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Durango Bach Festival 2025

March 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

DURANGO BACH FESTIVAL 2025

Durango Bach Festival
All performances take place at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church- Durango
featuring the Durango Bach Festival Orchestra, the San Juan Symphony Chamber Singers, and more.

Bach’s Lunch Concerts
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church- Durango, Catered Lunch Provided
Monday, March 10th- Friday, March 14th
12pm daily

Bach Festival Student Recitals
presented by Four Corners Music Teachers Association (4CMTA)
Sunday, March 9th 2pm & 4pm

Festival Finale Concert
Saturday, March 15th 7pm

Festival Pass : $130 (Limit 50) includes Bach’s Lunches and all 7 concerts.

Single tickets: $30 adult (includes lunch) $20 (no lunch included) $5 student (no lunch included)

Purchase Festival Pass Here. 

 

 

Bach Festival 2025 Programs

 

Monday Lunch:

Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis, “Seufzer, Tränen” BWV 21 J.S. Bach

Hannah Duff, soprano

Khara Wolf, oboe

Steve White, cello

Holly Quist, harpsichord

 

Kein Arzt ist ausser dir zu finden – BWV 103

Ich will dich all mein Leben lang – BWV 117

Das Gute, das die Gott beschert – BWV 36b

J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Drea Pressley, mezzo-soprano

Andreas Tischhauser, flute

Steve White, cello

Holly Quist, harpsichord

 

Trio Sonata from The Musical Offering BWV 1079 J.S. Bach

Richard Silvers, violin

Andreas Tischhauser, flute

Katherine Jetter, cello

Holly Quist, harpsichord

 

Tuesday Lunch:

Prelude in C Major from Well Tempered Clavier, BWV 846 J.S. Bach

Ken Beegles, piano accordion

 

Toccata in D Minor, BWV 913 J.S. Bach

Marilyn Garst, harpsichord

 

Chorale from “Jesu, meine Freude,” BWV 227 J.S. Bach
Canon in D  Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Chorale from “Jesus, I Will Ponder Now,” BWV 159.5 J.S. Bach

St. Paul’s Handbell Choir, Joann Beagles, director

Kathryn Shaffer, flute

 

“Dorian” Toccata in D minor, BWV 538

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring BWV 147

“Little” Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578

J.S. Bach

Jim Gebhard, organ

Grant Gebhard, organ

 

[Tuesday Post-Lunch Addition: “Organ Crawl” with Kyle Osborne (free)]

 

Wednesday Lunch:

“Bach Chorales: Sung and Swung”

San Juan Symphony Chamber Singers, Elizabeth Crawford, director

Jesu Meine Freude, BWV 227

Dona Nobis Pacem from B Minor Mass, BWV 232

O Mighty Fortress, BWV 80

Come Sweet Death, BWV 478 

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, BWV 147 (arr. Tagliabue)

O Sacred Head from St. Matthew’s Passion, BWV 244

Sleepers Wake BWV 140 (arr. Swingle Singers)

J.S. Bach

Khara Wolf, oboe; Elle Rio, bass; Kevin Martin, percussion; Kyle Osborne, organ

 

Thursday Lunch:

Preludes and Fugues after J.S. Bach for String Trio, K 404a

    No. 5 from BWV 526

     Prelude: Largo
    Fugue: Moderato 

W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)

Molly Jensen, violin; Lara Aase, viola; Steve White, cello

 

Cantata BWV 94, No. 4 Aria: Betörte Welt J.S. Bach

Nan Nelson Wagner, mezzo-soprano; Rochelle Mann, flute; 

Steve White, cello; Mika Inouye, harpsichord; 

 

Cantata BWV 204, No. 8 Aria: Himmlische Vergnugsamkeit

Cantata BWV 209, No. 3 Aria: Parti pur e con dolore

Cantata BWV 212, No. 14: Klein-Zschocher müsse

J.S. Bach

Gemma Kavanagh, soprano; Rochelle Mann, flute; Lauren Avery, violin; Molly Jensen, violin; Lara Aase, viola;  Steve White, cello; Mika Inouye, harpsichord

 

[Thursday Post-Lunch Addition: Bach Work Overview with Daniel Morgenstern (free)]

 

Friday Lunch:

Viola Duet No. 2 in G Minor, F. 62

  1. Tempo giusto
  2. Amoroso
  3. Alla breve (Fuge)
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710-1784)

Lauren Avery and Karl Winkler, violas

 

Excerpts from St. Matthew’s Passion,  BWV 244
No. 11: Ich will dir mein Herze schenken     Hannah Duff, sopranoChorale: O Sacred Head Now Wounded

No. 67: Mach dich, mein Herze, rein

     Michael Hix, baritone

J.S. Bach

Rebecca Ray and Elaine Heltman, oboe and oboe d’amore; Lauren Avery and Molly Jensen, violins; Karl Winkler, viola; Katherine Jetter, cello; Mika Inouye, harpsichord;

Thomas Heuser, conductor

 

Saturday Finale:

Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major J.S. Bach

Lauren Avery and Molly Jensen, violins; Karl Winkler, viola; 

Katherine Jetter, cello; David Homer, bass; Kristen Folden, harpsichord

 

Halte an, am Glaubenstreit, GWV 1121/22 in E Minor

  1. Arioso: Halte an, am Glaubenstreit
  2. Aria – Recitative: Ach, will Dein Herz sich nichy erbarmen – So ächzet oft ein mattes Herz
  3. Recitative: Wenn Teufel, Hölle, Sünd’ und Welt
  4. Chorale: Sollt’ es gleich bisweilen scheinen
  5. Aria: Wanke nicht, bedrängte Seele
  6. Chorale: Harr’ nur auf Gott, weil dir bewusst
Christoph Graupner ()

Michael Hix, baritone; Thomas Heuser, conductor;

Lauren Avery and Molly Jensen, violins; Karl Winkler, viola; 

Katherine Jetter, cello; David Homer, bass; Kristen Folden, harpsichord

 

Cantata BWV 82, Ich Habe Genug

  1. Aria: Ich habe genug, ich habe den Heiland
  2. Recitative: Ich habe genu! Mein Trost is nur allein
  3. Aria: Schlummert ein, ihr matten Augen
  4. Recitative: Mein Gott! wann kommt das schöne Nun!
  5. Aria: Ich freue mich auf meinen Tod
J.S. Bach

Michael Hix, baritone; Thomas Heuser, conductor;

Rebecca Ray, oboe; Lauren Avery and Molly Jensen, violins; Karl Winkler, viola; 

Katherine Jetter, cello; David Homer, bass; Kristen Folden, harpsichord

Organizer

San Juan Symphony
Phone
(970) 382-9753
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Venue

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
910 E. 3rd Ave.
Durango, CO 81301 United States
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Phone
970-247-1129
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