Bach Festival Gets in the Spirit of the Season with Voctave

WHO: Voctave, Bach Festival Society of Winter Park, John V. Sinclair, Conductor
WHAT: Spirit of the Season: A Voctave Symphonic Christmas
WHEN: Sunday, December 13 at 3:00 p.m.
WHERE: Central Park West Meadow, Winter Park, Corner of New York Ave and Morse Ave
TICKETS: Starting at $25
INFO: http://BachFestivalFlorida.org/

(Winter Park, FL–November 16, 2020)—The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park returns for the holiday season with a special guest at the Central Park West Meadow on Sunday, December 13 at 3:00 p.m. Rollins College ensemble-in-residence and renowned vocal group Voctave presents the performance debut of the group’s newly released Christmas album, Voctave Symphony Series: Christmas Edition, accompanied by the Bach Festival Orchestra.

Spirit of the Season: A Voctave Symphonic Christmas is Voctave’s only holiday performance this season. The new album has already created notable success for the group and is in contention for a possible Grammy nomination. Rollins College professor Jamey Ray’s bright and gorgeous arrangements, in collaboration with orchestrations by Grammy-winner David T. Clydesdale, are featured on the album and will be brought to life by the Bach Festival Orchestra conducted by John V. Sinclair.

To support a safe and comfortable concert experience, a variety of seating options allowing for social distancing will be available in this outdoor venue. Tables with seating for up to four will start at $75/chair, standalone chairs for $50, and a “bring your own seating” option for $25 per person. Tickets will go on sale to the public Wednesday, November 18 at 11:00 a.m. Tickets may be purchased at BachFestivalFlorida.org or 407-646-2182.

Guests may bring their own refreshments to enjoy at the performance, and Park Avenue’s restaurants offer a variety of options for purchase within walking distance of the West Meadow.

In addition to the Spirit of the Season performance and limited-audience, in-person performances at Rollins College, the Bach Festival Society will continue offering digital concerts via Bach at Home: high-quality, multi-camera recordings of its Rollins College concert programs.

Founded in 1935 in Winter Park, Florida, the Bach Festival Society is one of the longest continuously operating Bach Festivals in the country and is well ranked among America’s great oratorio societies. The Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra bring the highest caliber of classical music to Central Florida in the intimate settings of Tiedtke Concert Hall and Knowles Memorial Chapel on the Rollins College campus for the Society’s Annual Bach Festival, Choral Masterworks, and Visiting Artists performances. It presents a variety of educational and community outreach programs year-round. More information is available at BachFestivalFlorida.org

The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park is supported in part by numerous individual donors; the Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation; Orange County Government through the Arts & Cultural Affairs Program; United Arts of Central Florida, host of OrlandoAtPlay.com and UAArtsEd.com; the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture; and our partner Rollins College.