106th Annual Bethlehem Bach Festival gets under way this weekend at Lehigh University.
The 106th Bethlehem Bach Festival, an annual rite of spring for the Bach Choir of Bethlehem and its fans, gets under way this weekend and resumes May 10 and 11 at Lehigh University’s Zoellner Arts Center and Packer Memorial Church. The festival is the culmination of a yearlong celebration of Greg Funfgeld’s 30th year as the choir’s artistic director and conductor. In addition to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach—whose monumental Mass in B Minor is the festival’s centerpiece and conclusion -- this year’s festival will include works by Beethoven and American composer Morten Lauridsen. New to this year’s festival is the addition of modern dance from New York’s Rioult Dance. The two Saturday mornings of the festival, the dance company will …
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Bach Choir of Bethlehem's annual celebration of the 18th Century composer starts this afternoon at Lehigh University.
The 105th annual Bethlehem Bach Festival gets under way this afternoon with a lecture at Zoellner Arts Center and two concerts of Bach Cantatas at the historic Packer Memorial Church on Lehigh University’s campus. The festival runs through Sunday and returns next weekend on May 11 and 12. Tickets for all the shows are available and may be purchased at the door. For students, the price of all ticketed shows are $10, unless otherwise indicated. Schedule highlights: For more information, see the Bach Choir of Bethlehem's Website.
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