Welcome to the Durango Bach Festival! For more than 15 seasons, the Durango Bach Festival has served as a community-wide celebration of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Now proudly presented by the San Juan Symphony, the Festival promises a blend of Baroque music and a variety of ensemble combinations, from solo works to […]
The 2024 Durango Bach Festival kicks off with FACETS, featuring the world premiere of a new production that combines the 20MOONS dance theater company with select musicians of the San Juan Symphony and members of the San Juan Symphony Chamber Singers. The collaboration will re-envision and reimagine the music of John Sebastian Bach as an […]
Durango Bach Festival Free Student Recital Performances Join us on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Summit Church for our free student Bach Recitals. Recital times are at 2:00 and 4:00 PM. Please follow the links below for information on how to participate! Applications are due by February 1st, 2024. Individual Student Bach Recital Application Student […]
“Lunchtime Concert” followed by Bach’s Lunch, in collaboration with Manna Soup Kitchen Monday, March 4 | 12:00 pm J.S. Bach, Partita for Keyboard No. 1 in B-flat Major: Prelude Dr. Thomas Heuser, harpsichord J.S. Bach, Partita for Violin No. 1 in B minor, BWV 1002 Dr. Brandon Christensen, violin Tickets Prices: $24 Includes Lunch / […]
“Lunchtime Concert” followed by Bach’s Lunch, in collaboration with Manna Soup Kitchen Tuesday, March 5 | 12:00 pm J.S. Bach, Toccata for Organ in F Major, BWV 540 Kyle Osborne, organ C.P.E. Bach, “Hamburg” Sonata in G Major, Wq. 133, H.564 Dr. Andreas Tischhauser, flute, Dr. Wesley Dunnagan, harpsichord J.S. Bach, Partita for Keyboard No. […]
“Lunchtime Concert” followed by Bach’s Lunch, in collaboration with Manna Soup Kitchen Wednesday, March 6 | 12:00 pm J.S. Bach, Selections for Handbell Choir St. Paul’s Lutheran Handbell Choir, Jo Ann Beegles, Director Wilhelm Friedman Bach, Duetto a 2 Flauti Dr. Rochelle Mann & Kathryn Shaffer, flutes J.S. Bach, Five Sinfonias for Solo Harpsichord Marilyn […]
“Lunchtime Concert” followed by Bach’s Lunch, in collaboration with Manna Soup Kitchen Thursday, March 7 | 12:00 pm “Bach Organ Showcase” Dr. Grant and Dr. Jim Gephard, organ Prelude in G Major, BWV 550, Prelude & Fugue in F Major, BWV 556 Passacaglia & Fugue in C Minor, BWV 582 Arias with organ, featuring Helen […]
“Lunchtime Concert” followed by Bach’s Lunch, in collaboration with Manna Soup Kitchen Friday, March 8 | 12:00 pm J.S. Bach, Selections from Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012 Karl Winkler, viola GeorgePhilippe Telemann, Tafelmusik-Quartetto in G Major TWV 43:G2 Rebecca Ray, oboe, Rochelle Mann, flute, Lauren Avery, violin, Katherine Jetter, cello, Mika […]
Join us for the evening performance and final concert of the Durango Bach Festival. Featuring the San Juan Symphony Chamber Singers. Durango Bach Festival Orchestra San Juan Symphony Chamber Singers Elizabeth Crawford, Music Director Christine Richards, soprano Drea Pressley, mezzo-soprano Wesley Dunnagan, tenor Santiago Alfonzo Mesa, bass-baritone Kyle Osborne, organ and harpsichord Rebecca Ray, oboe […]
SJS Music Director Dr. Thomas Heuser leads a unique Lecture Recital that illuminates the life and musical personality of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. Several musicians will perform excerpts from a variety of works that showcase the brilliance, authenticity, and lyricism of the great composer. Bohemian stylistic influences and Dvořák’s embrace of diverse cultures will be […]
