50th ANNIVERSARY | FINAL SEASON!

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SERGEI BABAYAN, piano
Friday, April 26, 2024 » 7:30 PM
Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston
Tickets: VIP $50 where is VIP seating? | Adults $35 | Seniors $25 | Students w/ID $15
Note: Children 8 years and older are welcome to attend at the Student rate.

Renowned pianist Sergei Babayan opens the 2024 Festival, with a tribute performance celebrating Bach Week Festival's 50th Anniversary.

PROGRAM

Arvo Pärt
Für Alina (1976)

Franz Liszt
Ballade No. 2 in B minor S 171

Schubert/Liszt
Der Müller und der Bach, D. 795
Aufenthalt, D. 957
Auf dem Wasser zu singen, D. 774
Die Stadt D.957
Gretchen am Spinnrade, D. 118

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Étude-Tableau in E-flat minor, Op. 39, No. 5
Étude-Tableau in C minor, Op. 39, No. 1
Moment Musical in E-flat minor, Op. 16, No. 2
Moment Musical in C Major, Op. 16, No. 6

Johann Sebastian Bach
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I:
Prelude and Fugue in C Major, BWV 846
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 847
Prelude and Fugue in C-sharp Minor, BWV 849

Klavierbüchlein für Wilhelm Friedemann Bach:
Prelude in C Major, BWV 939
Prelude in C minor, BWV 999
Menuet-Trio in G minor, BWV 929
Prelude in E Major, BWV 937
Sinfonia in E-flat Major, BWV 791
Prelude in E-flat minor, BWV 853
Prelude in D minor, BWV 926
Prelude in C-sharp Major, BWV 872
Prelude in C-sharp Major, BWV 848
Prelude in F Major, BWV 901

Sponsored by the Howard S. Dubin Family Foundation.


ITALIAN DELIGHTS ~ Candlelight Concert*
Friday, April 26, 2024 » 10:00 PM (duration: 45 minutes)
Nichols Concert Hall Lobby, Evanston
Tickets: $25 General Admission | Limited Seating
Includes a glass of champagne and gourmet chocolates from Belgian Chocolatier Piron

Josefien Stoppelenburgsoprano | Stephen Alltop, harpsichord

PROGRAM

Georg Friederich Handel
Se pieta from Giulio Cesare
Suite in G minor, HWV 432

Isabella Leonarda
Surge ó faelix anima

Claudio Monteverdi
Exulta Filia Sion

Antonio Vivaldi
In furore iustissimae irae, RV 636


MUSIC AMONG FRIENDS
Sunday, April 28, 2024 » 3:00 PM (duration 1 hour)
All Saints Episcopal Church, Ravenswood, Chicago
Free Admission | Limited Seating
Note: Children 8 years and older are welcome to attend

PROGRAM

Antonio Vivaldi
Cantata: Lungi dal vago volto, RV 680

Johann Sebastian Bach
Sonata No. 1 in B minor for Violin and Harpsichord, BWV 1014

Georg Philipp Telemann
Trio Sonata in F Major for Violin, Cello, and Continuo, TWV 42:F1

Johann Georg Pisendel
Sonata in D Major for Violin and Continuo

George Frideric Handel
From “Nine German Arias”
Süße Stille, sanfte Quelle, HWV 205
Singe Seele, Gott zum Preise, HWV 206

Hannah De Priestsoprano
Shelby Yamin, baroque violin
Ana Kimbaroque cello
Jason J. Moyharpsichord

Sponsored by Margaret and Bob McCamant


CLOSING CONCERT
Sunday, May 5, 2024 » 4:00 PM
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Evanston
Tickets: VIP $50 where is VIP seating? | Adults $35 | Seniors $25 | Students w/ID $15
Note: Children 8 years and older are welcome to attend at the Student rate.

PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach
B Minor Mass

Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano
Kathleen Felty, soprano
Susan Platts, contralto
Geoffrey Agpalo, tenor
David Govertsen, bass
North Park University Chamber Singers
Bach Week Festival Orchestra and Chorus
Richard Webster, conductor

Performance dedicated in memory of Mary Mumbrue