June 23
Back to Bach Concertos
Elizabeth Blumenstock leads the Festival Orchestra and soloists in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D Major, BWV 1050, and the Orchestral (“Flute”) Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067. Concertos by Leclair (violin), Fasch (recorder) and Telemann complete the program. Our opening concert will spotlight instrumental soloists including Baroque flutist Stephen Schultz, recorder player Judith Linsenberg and harpsichordist Ian Pritchard. More Information
Sunday June 23, 4:00 PM
St Mark's Presbyterian Church, Newport Beach
Tickets: $40
June 24
Glories of the Guitar
A recital of Bach favorites and Spanish pieces presented by the award-winning guitarist Marc Teicholz, who performs his own transcriptions of Bach solo works alongside music by Santiago de Murcia and Gaspar Sanz. More Information
Monday June 24, 8:00 PM
St Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, Corona del Mar
Tickets: $30
June 26
Passionate Voices: Music of Longing, Devotion and Joy
Chamber pieces from Bach, Buxtehude, Bruhns and Schütz, with guests Kyle Stegall (tenor) and Tanya Tomkins (cello). Join us in the Gardens for Bach’s Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007; his cantata Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht, BWV 55; and beautiful small-scale vocal and instrumental works by his predecessors. More Information
Wednesday June 26, 8:00 PM
Sherman Library and Gardens, Corona del Mar
Tickets: $45
June 28
Bach’s Sons, Friends and Rivals
An entertaining 18th-century chamber music program. Elizabeth Blumenstock (violin), David Shostac (flute), Lara Wickes (oboe), Michael Kaufman (cello) and Gabriel Arregui (harpsichord) perform works for flute, oboe, violin, cello and harpsichord by C.P.E. Bach, W.F. Bach, Telemann and others. More Information
Friday June 28, 8:00 PM
Sherman Library and Gardens, Corona del Mar
Tickets: $50
June 30
Festival Finale: Bach the Magnificent
Our Festival concludes with Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D Major, BWV 1069; the choral motet Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, BWV 225; and the Magnificat, BWV 243, featuring the Festival Orchestra and soloists with sopranos Jennifer Ellis Kampani and Corey Carleton, alto Clifton Massey, tenor Jon Lee Keenan and bass Brett McDermid. More Information