Bach Virtuosi Festival in Portland, Maine

Lewis Kaplan, director

The Eternal Bach

The opening night concert for Bach Virtuosi Festival Maine is inspired by the NASA spacecraft, Voyager 1. Launched in 1977 and still in space today, its ongoing mission is to introduce planet Earth to intelligent beings should they be encountered. On board is a recording of 20 classical works of music, three by Johann Sebastian Bach, the most of any composer. BVF will present these three works, which will include the Brandenburg Concerto No. 2.

Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 870: Book 2, The Well Tempered Clavier
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Gavotte Partita in E major BWV 1006
Ariadne Daskalakis, violin

Organ Trio Sonata in E minor, BWV 528
Melanie Williams, flute 
Ariadne Daskalakis, violin
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Jesu meine Freude, BWV 227
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
Jacob Perry, tenor
Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone

Sonata B minor flute and continuo  BWV 1030
Melanie Williams, flute
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

Magnificat, BWV 243, Movement 10 (Suscepit Israel)
Aus tiefer Not, BWV 38, Movement 5 (Wenn meine Trübsal)
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248 Pt. 5 (Ach wenn wird die Zeit)
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Helen Karloski, mezzo soprano
Jay Carter, countertenor
Jacob Perry, tenor
Paul Max Tipton, bass-baritone

Brandenburg Concerto Number 2 in F major, BWV 1047
John Ferrillo, oboe
Melanie Williams, flute
Renee Jolles, violin
Arthur Haas, harpsichord

https://bachvirtuosifestival.org/maine/wednesday-june-19-2024/