HUDSON VALLEY BACHFEST
June 5 - 7 & June 13 - 14, 2020 | Our 21st Anniversary Season!
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The Hudson Valley BachFest is an annual multi-weekend marathon of six concerts and multiple church services celebrating the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.
The festival takes place in three Hudson Valley locations: Dutchess, Orange and Ulster counties.
For a comprehensive listing of Bach's cantatas and other vocal works, including texts, translations, scores, articles and performers, click here.
BACHFEST CONCERT SERIES 2020
Christine Howlett Choral Conductor
Edward Lundergan Orchestral Conductor
JUNE 5TH
FRIDAY
7:00PM
Bach at Woodland Pond
Woodland Pond
100 Woodland Pond Circle, New Paltz
Featuring chamber works by Bach and his contemporaries in a variety of interesting and sometimes unexpected instrumental combinations!
This concert is free to the public, but space is limited to 25 seats for non-residents.
Please call 256-5600 to reserve your seat.
JUNE 6TH
SATURDAY
7:00PM
Bach's Keyboard Works
Zion Episcopal Church
12 Satterlee Place, Wappingers Falls
Bach's works for keyboard and organ
Tickets: $15 general; youth/students free.
This event is underwritten in part by the Central Hudson Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (CHVAGO).
JUNE 7TH
SUNDAY
3:00PM
"Christmas in June"
Bach's Christmas Oratorio
Skinner Hall, Vassar College
124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie
This year's "Main Event" will feature portions of Bach's blissful Christmas Oratorio, performed by the BachFest Choir and Orchestra, under the direction of Christine Howlett, and Orchestral Suite No. 4, conducted by Edward Lundergan.
Tickets: $20 general; youth/students free.
JUNE 13TH
SATURDAY
2:00PM
Young Performers
Young Performers North
Young Performers South
New Paltz United Methodist Church
1 Grove Street, New Paltz
Cornwall Presbyterian Church
222 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson
JUNE 14TH
SATURDAY
3:00PM
Bach's Chamber Works
Union Presbyterian Church
44 Balmville Road, Newburgh
featuring Bach's beautiful Cantata No. 82 ("Ich habe genug")
Tickets are $15 general; youth/students free.
This event is underwritten in part by CompuDat Systems, Inc.
For More Information Contact:
"Christmas in June" Concert – Christine Howlett (choral) and Edward Lundergan (orchestral)
Keyboard and Chamber Concerts – Ruthanne Schempf
Concert at Woodland Pond: Marcia Gates
Young Performers Concerts – Emily Faxon (South) and Valentina Shatalova (North)