Brandenburg Concertos
This season we explore Johann Sebastian Bach’s six Brandenburg concertos. These masterworks represent a pinnacle of not only Bach’s own work, but that of the entire Baroque era. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience all of them live, in the ideal setting of a beautiful church featuring soloists from your own KWS.
Stephen Sitarski
Artistic Director
Bach and his Contemporaries
Oct 13 | WAT
Oct 15 | GUE
Oct 16 | CAM
Joseph Lanza, leader/host/violin
Larry Larson, trumpet
Thomas Kay, flute
James Mason, oboe
Johann Caspar Fischer: Suite in C Major
Telemann: Concerto for 4 violins in G Major
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major
C.P.E. Bach: Symphony in C Major
Haydn: Symphony No. 85, La Reine
Joseph Lanza leads this delightful and
varied program including music by Fischer, Telemann, and Haydn anchored by Bach’s effervescent Brandenburg Concerto No. 2.
Bach and his Predecessors
Nov 17 | WAT
Nov 19 | GUE
Nov 20 | CAM
Linda Melsted, leader/host/violin
Telemann: Suite to Don Quixote
Vivaldi: Concerto Grosso in F Major
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F Major
Linda Melsted highlights two of Bach’s greatest influences, Vivaldi and Telemann. Discover their impact on Bach in his exhilarating Brandenburg Concertos 1 and 3.
Inspired by Bach
Mar 2 | WAT
Mar 4 | GUE
Mar 5 | CAM
Stephen Sitarski, leader/host/violin
Thomas Kay, flute
Carolyn Clappison, flute
Borys Medicky, harpsichord
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major
Talivaldis Kenins: Partita on Lutheran Chorales
Glenn Buhr: Ricercare for strings
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 5
in D Major
Framed by Bach’s wonderful Brandenburg
Concertos 4 and 5, Stephen Sitarski presents works by Canadian composers who were inspired by Bach and his world.
Romantic Bach
Apr 13 | WAT
Apr 15 | GUE
Apr 16 | CAM
Stephen Sitarski, conductor/host
Joshua Greenlaw, viola
Judith Davenport, viola
Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb Major
Dvořák: Serenade for Winds in D minor
Brahms: Serenade No. 2 in A Major
In addition to Bach’s lovely Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, two of the Romantic era’s most popular pieces are featured in this concert conducted by KWS Concertmaster Stephen Sitarski. |
