Hudson Valley BachFest
The Hudson
Valley Society for Music
will
present the ninth annual
Hudson Valley
BachFest
September 5, 6 and
7, 2008
featuring
Young Performers'
Concert
Friday,
September 5, 2008 - 6:00 p.m.
Cornwall Presbyterian Church, Cornwall
(Click
here for directions and scroll down page)
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Keyboard Marathon
The Well Tempered Clavier
Friday,
September 5, 2008- 7:30 p.m.
Cornwall Presbyterian Church, Cornwall
(Click
here for directions and scroll down page)
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Afternoon Concert
Bach's Instrumental Chamber Works
&
Cantata #150 - "Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich"
BachFest Chamber
Choir & Orchestra
Directed by Laura Ramsey Russell
Saturday,
September 6, 2008 - 3:00 p.m.
Christ Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie
(Click
here for directions)
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Evening Concert
Magnificat
BachFest Choir &
Orchestra
Directed by Laura Ramsey Russell
Saturday,
September 6, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.
Christ Episcopal Church, Poughkeepsie
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BachFest
Church Services
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Various churches throughout the Hudson Valley
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Afternoon Concert
Brandenburg Concerto No. 3
Sunday,
September 7, 2008 - 3:30 p.m.
Cornwall Presbyterian Church, Cornwall
(Click
here for directions and scroll down page)
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This blissful
immersion in the glorious music of Johann Sebastian Bach
is offered to the public as a collaboration between community and professional
musicians of the region.
The Hudson Valley BachFest is an annual weekend marathon of
five 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.
The Festival is presented to the public by the musicians and is coordinated and
produced for the enjoyment of the musicians as well as the public.
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
Click on the following
thumbnails for a larger view of the 2006 BachFest Orchestra and Choir (under the
direction of Laura Ramsey Russell), the Young Performers' Orchestra (under the
direction of Charlotte Dinwiddie) and BachFest chamber ensembles. Click
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