October 2018 through June 2019

Season Opening Concert

Sunday, October 7 at 4 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church, Inner Harbor, 701 S. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Program:

Bach’s Cantata 72: Alles nur nach Gottes Willen
Handel’s Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 3, No. 2
Wir eilen mit schwachen from Cantata 78

Featured Artists:

Yeonjung Ellie Kim, Soprano
Kristen Dubenion-Smith, Alto
Calvert Hall High School College Choir, Student Voice Exchange Choir

Bach-appella!

Sunday, November 5 at 4 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church, Inner Harbor, 701 S. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Program:

October 20 at 4 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church, 400 E. Lexington St., Baltimore, MD 21202

Bach in Baltimore’s annual FREE Community Concert, generously sponsored by Free Fall Baltimore, a program of the Baltimore Office of Promotion & the Arts features a rich mix of a cappella music from ancient through Baroque eras. Also featured will be great American choral classics including spirituals and whimsical arrangements of beloved classics.

Fall Bach Concert

November 4 at 4 p.m.
Christ Lutheran Church, 701 S. Charles St., Baltimore

Program

Missa Brevis (Lutheran Mass) in A major
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4

Featured Artists:

Kate Vetter Cain, Soprano
Jennifer Mayer, Alto
David Dimmock, Bass
Glenelg Upper School Choir, Student Voice Exchange Choir

A Baroque Christmas

December 2 at 4 p.m.
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD 21201

Program

Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Cantata 1: Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die Tage
Corelli’s Christmas Concerto, Op. 68
Vivaldi’s Gloria

Featured Artists:

Sarah Hayashi, Soprano
Monica Reinagel, Alto
Yoonshoo Shin, Tenor
Phil Collister, Bass
Howard High School Choir, Student Voice Exchange

A New Year’s Day Baroque Celebration

January 1 at 4 p.m.
Zion Lutheran Church, 148 N. Gay Street, Baltimore, MD 21202

Program:

Favorite Baroque works by Bach, Telemann, Handel, and Vivaldi

Featured Artists:

Kim Valerio, Flute
Sandra Lisicky, Oboe
Gretchen Gettes, Cello
Bozena Brown, Harpsichord
T. Herbert Dimmock, Organ

Winter Fireworks

Sunday, January 7 at 4 p.m.
Grace United Methodist, 5407 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21210

Program:

Bach’s Cantata 171: Gott, wie dein Name, so ist auch dein Ruhm
Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks
Gott, dem der Erden kreis zu klein from Bach’s Cantata 91

Featured Artists:

Jana Critz, Alto
Min Jin, Tenor
Bella Voce from John Carroll High School, Student Voice Exchange Choir

A Baroque Masters Medley

February 3 at 4 p.m.
First English Lutheran Church, 3807 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218

Program:

Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 1
Handel’s Water Music
Vivaldi’s Concerto for Violin, Bassoon, Oboe and Horn

Featured Artists:

Catherine Kilgore, Alto
Baltimore City High School College Choir, Student Voice Exchange Choir

Celebration of the Psalms & Bachfest Fundraiser

March 3 at 4 p.m.
Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210

Program:

Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms
Gabrieli: In Ecclesiis (Psalm 26); Jubilate Deo (Psalm 100); Canzon Septimi Toni & Canzon Primi Toni
Antonin Dvořák: Psalm 23
Works for multiple choirs of brass instruments

Featured Artists:

KeeSun Kwon, Soprano
Hazzan Emmanuel Perlman, Lyric Tenor
Archbishop Curley High School, Student Voice Exchange Choir

A Spring Fête

April 7 at 4 p.m.
Grace United Methodist Church, 5407 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210

Program:

Bach’s Cantata 49: Ich geh und suche mit Verlangen
Bach’s Cantata 84: Ich bin vergnügt mit meinem Glücke
Hier in meines Vaters Statte from Bach’s Cantata 32
Handel’s Organ Concerto Op. 4, No. 4

Featured Artists:

Sara MacKimmie, Soprano
John Scherch, Bass
Christopher Schroeder, Organ
Montgomery Madrigal Choir, Student Voice Exchange Choir

Cherished Music of John Rutter

May 5 at 4 p.m.
First Lutheran Church, 3604 Chatham Road Ellicott City, MD 21042

Program:

Mass of the Children, Gloria, Psalm 150, and The Lord is My Shepherd

Featured Artists:

Kerry Holahan, Soprano
Ross Tomaccio, Baritone
Children’s Chorus of Carroll County, Student Voice Exchange Choir

Celebration of Venice

June 2 at 4 p.m.
Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21210

Program:

Vivaldi’s Cello Concerto in B minor, Concerto for Strings “alla Rustica” and “Spring, Summer, and Autumn” from Four Seasons
Johann Roman’s Concerto for Oboe D’Amore in D minor

Featured Artists:

Gretchen Gettes, Cello
Sandra Lisicky, Oboe d’amore