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Hudson Valley BachFest



The Hudson Valley Society for Music
presents the 14th annual
Hudson Valley BachFest

June 15 & 16, 2013

Click here to view/print concert flyer


Saturday, June 15:

Young Performers' Concert
2:00 p.m.
Free-will donation appreciated!

Cornwall Presbyterian Church

222 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson

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"The Main Event"

Lutheran Mass in G minor, BWV 235
Kairos: A Consort of Singers

Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, BWV 1048

BachFest Orchestra
directed by Edward Lundergan

Cantata No. 38, "Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu dir"
Cantata No. 196, "Der Herr denket an uns"

BachFest Choir & Orchestra
directed by Laura Ramsey Russell

7:30 p.m.
Suggested Donation: $20
Students and Youth Free

Christ Episcopal Church
20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie

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Bach Church Services
Sunday morning,
June 16
(Click on the church name to access church website/directions)

Please send your Bach Church Service information to
Carol Lundergan at
soprano@hvc.rr.com
for inclusion on the website.
DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 2013


Christ Episcopal Church
20 Carroll Street, Poughkeepsie
Bach Service at 10:00am

Organ Prelude: Fantasia in C minor
Hymns by harmonized by J. S. Bach
Choral anthem from Cantata BWV 129

Bach Cello solos
Nanette Koch, Cello

Organ Postlude: Prelude in E minor

Laura Ramsey Russell, Organist & Choir Director
Rob Brown, Assistant Organist

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Cadet Chapel
West Point, Garrison
Bach Service at 10:30am

 Organ Prelude:  Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele, BWV 654 (Leipzig Chorales)
Choral Anthem:  Let the Whole Creation Cry (Salzburg, Bach harmonization)
Handbell Anthem:  O Spirit of Life, O Spirit of God (O heiliger Geist, Bach harmonization)
Organ Postlude:  Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten, BWV 642 (Orgelbüchlein)

Craig S. Williams, Organist and Choir Master

The Cadet Chapel is open to the general public. Please be prepared to show a photo ID at the West Point entrance.

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New Paltz United Methodist Church
1 Grove Street, New Paltz
Bach Service 10:00am

Extended Prelude 9:40am
Hymns and Organ Music of Johann Sebastian Bach

Lee H. Pritchard, Organist

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First Evangelical Lutheran Church
325 Mill Streeet, Poughkeepsie
Bach Service 10:00am

Hymns and Organ Music of Johann Sebastian Bach

Eric Hepp, Organist

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St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church
55 Wilbur Avenue, Poughkepssie
Bach Service 9:30am

Hymns and Organ Music of Johann Sebastian Bach

Prelude: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (arr. Kevin McChesney)
Handbell Choir of St. John's

Organ Postlude: Toccata in D minor

Susan Guse, Music Director

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Freedom Plains United Presbyterian Church
Route 55 & Stringham Road, Poughkeepsie
Bach Services 9:00 and 11:00am

Hymns and Organ Music of Johann Sebastian Bach

Kevin Donnelly, Music Director

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Chamber Concert
Sunday,
June 16

An assortment of smaller keyboard and instrumental works
in intimate combinations

3:30 p.m.
Suggested Donation: $12
Students and Youth Free

Cornwall Presbyterian Church


The Hudson Valley BachFest is an annual weekend marathon of four concerts and multiple church services celebrating the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.  Part of the festival takes place in Poughkeepsie (Dutchess County) and part in Cornwall-on-Hudson (Orange County).  For directions to Christ Episcopal Church and Cornwall Presbyterian Church click here.

For a comprehensive listing of Bach's cantatas and other vocal works, including texts, translations, scores, articles and performers, click here.


For information, call:
Dr. Laura Ramsey Russell: (845) 485-1648
Dr. Ruthanne Schempf: (845) 534-2166
Emily Faxon: (845) 534-8368