Cone
Allen
P. Andrew and Autumn Ames in honor of John M. Tiedtke
M. Elizabeth Brothers*
Dana and Diana Eagles
Paul M. Harmon
Karen and Mickey Lane in memory of Bernice and Stanley Levy
Rob and Wendy Landry
Bonnie B. and Robert M.
Larsen
Leyse Lowry in honor of John V. Sinclair
Pat McKechnie
Dr. Blair and Diane Murphy
Kenneth* and Ann Hicks
Murrah
James F. Niss and Judith H.
Niss
The Rev.* and Mrs. Eric Ravndal, III
Drs. John and Gail Sinclair
Bosco R. and Beverly J. Slaughter
Dr. Walter Stamm*
Heather and David Torre
IN HONOR OF JOHN V. SINCLAIR ON HIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
Anonymous (4)
Athalia and Robert Cope
Tim Delcavo
Michael and Aimee Rusinko Kakos
Susan D. Tucker
*deceased
THE JOHN V. SINCLAIR ENDOWED FUND FOR ARTISTIC DIRECTION
Established in 2020 in honor of Dr. John V. Sinclair's 30th anniversary as Artistic Director, this fund will help ensure that future Artistic Directors will have sufficient resources to maintain a level of artistic excellence. We invite all Bach Festival patrons to join the generous donors listed below to build this important resource. Contact Executive Director Kathy Berlinsky at 407.691.1056 or KBerlinsky@BachFestivalFlorida.org for details.
GIFTS AND PLEDGES OF $20,000 AND ABOVE
Cynthia and Alex Mackinnon
The Rev.* and Mrs. Eric Ravndal, III
Sally and Jack Schott
The Tiedtke Family
GIFTS AND PLEDGES OF $10,000-$19,999
S. Blair and Diane Murphy
Bill and Sheila Oelfke
Leila Edgerton Trismen
GIFTS AND PLEDGES OF $5,000-$9,999
Kathy Johnson Berlinsky
Brock and Sarah McClane
Bosco R. and Beverly J. Slaughter
GIFTS AND PLEDGES OF $1,000-$4,999
Anonymous (2)
Brian Ainsley and Candice
Crawford
P. Andy and Autumn Ames
Stewart Anderson
Michael and Mabel Burridge
Susan and Robert Christian
Dana and Diana Eagles
Alvaro and Routa Gomez
Leyse Lowry
Katie Mess
Janice and George Meyer
Gerard and Nichola Mitchell
Beth and Jack Nagle
Donald A. Nash
Liana and Fred Pacilli
Dan and Barbara Preslar
BJ Price
Ann Morgan Saurman
Vivian Southwell
Edward and Virginia Ubels
BettyJane and Cecil Wilson, M.D.
GIFTS AND PLEDGES OF UNDER $1,000
John Adams
Stewart Anderson
Meg Baldwin
Will and Barby Barbara
Jim Beck
Marianne Franus Beck
Mary Berglund-Bos
Bill and Becky Brown
Marcia and Michael Brown
Tim and Rhonda Burnham
Laurie Calhoun
Paul and Janet Chilcote
Tom Cook and Patricia
Simmons
Grant and Peg Cornwell
Alan and Susan Davis
Daniel Flick
Alice and Larry Fortunato
Bill and Joanne Frederick
Elizabeth Gwinn and Michael Galletta
Lee and Diane Hansen
Kathleen Hartung
Sherwood Hawkins and Brenda Higgins
Amanda Kinder
Wendy and Rob Landry
Karen and Mickey Lane
Aaron Lefkowitz
Kay and Gerald Marin
Lora MacPherson
Elizabeth Maupin and Jay Yellen
David Odahowski
Bill and Sherry Orr
Maurice O’Sullivan
Liana and Fred Pacilli
Martin Phillips
Dan and Barbara Preslar
Dr. Mark and Beverly Rich in honor of our favorite conductor
Lisa and David Rosen
Joe Sapora and Carol Ducas
Dr. Daniel and Nancy Sharp
Karyll Shaw
Amanda Shoopman
Diana and Tim Sisley
Brian Solomon
Jessica Hall Speak
Matthew Swope
Jodi Tassos
Charles Thatcher
Jeff and Kathy Thomas
Susan and Michael Tucker
Jeanine Viau
Cezarina and Ray Vintilla
Kathleen Wassum-Hame
Diana Webb and T.J. Trapp
Jane R. White
Patty White
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Whritenour
Gwendolyn and Wilford
Williams
*deceased
OUR 2024-2025 SEASON DONORS
The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park would like to thank the individuals and community partners below who have generously made a pledge or contribution in support of the dynamic artistic and educational programming and community engagement for the 90th Season.
BACH FESTIVAL SOCIETY VISIONARIES
$100,000 AND ABOVE
Bach Festival Choir
Orange County Government through the Arts and Cultural Affairs Program
Beth and Jack Nagle
Rollins College
United Arts of Central Florida
J. S. BACH LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
$50,000 - $99,999
Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation
The Jessie Ball duPont Fund
CONDUCTOR'S CIRCLE
$25,000 - $49,999
Mr. Alex and The Hon. Cynthia Mackinnon
The Pabst Steinmetz Foundation
Sally and Jack Schott
The Winifred Johnson Clive Foundation
COMPOSERS CIRCLE
$10,000 - $24,999
Anonymous
David and Judy Albertson
Richard O. Baldwin, Jr.
Chelsey G. Magruder Foundation
Teresa Doggett
Dr. Phillips Charities
John V. Frank
Ginsburg Family Foundation
Kathryn and (the late) Bud Grammer
Michael and Aimee Kakos
Bonnie B. & Robert M. Larsen
Massey Services Inc
Mrs. Sarah Ravndal
Wayne and Robin Roberts
Bosco R. and Beverly J. Slaughter
The Joe and Sarah Galloway Foundation
Florida Charities Foundation
Leila E. Trismen
Richard Foundation in care of Marchetta Wood
CHORAL CIRCLE
$7,500-$9,999
Anonymous
Jeff and Nichole Bromme
The Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation
Festival of Orchestras Endowment Fund
The Thomas P. and Patricia A. O'Donnell Foundation
Borron and Beppy Owen
PATRON'S CIRCLE
$5,000 - $7,499
Anonymous
Kathy Johnson Berlinsky
The Welsh Charitable Trust
Sheryl Kerr
Kelly Price
Dr. MK Reischmann
Dr. John V. Sinclair and Dr. Gail D. Sinclair
Dr. Joe and Sue Warren
ARTISTIC CIRCLE
$2,500 - $4,999
Patsy L. Duphorne
Dana and Diana Eagles
Jeff and June Flowers Giving Fund
Dr. Grant Hayes
Jeannette Leinbach
GladdeningLight
David Reynolds Mattson
BJ Price
John and Beatriz Struck
Hardy Vaughn and Betty Brady
Dr. Tracy Truchelut and Mr. Robert A. White
The Mayflower Retirement Center, Inc.
BENEFACTORS
$1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous (4)
Keith and Eleanor Ackermann
Linda and Jack Allen
Tim and Sue Antonition
Ellen Arnold
2024-2025 SEASON DONORS
Donna Borko
Mr. and Mrs. James Burrell
Michael and Mabel Burridge
Tom and Kathy Cardwell
Pilar Carvajal
O'Ann and Pat Christiansen
Tim and Vivian Cook
Robert and Athalia Cope
Linda T. Dalton
Alan and Susan Davis
Lee Eubank
Susan and Randolph Fields
Robert and Ann Flick
Barbara and Richard Fulton
G. Randall and Nancy Gibbs in honor of John
Sinclair
Alvaro and Routa Gomez
Freddi and Jim Goodrich
Susan Gray
Mrs. Janice Granier Gruber
Wallace H. Hall
Anonymous in memory of Clifford and Marilyn Lee
Paul M. Harmon
Allison and Peter Hosbein
Dr. Mimi Hull
Dr. Susan Cohn Lackman and Dr. Richard
David Knapp
Rob and Wendy Landry
The Lee Foundation
Leyse Lowry
Edward Manning
Mr. and Mrs. Rafael Martinez
Jody and Craig Maughan
Elizabeth Maupin and Jay Yellen
Jay and Alison McClelland
Dr. Margaret McMillen
Jeff and Mindy Moore
D'Arcy Murphy
Donald A. Nash in memory of Marie D. Nash
John Niss and Lisa Mouton
Dr. William C. Oelfke
Jason Parker
Dan and Barbara Preslar
Dr. F. Robert and Norene Rolle
Diane L. Sandquist
Ann Saurman
Sara and Bill Segal
Winifred J. Sharp
Karyll Shaw
The Sidhu Family Foundation
McIntyre and Skaggs Charitable Trust
Jodi Tassos in memory of John Tassos
George R. and Eleanor C. Taylor in memory of The Rev. Eric Ravndal, III
The Benevolent Charitable Fund
Kathryn C. Ustler
Donna and Keith Van Allen
Mike and Kim Weathers
Gwendolyn B. and Wilford J. Williams
Betty Jane and Cecil B. Wilson, MD
Alice Williams and Debby Zutter
FRIENDS
$100 - $999
Anonymous (9)
Sandra Albert
Judy Alper
Mr. and Mrs. Ames, In Memory of John M. Tiedtke
George and Leslie Andreae
Shan Atkins and Jim Erbs
Liz Ausburn
David B. Baer
Mary D. Balk
Mr. and Mrs. Will and Barby Barbara
Barbara Beaudry
Jim D. Beck
Patricia Guerrero and Jack Berger
Anne Elizabeth Berlinsky
Donne Bitner in memory of Michael Ensign
Bitner
Bill and Becky Brown
Lawrence D. Brown, M.D.
Dale and Patricia Burket
Tim and Rhonda Burnham
Chance and Christina Carter
Sterling and Ellen Cassel
David Caudle and Gil Villalobos
Central Florida Spokes
Richard and Terri Cerritto
Leslie Ann Chiarello
Mr. and Mrs. Don Clark
Maya Clausen
Guy and Donna Colado
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Conway
2024-2025 SEASON DONORS
Thomas Cook and Patricia Simmons
Paul and Terry Creighton
Margaret Cruickshank
Diane Culler
Enoch Dangerfield, M.D.
G. Dappert and J. Wixted
Edward and Janet Davenport
Carl Davis and Carrie Duval
Beth Desimone
Thomas DiPiazza
Dante Duphorne
Hoyt and Charlene Edge
Mary Anne Elwood
Marjorie and Harold Emmert
Nancy Engle
Candice T. Erick
Elizabeth and Philip Eschbach
Lisa Everett
Carolyn M. Fennell
Raphael Fernandez and family
Daniel Flick
Mimi Ford
Ms. Susan Fornear
The Honorable and Mrs. William Frederick
Brad and Christina Gant
Linda Gibson
Penny S. Gilman
Gail Graham
David and Cheri Grayson
Dr. Scott Greenwood and Dr. Pamela
Freeman
Stan and Regunia Griggs
Gregg Gronlund Family
Barbara Grossman
David W. Gurney, Ph.D.
Marty and Mike Haddad
Lawrie Platt Hall
Lillian Hall
John and Jennifer Hallenbeck
Debbie and Larry Halye
Diane and Lee Hansen
Kathryn Harbaugh
Karen Harris
Hilary Davis
Barbara Hillerman Lieske
Lynda Hinckley
Dr. and Mrs. G. Wyckliffe Hoffler
Lars and Julie Houmann
Bonnie C. Hubbard
Rebecca Hull and Jeremy Udell
Silvia S. Ibanez
Beth and Jack Isler
J. McLaughlin
Richard and Jeanne Jaffe
Toni Jennings
Sondra Jones
William and Sue Jordan
Frank and Etta Jean Juge
Henrietta Katzen
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kawainui
Kenneth and Ann Hicks Murrah Endowment
Richard and Martha Kessler
Bob and Betty Kimbrel
Carol Klim
Paul and Nola Knouse
Andrea and Philip Kobrin
George Kountanis
Dr. Yen-Yen Kressel
Orlando Garden Club
Dr. Mubarak Shah and Ms. Becky Lee
Aaron Lefkowitz
Dr. Mitch and Swantje Levin
Dr. Michael and Diane Levine
Nancy P. Lewis
Gary Li
Mr. and Mrs. David Linder
Dee Lore
Dr. Jim Madison
Glen Martin
Shelley and Doug Mathews
Carolyn Maue and Bryan Hunt
Justin McGill in memory of Joy Groves McGill
David and Suzi McGuffin
Walter and Carol McKelvey
Robert Meek
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Metzger
Janice Meyer
Congressman John L. Mica
Lois H. Mills
Barbara and Peter Minderman
Carolyn Minear
Aleitha Morgan
Dan and Nancy Sharp
Allison Morris
2024-2025 SEASON DONORS
Eva Burbank Murphy
Ann Hicks Murrah
Mr. Thomas Nealssohn
Jane Secrist Newnum
Roxanne Niles
Randy Noles and Sarah McArthur
David and Amy Noznesky
Leslie King ONeal
Paul and Betsy Owens
Liana and Fred Pacilli
Bradley Page
The Mary Palmer Family Foundation
Nancy Fansher Peed
Lynn Peghiny-Mells
Mr. and Mrs. John Pfost
Martin Phillips
Dr. Daniel and Lesley Podberesky
Rosalind Ray
Robert Reedy and Corrine Wightman
Tom and Cathy Regan
Dr. and Mrs. Mark and Beverly Rich in loving memory of Dr. Seymour Cohen
Bradley Roberts
Holly Rogers
Joy Roney
Elizabeth Rothard
Dr. Richard Sandler
Jane and Bruce Scamehorn
Paul Schmalzer
Jim and Pat Schroeder
David Schwind
Sara and Bill Segal
Tyler Simonton, in memory of Susie Stone
Diana Sisley
Celnah Smith in memory of my husband Leon
Smith
Vivian Southwell in memory of Dana Irwin
Jeffrey T. Spoeri
Charlie Stevens
Elizabeth Stewart
Fred Lyndon Stone
Rene Stutzman
Herbert Suarez
Dawn and George Sumrall
Jackie and Rod Sward
Vernon Swartsel
E. Donald Thomas, DMD
Amie H. Tishkoff and Robert Kennon
Stephen Toth
Tim and Barbara Trombitas
Beatriz Truax
Barbara L. Turner
Anne Van den Berg
Dr. Nancy van den Berg
Lee and Judy Van Valkenburgh
Laura Vennard
Drs. Jeanine Viau and Ann Gleig
Dr. and Mrs. Paul and Madeleine Vilmos
Cezarina and Ray Vintilla in honor of Stela and Dumitru Toaxen
Nancy R. Wagers
In honor of Peter Schreyer, Crealde's Executive Director
Harold and Libby Ward
Katy Moss Warner
Diana Webb and Dr. T.J. Trapp
Craig and Jeanne Weeks
Dr. Bruce Whisler
Jane R. White
Susan Whritenour
Madeline Wiley
William C. Schwartz Fund
Stuart Wills and Sandra Piepho
Joyce and Richard Wilson
Nicholas Yarnold
Dr. and Mrs. Lee Zehngebot
Armand and Alison Zilioli
Mary Lou Zobel
* Donors in the above list are recognized for their gifts and pledges received in support of the 2024-2025 Season prior to publication. Please advise us of any errors or omissions.
We are grateful for the generous support of donors like you. View the full donor report including the most recent gifts since publication of this program at BachFestivalFlorida.org/donor-list
ABOUT BACH
The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park’s mission is to inspire the human spirit through extraordinary music, featuring powerful choral performances and innovative programming that celebrates the legacy of J.S. Bach. The 90th Season will showcase a dynamic array of world-class instrumentalists and vocalists performing classical masterworks and contemporary compositions that will delight, challenge, and inspire listeners.
MUSIC-MAKING INITIATIVES
The renowned Bach Festival Choir is comprised of auditioned singers, enjoying weekly rehearsals and specializing in singing choral masterworks in partnership with the Bach Festival Orchestra.
The Young at Heart Chorale is a volunteer singing group for those 55+ years young. The group has weekly rehearsals and performs outreach concerts at local community centers.
The young musicians of the Bach Festival Youth Choirs will continue to refine their musicianship skills through weekly rehearsals and will be featured in performances with the Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra throughout the season, along with outreach concerts in the community.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Bach Festival Society is committed to making its programs accessible to all audiences. Tiedtke Concert Hall and Knowles Memorial Chapel on the Rollins College campus in Winter Park have accessible entrances and parking options available, as does Steinmetz Hall at the Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center in downtown Orlando. Please call 407.646.2182 for assistance with questions or concerns.
Photo credit: Sondra Jones
EDUCATION INITIATIVES
The Bach Festival Society’s Fresh StARTs program places professional musicians in elementary and secondary schools to present unique musical learning experiences. The Bach Vocal Artists offer educational outreach through open rehearsals and in-school visits.
The world-renowned musicians featured in the Bach Festival Society’s Visiting Artists Series often present master classes to students and patrons. These classes offer a unique perspective on the process of creating musical excellence.
Our popular High School Honors Choral Festival provides valuable workshop/clinic feedback from collegiate choral directors recruited from across the country. This festival helps prepare high school choirs for their annual Music Performance Assessments.
Bach Festival Society’s newest Educational program is the Choir of Distinction. Each year, Central FL choirs are invited to compete in a multi-phased audition process and adjudicated on tone, preparation and effect. Edgewater High School’s Eagle Chorus, directed by Alex Glover, and Winter Springs High School’s Bear Voices, directed by Kara Ferland, have been named the 2024-2025 “Choirs of Distinction” by the Bach Festival Society of Winter Park. They will enjoy choral mentorship, invitations to Bach Festival Choir rehearsals and the opportunity to perform with the Bach Festival Orchestra.
COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION
The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park believes that all people deserve equal access and opportunities to participate in a vibrant, creative life. We are committed to policies and practices to increase diversity in the governance and administration of the Society, to deliver programming that illuminates diverse experiences, and to engage the broader community through outreach and education.
Photo credit: Sondra Jones
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