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Bach-Handel Festival
Bach-Handel Festival Package (4 concerts)
Steven Cooksey, Director
Shenandoah Conservatory’s annual celebration of the composers’ most significant works of chamber music, keyboard repertoire and works for chorus and chamber orchestra.
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Friday October 21, 8 p.m.
Goodson Recital Hall
The world of French court dance, which greatly influenced both Bach and Handel, will be a highlight of this performance. Paige Whitley-Bauguess, an international authority on Baroque dance, will perform French court dances in costume, accompanied by an instrumental ensemble.
Saturday, October 22, 5 p.m.
Espresso Bar and Cafe
165 N. Loudoun Street (Walking Mall, Old Town Winchester)
Bach's beloved secular cantata Schweigt stille, plaudert nicht (Be still, stop chattering), also known as the Coffee Cantata, will be performed in an authentic setting at Winchester's own Espresso Bar & Café. The cantata was originally performed in the 1730s at Zimmerman's Coffee House in Leipzig.
This event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, October 22, 8 p.m.
Goodson Recital Hall
Members of the Conservatory Choir will perform Bach's monumental motet, Jesu, Meine Freude and a cantata by Buxtehude.
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Sunday, October 23, 3:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church, Winchester, VA
This program features winners of the Shenandoah Conservatory Bach-Handel Festival concerto competition.
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Sunday, October 23, 7:30 p.m.
Grace Lutheran Church, Winchester, VA
The finale concert of the festival will include Bach's Cantata 51 and anthems written by Handel for the coronation of England's King George II and Queen Caroline.
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