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American Bach Festival
July 27–July 30 2023
San Francisco

American Bach Soloists
American Bach Cantorei
SFBaroque

BACH Mass in B Minor

Hélène Brunet, soprano
Sarah Coit, mezzo-soprano
Agnes Vojtko, contralto
Aaron Sheehan, tenor
Christian Pursell, baritone
Jeffrey Thomas, conductor

VIVALDI "Four Seasons"
Debut Performance of SFBaroque


Explorations: Bach Beyond Baroque
Arrangements & Transcriptions of Bach and Handel
by Brahms, Busoni, Liszt, and Saint-Saëns

BACH Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 867
BACH arranged by Saint-Saens: Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir, BWV 29
BACH arranged by Busoni: Chaconne in D Minor, BWV 1004
BRAHMS Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
LISZT Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H

Oliver Moore, piano

Baroque Old & New
BLOW Chaconne in G Major
VIVALDI Concerto for 2 Flutes in C Major, RV 533
TELEMANN Concerto for 2 Violas in G Major, TWV 52:G3
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050
BACH Vergnügte Ruh, beliebte Seelenlust, BWV 170
VIVALDI Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, RV 580
plus World Premiere of a New Work for Period Instruments

Sarah Coit, mezzo-soprano


November 3–November 6 2023
Belvedere • Berkeley
San Francisco • Davis

American Bach Soloists

Discovery Series
Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen sings Bach


BACH Ich habe genug, Cantata 82
BACH Widerstehe doch der Sünde, Cantata 54
BACH Concerto in C Minor for Oboe and Violin
MUFFAT Concerto Grosso in G Major

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen, countertenor


December 13–December 15 2023
San Francisco

American Bach Soloists
American Bach Choir

A Baroque Christmas in Grace Cathedral
CHARPENTIER "Midnight Mass"
HANDEL Christmas portion of Messiah

Handel's Messiah in Grace Cathedral
HANDEL Messiah

Mary Wilson, soprano
Eric Jurenas, countertenor
Steven Brennfleck, tenor
William Meinert, bass
Jeffrey Thomas, conductor


December 31 2023
San Francisco

American Bach Soloists

A Baroque New Year's Eve at the Opera

Arias & Duets from Baroque Opera


January 26 2024
San Francisco

SFBaroque

Madness & Mayhem

Mad Scenes from Baroque Opera


March 8–March 11 2024
Belvedere • Berkeley
San Francisco • Davis

American Bach Soloists
American Bach Cantorei

BACH St. John Passion

Matthew Hill, tenor (Evangelista)
Hélène Brunet, soprano
Agnes Vojtko, alto
Steven Brennfleck, tenor
Jesse Blumberg, baritone


April 26–April 29 2024
Belvedere • Berkeley
San Francisco • Davis

American Bach Soloists

Discovery Series
Bach's Favorite Instruments


Concertos & Sonatas for the Instruments that Bach loved the most!
BACH Concerto in D Major for Harpsichord
BACH Concerto in A Major for Oboe d’amore
BACH Sonata in G Major for Two Flutes
TELEMANN Concerto in G Major for Viola
BACH Concerto in A Minor for Violin


June 2 2024
San Francisco

Special Event: Artist Showcase
featuring the 2023 Jeffrey Thomas Award Recipient



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