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The annual Winter Park Bach Festival is an exhilarating multi-week program of events, including world-class lecturers, soloists, and ensembles. Performances featuring the works of J.S. Bach and other great composers by the highly acclaimed Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra are Festival highlights.
To purchase tickets to any of the performances listed below, call the Box Office at 407.646.2182. New subscriptions on sale May 19, 2008; single tickets on sale August 18, 2008.
For seating charts, directions to our concerts, and parking information, check out our Ticket and Venue Information page.
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2009 Featured Performances
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Carol Williams, organ recital
Sunday, February 15 at 3 pm
Knowles Memorial Chapel
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Carol Williams, the first female civic organist appointed anywhere in the United States, is a leading figure in the organ world. Her playing is described by The American Organist as having “style and an innate musicality. More than technically excellent, her playing is artistic without being artsy ... extremely enjoyable.”
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Rossini's Stabat Mater
Saturday, February 21 at 7:30pm
Knowles Memorial Chapel
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After receiving world-wide acclaim for his opera compositions, such as The Barber of Seville, Rossini turned his attention to oratorio and wrote his Stabat Mater, which remains a beautiful favorite of audiences and critics. The text illustrates the love of Mary for Jesus Christ as he suffered on the cross.
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Baroque Classics with Sharon Isbin and J.S. Bach's Easter Oratorio
Sunday, February 22 at 3 pm
Knowles Memorial Chapel
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Sharon Isbin is arguably the world's preeminent classical guitarist, and she joins the Bach Festival Orchestra to perform works by the most beloved composers of the Baroque era, including Bach and Vivaldi. The Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra will also perform J.S. Bach's Easter Oratorio.
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Brahms' German Requiem
Saturday, February 28 at 3 pm
Sunday, March 1 at 3 pm
Knowles Memorial Chapel
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Writing during a period of political unrest and personal tragedy, Brahms began this work at the young age of 32 following the death of his mother and perhaps also influenced by the earlier death of his good friend Robert Schumann. Brahms looked outside the traditional Roman requiem mass to select bible texts with special meaning, creating a work of hope to console the living.
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