INVENTION NO. 1
Bach & Bartók
Saturday, October 21, 2023, at 7 p.m. in Gamble Auditorium
A game of musical chairs featuring BW faculty and guest artists. Bartók’s eclectic, rhythmic "Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion" is fused seamlessly with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. The audience is invited to sit on stage to get a bird’s-eye view of the artists. Featuring Dr. Zarina Melik-Stepanova and Dr. Alexandra Nguyen, piano, and Prof. Jamie Ryan and Prof. Josh Ryan, percussion.
INVENTION NO. 2
Lecture: Lutheranism, Anti-Judaism, and Bach’s St. John Passion
Thursday, January 25, 2024, at 3:05 p.m. in Gamble Auditorium
Presented by Dr. Michael Marissen, Professor Emeritus of Music, Swarthmore College, Visiting Professor, Graduate Faculties, Princeton University, and the University of Pennsylvania. Free and open to the public.
Partita Americana
Friday, January 26, 2024, at 7 p.m. in Gamble Auditorium
Featuring Fire & Grace & Ash: Edwin Huizinga, violin; William Coulter, guitar and Ashley Hoyer, mandolin in a program blending the music of J. S. Bach with American fiddle tunes.
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BACH52 in Concert
Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 7 p.m. in Gamble Auditorium
In his ongoing Bach52 podcast and recording project, Grammy-nominated tenor Nicholas Phan asks “Is Bach’s music for everyone?” Fresh from recording new arias for Bach52, Phan is joined by Les Délices for a concert of arias and chamber music by J.S. Bach.
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Reich-n-Bach
Sunday, January 28, 2024, at 2 p.m. in Gamble Auditorium
Steve Reich’s Proverb and Piano Phase will be presented side by side with Bach’s legendary cantata, “Christ lag in Todesbanden,” BWV 4. Featuring members of BWV: Cleveland’s Bach Choir and Prof. Rob Kovacs, piano.
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INVENTION NO. 3
92nd Annual Baldwin Wallace Bach Festival
Friday, April 12 - Sunday, Apr 14, 2024
We cherish our traditions, honor our students and forge forward to contextualize Bach’s music and his legacy for the 21st century. The Baroque Band ACRONYM returns in concert. BWV: Cleveland’s Bach Choir performs the motets and cantatas of J. S. Bach, as well as a newly commissioned work by BW Composer-in-Residence Dr. Clint Needham. Our week culminates with Bach’s dramatic "St. John Passion" presented by the BW Symphony Orchestra and Bach Festival Choir, with a fantastic roster of guest artists.
Subscriptions will be available at bw.edu/tickets on Thursday, February 8, and single tickets on Friday, March 8.