2025 - 2026 Fall Season
Jul 18
6:00pm
Artistic Director Philip Setzer
THE MEMBERS CONCERT
New Marlborough Meeting House
New Marlborough, MA
The Young Artists of the Manchester Music Festival (VT) return to the New Marlborough Meeting House for an evening of music by Bach and Mendelssohn. Come hear eight elite young string players—the stars of tomorrow—who are studying with our friends at the Manchester Music Festival. The group is joined by MMF Artistic Director Philip Setzer, co-founder with BBS's own Eugene Drucker of the now-legendary Emerson String Quartet. Hear this wonderful violinist for free in your own backyard as he shows off his young musicians!
J.S. Bach: Art of Fugue, BWV 1080, selections
Felix Mendelssohn: Octet in E-flat Major, Op. 20
The program lasts about 90 minutes and has one intermission
Contributions gratefully accepted.
Sep 13
3:00 PM
Bruce Adolphe and Polly Rhythm
BBS PORTALS: BRUCE ADOLPHE—SYSTEMS, SYMMETRY, AND MYSTERY IN THE MUSIC OF J.S. BACH
Saint James Place
Great Barrington, MA
Bruce Adolphe, pianist, star of ‘Piano Puzzlers’, and Resident Lecturer and Director of Family Concerts of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, presents an entertaining and thought-provoking program that enriches the way we hear Bach’s music. Artistic Director Eugene Drucker hosts a conversation after the presentation. If you haven’t had the pleasure of attending a talk by Bruce Adolphe, this is the event for you! Enjoy the insights, the humor, and overall, the high musicianship of this special presenter.
Systems, Symmetry, and Mystery in the Music of J.S. Bach
The program lasts about 90 minutes and is presented without intermission.
Sep 20 | Oct 25
3:00pm
Kenneth Weiss
Peter Sykes
THE BERKSHIRE BACH HARPSICHORD FESTIVAL
Two of the world’s leading harpsichordists perform for Berkshire Bach
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Stockbridge, MA
Sep 20 - Kenneth Weiss plays Bach’s “Goldberg” Variations, complete, in his first solo recital for BBS. The set of Variations, published in 1741, is a work of remarkable variety rarely heard in its entirety. Kenneth Weiss is Professor of Chamber Music at the Paris Conservatory, a frequent performer with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and harpsichordist for Bach at New Year’s. His recital in September lasts about 90 minutes and is played without intermission.
J.S. Bach: ‘Goldberg’ Variations, BWV 988, complete
Oct 25 - Peter Sykes, plays a recital of early Baroque masterpieces for keyboard from across Europe in his second solo harpsichord recital for BBS. He is Principal Instructor of Harpsichord and a core faculty member of the Historical Performance Department at the Juilliard School, Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Historical Performance Department at Boston University, and a regular performer with Berkshire Bach. His program lasts about 90 minutes and is played without intermission.
Keyboard Masterpieces of the Baroque Era
Nov 08
3:00pm
Film by Michael Walker
BBS PORTALS: BACH & FRIENDS
Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning
Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
Berkshire Bach collaborates with the Tanglewood Learning Institute to present the film Bach & Friends, featuring interviews with all-stars from across the musical spectrum. Pianist Simone Dinnerstein and BBS Artistic Director and violinist Eugene Drucker introduce the film with a live performance and share thoughts about their own journeys with Bach’s music in a conversation after the screening. Bring your questions and take part in the conversation hosted by Eugene Drucker.
The program lasts about 2 and a half hours with one intermission.
Nov 29
4:00pm
BBS Annual Messiah Singer
BERKSHIRE BACH’S ANNUAL MESSIAH SING-ALONG
First Congregational Church
Great Barrington, MA
In Berkshire Bach’s Annual Messiah Sing-Along the audience becomes the chorus, accompanied by The Berkshire Bach Players, in favorite choruses from Handel’s oratorio Messiah, sponsored by the Local Cultural Councils of Alford-Egremont, Lenox, New Marlborough, Sheffield, and Stockbridge. Bring your own score or borrow one of ours and sing!
The program lasts about 90 minutes.
Contributions gratefully accepted.
Dec 30
Dec 31
Jan 1
Bah at New Year’s—The Six ‘Brandenburg’ Concertos
BACH AT NEW YEAR’S—THE SIX ‘BRANDENBURG’ CONCERTOS
Dedicated to Adrian van Zon in memoriam
Our holiday favorite returns with Artistic Director Eugene Drucker leading the Berkshire Bach Ensemble in performances of all six iconic ‘Brandenburg’ Concertos, in three venues. This year’s event is dedicated in memoriam to BBS’s longtime chairman, Adrian van Zon, who did more than anyone to secure the concert series as a core Berkshires tradition since 1993. Come celebrate his legacy!
Tuesday, December 30, 2025 | 7pm
Academy of Music |Northampton, MA
Tickets: 413-584-9032 • boxoffice@aomtheatre.com
Box Office Hours: Tues-Fri, 3-6pm
Wednesday, December 31, 2025 | 6pm
The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center |Great Barrington, MA
Tickets: 413-528-0100 • boxoffice@mahaiwe.org
Box Office Hours: Wed-Sat, Noon-4pm
Thursday, January 1, 2026 | 3pm
Co-presented with WMHT
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall |Troy, NY
Tickets: 518-273-0038 • tickets.troymusichall.org
Box Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm
The program lasts about 2 and a half hours and has one intermission.
2025 - 2026 Spring Season
Jan 24
3:00pm
George B. Stauffer
BBS PORTALS: WHY BACH MATTERS
Lenox Town Hall
Lenox, MA
BBS Portals presents Why Bach Matters, a fun and insightful multi-media program by music historian and Bach scholar George Stauffer that runs the musical gamut from Baroque to modern rock and everything in between. Artistic Director Eugene Drucker plays live and hosts a conversation following the presentation. Learn how Bach’s music and method are embedded in surprising places in the music world today—and marvel anew at the amazing staying power of one of the greatest musical minds of all time.
The program lasts about 90 minutes.
Feb 7
2:00pm
&
May 2
3:00pm
The Organ Masters
BERKSHIRE BACH PRESENTS THE ORGAN MASTERS
Two historic organs, two consummate organists
Feb-7: Unitarian Universalist Meeting House, Housatonic, MA
May-2: First Congregational Chuch, Great Barringtpon, MA
In February, Renée Anne Louprette kicks off the series with a program suited to the delicate voice of the Johnson Organ at the UUMSB in Housatonic, playing the historic Johnson Organ—the hidden gem of the Berkshires.
In May, Peter Sykes rouses the great Roosevelt Organ at the First Congregational Church in Great Barrington in a program that brings out the beauty and power of this cultural treasure.
Specific programs to be announced soon.
Mar 21
3:00pm
Film by Hilan Warshaw
BBS PORTALS: IN THE KEY OF BACH
Studio E, Linde Center for Music and Learning
Lenox/Stockbridge, MA
Berkshire Bach collaborates with the Tanglewood Learning Institute to present the film In the Key of Bach, a fascinating biopic that brings the personality and character of J.S. Bach vividly to life. BBS Artistic Director Eugene Drucker hosts a conversation with filmmaker Hilan Warshaw, videographer for the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, after the film. It’s Bach’s birthday—come celebrate!
The program lasts about 2 hours.
April 11
April 12
3:00pm
James Bagwell
J.S. BACH’S ST. JOHN PASSION
BBS choral director James Bagwell leads soloists, chorus, and orchestra in two performances of the dramatic St. John Passion, Bach’s earliest surviving work in the genre and predecessor to his powerful St. Matthew Passion. These are Berkshire Bach’s first performances of St. John Passion since 1995 and promise to be major choral events in our region. Come hear the statement work that established Bach’s reputation in the Leipzig church music establishment at his first Easter in the city. The soloist for the role of the Evangelist will be announced soon.
The program lasts about 2 hrs 45 minutes and has one intermission about 30 minutes into the work.
Saturday, April 11, 2026 | 3pm
Venue to be announced soon
Sunday, April 12, 2026 | 3pm
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall |Troy, NY
Tickets: 518-273-0038 • tickets.troymusichall.org
Box Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm
MAY
&
JUNE
3:00 PM
Early Instruments
BERKSHIRE BACH’S MUSIK VOR BACH—THE EARLY MUSIC FESTIVAL
BBS presents an early music festival with musicians playing period instruments in early Baroque music from across Europe and the New world.
Details to be announced soon
COMPLETED EVENTS in our 2024-2025 SEASON
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DANE JOHANSEN, SOLO CELLO SUITES
June 28, 2025, 5:00pm
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
29 Main Street | Stockbridge, MA
Cellist Dane Johansen brings our 2024-2025 season to a close with a solo recital of works by J.S. Bach, Benjamin Britten, and Gaspar Cassadó.
A member of the Cleveland Orchestra since 2016, Johansen was featured in the film Strangers on the Earth that chronicled his nearly 600-mile journey following the Camino de Santiago, the ancient pilgrimage route from France to Spain, with his cello on his back and stops to play Bach cello suites in churches along the way. During the trek he attracted a growing audience of fellow pilgrims and experienced a revolution in his thinking about performing music for others. Ten years after walking the Camino, he brings his artistry to Berkshire Bach and shares an intimate and contemplative program with our audience. We began our season with a showing of Strangers on the Earth and now come full circle with a solo recital by this gifted artist to conclude our 35th anniversary year.
J.S. Bach: Suite for Solo Cello No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012
Benjamin Britten: Cello Suite No. 1, Op. 72
Gaspar Cassadó: Suite for Solo Cello
Tickets: $45 Nonmembers | $40 BBS Members | $10 Card-to-Culture | Children & Students FREE
Program duration: under 90 mins
FOOD FOR BODY AND SOUL - August 3
EUGENE DRUCKER & FRIENDS
A Berkshire Bach Fundraiser marking Mr. Drucker’s appointment as Artistic Director of The Berkshire Bach Society
Saturday, August 3, 2024 | 5pm
Kellogg Music Center | Bard College at Simon’s Rock
84 Alford Road | Great Barrington, MA
EUGENE DRUCKER, violin, ROBERTA COOPER, cello, and RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE, piano.
J.S. Bach: Partita No. 2 in D minor for Solo Violin, BWV 1004: Sarabande | Eugene Drucker, Violin
W.A. Mozart: Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, K. 496 | Ensemble
F.J. Haydn: Piano Trio No. 39 in G major, Hob. XV/25 | Ensemble
J. Brahms: Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano in G minor, Op. 78 | Eugene Drucker Violin, Renée Anne, Louprette Piano
“This was such a perfect event—from the magnificent performance to the beautiful reception to the opportunity to meet the musicians! Who knew Eugene Drucker played such a mean gypsy violin? Thank you, Berkshire Bach!”
Photo credit: Susan Fera Assmann
THE BBS HARPSICHORD FESTIVAL
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
29 Main Street | Stockbridge, MA
September 21, 2024 |4 pm
Peter Sykes plays a 50th Anniversary Concert commemorating his first public harpsichord recital in 1974.
Louis Couperin: Suite in F Major
J.P. Sweelinck: Mein junges Leben hat ein End
J.S. Bach: Concerto in the Italian Style, BWV 971
Nicola Saraceni Canzano: Partita in B-Flat Major
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“This concert was pure magic. All I can say is that I’m in love with Louis Couperin.”
Tristan Cook
September 6-8, 2024, 7pm
FILM: STRANGERS ON THE EARTH
Program duration: two and a quarter hours
Filmmaker Tristan Cook follows the journey of cellist Dane Johansen as he walks the Camino de Santiago, the ancient pilgrimage road from Southern France to Spain with his cello on his back. Eugene Drucker introduces the event with a live performance and hosts a discussion with the filmmaker following the screening.
“Wonderful! Thank you, Berkshire Bach, for a fascinating evening!”
Elliot Figg and Caitlyn Koester
October 19, 2024, 4pm
Elliot Figg and Caitlyn Koester play ‘Skeletons of the Opera,’
Transcriptions of Baroque opera for Harpsichord, Four Hands.
H. Purcell: Dido and Aeneas
G.F. Handel: Opera Overtures
E. Jacquet de La Guerre: Selections
J-B Lully: Selections transcribed by D’Anglebert
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“What fun! And serious music chops, too! Thank you, Berkshire Bach, for a delightful afternoon!”
Peter Sparling
November 8-9, 2024, 7pm
FILM: CHACONNE
Program duration: two hours
Distinguished choreographer and filmmaker Peter Sparling discusses 100 years of choreography to Bach and uses Bach’s iconic Chaconne from the Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004, as inspiration for dance sequences that explore the depths of artistic expression. The musical performance in the film is by BBS Artistic Director Eugene Drucker, who introduces the event with a live performance of the first four movements of BWV 1004, and hosts a discussion with the filmmaker following the screening. Mr. Drucker’s performances of the music of Bach in the Berkshires are exclusive to The Berkshire Bach Society.
“Loved this! What an amazing program! A real privilege to have these artists perform for us. Thank you, Berkshire Bach!”
THE BBS ANNUAL MESSIAH SING-ALONG - FREE!
November 30, 2024, 4 pm
First Congregational Church, Great Barrington
The audience becomes the chorus in this FREE community sing-along led by Choral Conductor James Bagwell, sponsored by the Local Cultural Councils of Alford-Egremont, Lenox, New Marlborough, Sheffield, and Stockbridge. Bring your own score or borrow one of ours, raise your voice, and sing! All singers and listeners welcome.
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“This was so much fun! And working with James Bagwell—he’s just fantastic! Thank you, Berkshire Bach, for doing this. We look forward to it every year!”
The Stockbridge Main Street at Christmas Holiday Concert
December 7, 2024, 5pm
First Congregational Church, Stockbridge
The Berkshire Bach Players present a program of holiday favorites, Baroque style, plus an audience sing-along in this annual concert sponsored by the Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce. Tickets available through the Chamber. All proceeds benefit the Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce.
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“This was awesome! It was so great to hear so many familiar pieces played ‘straight’ and by such wonderful musicians! The sing-along was really fun—especially the Hallelujah! chorus. Didn’t think we could manage it, but we did!”
BACH at NEW YEAR’S - The Six ‘Brandenburg’ Concertos
December-January
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“What a blast we had! I’ve been coming to this concert every year since 2005 and look forward to it all year long. I can’t imagine the holidays without it!”
“These musicians are incredible!”
“Great, just great!”
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Our holiday favorite returns with Artistic Director Eugene Drucker leading the Berkshire Bach Ensemble in performances of all six iconic ‘Brandenburg’ Concertos, in three venues. This is the first time since the pandemic that Berkshire Bach presents all six ‘Brandenburgs’ in one concert, continuing a 30-year Berkshires holiday tradition. Come join the fun!
Monday, December 30, 2024 | 7pm
Academy of Music |Northampton, MA
Tickets: 413-584-9032 • boxoffice@aomtheatre.com
Box Office Hours: Tues-Fri, 3-6pm
Tuesday, December 31, 2024 | 6pm
The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center |Great Barrington, MA
Tickets: 413-528-0100 • boxoffice@mahaiwe.org
Box Office Hours: Wed-Sat, Noon-4pm
Wednesday, January 1, 2025 | 3pm
Co-presented with WMHT
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall |Troy, NY
Tickets: 518-273-0038 • tickets.troymusichall.org
Box Office Hours: Mon-Fri, 10am-3pm
BBS Member pre-sale September 18
Public sale September 24
Michael Marissen
January 24-25, 2025, 7pm
BOOK READINGS: BACH and GOD—Troubling Voices
Musicologist Michael Marissen provocatively explores the foundation of Bach’s religious beliefs and the social norms of Lutheran Germany, reading from his works on the subject—including Bach & God (2016) and Bach against Modernity (2023)—and identifying some of the revelations that shaped his own understanding of the composer. Eugene Drucker hosts a discussion with the author following the book reading.
“Fascinating program. There’s so much more to Bach’s music than I knew—makes me want to learn more!”
“Wonderful event. Another great reason to live in this area….Looking forward to the next event!”
Renée Anne Louprette
THE BBS ORGAN MASTERS - February 8 and May 3
Two historic organs, two consummate organists
UU Meeting of Southern Berkshire | Housatonic, MA
February 8, 2025, 2:00 pm
Renée Anne Louprette plays The Best of Bach—The Great Organ Works on the historic Johnson organ.
George Stauffer, PhD, provides commentary about Bach’s life and music.
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G, BWV 541
J.S. Bach: Transcriptions from Cantatas, BWV 106, 137, 140, 147, 208
J.S. Bach: Fugue in G minor (“Little”), BWV 578
J.S. Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565
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“What a wonderful organist!”
“So fun to hear these famous pieces live and played so beautifully!”
James R. Gaines
March 9, 2025, 3pm
Lenox Town Hall | 6 Walker Street, Lenox, MA
BOOK READING & LIVE PERFORMANCE: EVENING IN THE PALACE OF REASON
Journalist and author James R. Gaines provides an account of the true-life event in 1747 that produced Bach’s late masterpiece, Das Musikalisches Opfer, BWV 1079. The evening includes a book reading and presentation by the author, a live performance of the famous trio sonata from Das Musikalisches Opfer, and a discussion hosted by Artistic Director Eugene Drucker.
“This was more than wonderful!”
“I’m thrilled to know there are plans to do another series next season.”
“Excellent program! What a treat to see and hear the likes of Eugene Drucker perform in such an intimate setting, and the rest of the ensemble was fantastic as well. And the story was also fascinating!”
James Bagwell
First Congregational Church, Great Barrington
April 5, 2025
JAMES BAGWELL CONDUCTS HENRY PURCELL’S DIDO AND AENEAS
Berkshire Bach presents a concert performance of Henry Purcell’s opera DIDO AND AENEAS with professional soloists, chorus, and orchestra, led by BBS choral director James Bagwell. Come hear the classic story of love and abandonment from Virgil’s Aeneid, written over 2,000 years ago, brought to life by English composer Henry Purcell. The work has some of Purcell’s most beautiful and affecting vocal music, including Dido’s famous lament, When I am laid in Earth, that has been used in public commemorations, theatre works, and film to express grief and loss for over 300 years.
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“We thought the presentation of D&A yesterday afternoon was splendid.”
“The performance was absolutely transporting!”
“Still enraptured from yesterday's performance of DIDO AND AENEAS by the Berkshire Bach Society. Gorgeous work performed beautifully by this super group
….Such superb ensemble. Thank you, BBS!”
Peter Sykes
First Congregational Church, Great Barrington
May 3, 2025, 4:00 pm
The Organ Masters: Peter Sykes plays the Great Roosevelt Organ in a program that displays the remarkable versatility of this cultural treasure.
Co-sponsored by the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
Hear Peter Sykes play a program of works based on the hymn Vater unser im Himmelreich (The Lord’s Prayer), the most important prayer in Christianity, set by Samuel Scheidt, Georg Böhm, Felix Mendelssohn, and of course, J.S. Bach.Mr. Sykes is intimately familiar with the Roosevelt Organ and brings out the full beauty of the instrument in every style of music, from Baroque to 20th century repertoire. Come hear the instrument that was called “the largest and most important organ in America” at installation in 1883—truly the King of Instruments.
F. Mendelssohn: Sonata in D minor, Op. 65, No. 6
S. Scheidt: Vater unser im Himmelreich
G. Bōhm: Vater unser im Himmelreich
J.S. Bach: Vater unser im Himmelreich, BWV 636, BWV 682, BWV 683
Prelude and Fugue in B minor, BWV 544
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“[This] concert was superb! The Scheidt was fascinating—it sounded so modern, like what people are writing today!”
“The BWV 544 - WOW! Brilliantly played…What a treat! Peter [Sykes] is indeed a gem.”
“What an interesting thing to hear so many settings of The Lord’s Prayer and all so different! Wonderful playing”
COMPLETED EVENTS in our 2023-2024 SEASON
A BAROQUE SPRING POSY
A BAROQUE SPRING POSY
We ended our season with a sell-out crowd listening to music for Baroque Violin and Harpsichord by J.S. Bach and G.F. Handel. Thank you for making our season a success! We’ll see you in August for the start of our next season!
Saturday, June 8, 2024 | 4pm
ELIZABETH VISITS THE VIRGIN MARY IN MAGNIFICAT
JAMES BAGWELL CONDUCTS MAGNIFICAT
Thrills, chills, and tears of joy! Thank you all for coming to our concert honoring our chairman ADRIAN VAN ZON. Here’s one audience member’s take:
“On Saturday, May 11, I was fortunate to be able to attend the Berkshire Bach presentation of CPE Bach's Magnificat and JS Bach's Magnificat, a program that honored their long-time Board Chair, Adrian van Zon. I cannot adequately say how wonderful and moving the performances were! The vocal and orchestral performers were terrific and sang and played as if they had been working together for years (which they had not!). The conductor, James Bagwell, must get credit for this unity. The audience was highly appreciative of their work, as judged by the prolonged standing ovation and later comments I heard, including that some were brought to tears….”
Saturday, May 11, 2024 | 4pm
PETER SYKES
THE BERSHIRE BACH ORGAN MASTERS
II. PETER SYKES PLAYS THE GREAT ROOSEVELT ORGAN
Thank you for a thrilling afternoon! The organ is amazing—thank you for making it sing with such beautiful music!
Saturday, April 13, 2024
RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE
THE BERSHIRE BACH ORGAN MASTERS
I. RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE PLAYS THE HISTORIC
JOHNSON ORGAN
Thank you for a wonderful recital—perfect repertoire for the Housatonic organ!
Saturday, February 10, 2024 | 2pm
2023-2024 EVENTS
J.S. BACH
BACH AT NEW YEAR’S: A VERY BAROQUE CELEBRATION
“Toes tapping and heads nodding in time with the music—I looked around and saw I wasn’t alone!”
Saturday, December 30, 2023 | 7pm
Academy of Music |Northampton, MA
Sunday, December 31, 2023 | 6pm
The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center |Great Barrington, MA
Monday, January 1, 2024 | 3pm
Co-presented with WMHT
Troy Savings Bank Music Hall |Troy, NY
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH | STOCKBRIDGE
THE STOCKBRIDGE MAIN STREET AT CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CONCERT
WITH THE BERKSHIRE BACH PLAYERS
Saturday, December 2, 2023 | 7pm
Thanks for helping make this event a success for the Stockbridge Chamber of Commerce! We loved playing for you!
JOYFUL MESSIAH SINGER
MESSIAH SING-ALONG!
Saturday, November 25, 2023 | 4pm
Thank you for coming and for making this one of the most successful sing-alongs ever!
FRENCH DOUBLE HARPSICHORD
THE BERKSHIRE BACH HARPSICHORD FESTIVAL
I. THE SOLO HARPSICHORD with Mariken Palmboom
Saturday, October 14, 2023 | 4pm
THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TO THIS WONDERFUL EVENT! It was a very special afternoon.
II. THE ENSEMBLE HARPSICHORD with Elliot Figg and Caitlyn Koester
Sunday, November 12, 2023 | 4pm
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING! We really enjoyed showcasing our harpsichords in the Festival.
PRIOR SEASONS EVENTS
2022-2023
Thank you for a wonderful season!
ORLI SHAHAM
ORLI SHAHAM IN RECITAL
A BERKSHRE BACH FUNDRAISER
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Piano music by Mozart, Liszt, Clara Schumann, Chopin, and George Perle
Messiah Sing
MESSIAH SING!
Saturday, November 26, 2022
A FREE sing-along of favorite choruses accompanied by The Berkshire Bach Players and led by James Bagwell.
THE STOCKBRIDGE MAIN STREET AT CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CONCERT featuring The Berkshire Bach Players
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Baroque favorites played by and ensemble of violin, viola, cello, and harpsichord plus a sing-along of popular holiday carols including Handel’s Hallelujah chorus.
BACH AT NEW YEAR’S: A BAROQUE CONCERTO SHOWCASE
Saturday, December 31, 2022| The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (Great Barrington, MA)
Sunday, January 1, 2023|Troy Savings Bank Music Hall (Troy, NY)
Monday, January 2, 2023| Academy of Music (Northampton, MA)
A concert of single, double, and triple concertos for every instrument in the orchestra.
THE ORGAN MASTERS-I:
RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE
plays the historic Johnson Organ
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Music by J.S. Bach, J.A. Reincken, J. Pachelbel, and N. Bruhns
THE ORGAN MASTERS-II:
BAROQUE ORGAN AND BRASS
Sunday, June 4, 2023
Peter Sykes, Ogan
John Thiessen, Baroque and Modern Trumpet,
Adam Gautille, Modern Trumpet
Music by Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, A. Marcello, Franceschini, Clarke, Stanley,
J.S. Bach, and Vivaldi
JAMES BAGWELL CONDUCTS BACH AND VIVALDI
May 13, 2023
A. Vivaldi: Stabat Mater, RV 621
J.S. Bach: Cantata, Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 4
J.S. Bach: Cantata, Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht, BWV 211 (The Coffee Cantata)