HOSTED BY
Ken-David Masur | Marquita Edwards
Ayahmi Johnson, soprano
Northwest Thundering
Eagles Drumline
Carmen High School of Science and Technology
Andrea Brown-Westfahl, director
Chant Claire
Ben Bedroske, artistic director
Colectivo Coffee
Curt Sather, organ
Ellen Shuler, piano
Holy Redeemer Institutional
C.O.G.I.C Choir
Pastor Valerie Daniels-Carter
Ayinde Garry, minister of music
Jonah Denae, lyricist
John Paradowski, organ
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
Just Bach
Mahan Esfahani, harpsichord
Mary Keppeler, harp
Susie Robinson, soprano
Members of MSO Brass
Milwaukee Festival Brass
Mark A Taylor, director
Tom Robertson, conductor
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
Ken-David Masur, music director
Milwaukee Symphony Chorus
Cheryl Frazes Hill, chorus director
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra Bach Ensemble
Ravenna Helson, conductor
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO)
sponsored by
Peter Thomas, cello
Rachell Ellen Wong, violin
Saint Kate - The Arts Hotel
St. Marcus Lutheran Church
Levi Nagel, chorus director
St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Suzuki String Players
The Milwaukee Choristers
Christine Simon Halverson, assistant director
Joan Nowaczynski, accompanist
Trinity Episcopal Church
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Wisconsin Conservatory of Music
3rd Street Market Hall
BACH FEST OPENING CEREMONY
Monday, March 18, 2024 at 6:30 pm
ALLEN-BRADLEY HALL
Ken-David Masur, music director and host
Marquita Edwards, director of community engagement and host
Jim Owczarski, city clerk & speaker
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal [We must pass through great sadness], BWV 146
VII. Wie will ich mich freuen [How will I rejoice]
MSO Brass Quintet
Darcy Hamlin, horn
Matthew Ernst, trumpet
David Cohen, trumpet
Megumi Kanda, trombone
Robyn Black, tuba
Vereinigte Zwietracht der wechselnden Saiten [United discord of quivering strings], BWV 207.1
VI. Den soll mein Lorbeer schützend decken [My laurels shall cover and protect him]
Just Bach
Kristin Knutson Berka, soprano
Ryne Cherry, baritone
Charlie Rasmussen, cello
Sean Kleve, harpsichord
Magnificat, BWV 243
III. Quia respexit [For he hath regarded]
Ayahmi Johnson, soprano | Ellen Shuler, piano
Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist [It has been told to you, man, what is good], BWV 45
I. Es ist dir gesagt, Mensch, was gut ist [It has been told to you, man, what is good]
VII. Gib, daß ich tu mit Fleiß [Grant that I may do so diligently]
The Milwaukee Choristers
Christine Simon Halverson, assistant director
Joan Nowaczynski, accompanist
Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden [If you are by my side, then I will go with gladness], BWV 508
Susie Robinson, soprano | Mary Keppeler, harp
Ave Maria by Charles Gounod arranged with Bach’s Prelude in C major for Keyboard, BWV 846
Susie Robinson, soprano | Mary Keppeler, harp
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MILWAUKEE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra (MYSO) Bach Ensemble | Ravenna Helson, director
Special thanks to Roberta Ricci for her excellent work with MYSO Bach Ensemble vocalists
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH
Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis [I had much grief], BWV 21
I. Sinfonia
Claire Fifarek, oboe
Henry Snavely and Colette Wiering, violins
Brae Bigelow, viola
Adela Ramirez and Elsa Xu, basso continuo
Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen [Exult in God in every land], BWV 51
IV. Sei Lob und Preis mit Ehren [Glory, and praise with honor]
Sophie Hanna and Tyndall Talley, sopranos
Serena Ball, oboe
Henry Snavely and Colette Wiering, violins
Gabrielle Peck and Elsa Xu, basso continuo
Nur jedem das Seine [To each their own], BWV 163
III. Lass mein Herz die Münze sein [Let my heart be the coin]
Eric Hanna, bass
Maryveth Ochoa and Gabrielle Peck, cellos
Adela Ramirez and Elsa Xu, basso continuo
Original lyrics by Jonah Denae with music from Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009
Jonah Denae, lyricist | Peter Thomas, cello
A percussion arrangement based upon Bach’s “Little” Fugue in G minor, BWV 578, was created by Jazz percussionist Mr. Sam Ed Belton
Northwest Thundering Eagles Drumeline | Carmen High School of Science and Technology
Andrea Brown-Westfahl, director
PAUL SIMON
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Holy Redeemer Institutional C.O.G.I.C. Choir
Valerie Daniels-Carter, senior pastor
Ayinde Garry, minister of music
BACH SING-ALONG
Matthäuspassion [St. Matthew Passion], BWV 244 (Music available on page 4)
LIV. O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden [O sacred head, now wounded]
Ken-David Masur, conductor
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