Talented young artists from the Junior Bach Festival
An all-J. S. Bach concert showcasing some of the most talented young musicians in Northern California.
Come hear J. S. Bach’s music played with great skill and youthful exuberance! In celebration of its 64th year, the Junior Bach Festival proudly presents a new generation of talented young soloists and ensembles. Selected through professionally adjudicated auditions, the Festival showcases performers under age 21 who are both technically virtuosic and capable of communicating the genius of Bach’s compositional language. The Junior Bach Festival is a well-respected Bay Area institution. (In 1965, the California State Assembly issued an official proclamation in the Festival’s honor!) The Festival presents annually a concert series around the time of Bach’s birthday on March 21 in venues throughout the Bay Area. The Festival also promotes the appreciation and study of Bach’s music by offering an annual public Workshop; with the audience, Bach experts examine topics such as baroque style, ornamentation, or ensemble playing. In recent years, the Festival has collaborated with local music organizations to offer students an opportunity during the Workshop to try out a period keyboard, stringed instrument, or wind instrument like those from Bach’s time. Other public Festival offerings include our performer’s participation in the international Bach in the Subway event on March 21 and access to past Festival performances on a special YouTube channel. Throughout the years, many Junior Bach alumni have pursued musical careers both internationally and locally as soloists, chamber musicians, orchestral performers, opera or chorus singers, respected teachers, musicologists, music librarians, and arts managers.
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An all-J. S. Bach concert showcasing some of the most talented young musicians in Northern California.
Come hear J. S. Bach’s music played with great skill and youthful exuberance! In celebration of its 64th year, the Junior Bach Festival proudly presents a new generation of talented young soloists and ensembles. Selected through professionally adjudicated auditions, the Festival showcases performers under age 21 who are both technically virtuosic and capable of communicating the genius of Bach’s compositional language. The Junior Bach Festival is a well-respected Bay Area institution. (In 1965, the California State Assembly issued an official proclamation in the Festival’s honor!) The Festival presents annually a concert series around the time of Bach’s birthday on March 21 in venues throughout the Bay Area. The Festival also promotes the appreciation and study of Bach’s music by offering an annual public Workshop; with the audience, Bach experts examine topics such as baroque style, ornamentation, or ensemble playing. In recent years, the Festival has collaborated with local music organizations to offer students an opportunity during the Workshop to try out a period keyboard, stringed instrument, or wind instrument like those from Bach’s time. Other public Festival offerings include our performer’s participation in the international Bach in the Subway event on March 21 and access to past Festival performances on a special YouTube channel. Throughout the years, many Junior Bach alumni have pursued musical careers both internationally and locally as soloists, chamber musicians, orchestral performers, opera or chorus singers, respected teachers, musicologists, music librarians, and arts managers.
Talented young artists from the Junior Bach Festival
An all-J. S. Bach concert showcasing some of the most talented young musicians in Northern California.
Come hear J. S. Bach’s music played with great skill and youthful exuberance! In celebration of its 64th year, the Junior Bach Festival proudly presents a new generation of talented young soloists and ensembles. Selected through professionally adjudicated auditions, the Festival showcases performers under age 21 who are both technically virtuosic and capable of communicating the genius of Bach’s compositional language. The Junior Bach Festival is a well-respected Bay Area institution. (In 1965, the California State Assembly issued an official proclamation in the Festival’s honor!) The Festival presents annually a concert series around the time of Bach’s birthday on March 21 in venues throughout the Bay Area. The Festival also promotes the appreciation and study of Bach’s music by offering an annual public Workshop; with the audience, Bach experts examine topics such as baroque style, ornamentation, or ensemble playing. In recent years, the Festival has collaborated with local music organizations to offer students an opportunity during the Workshop to try out a period keyboard, stringed instrument, or wind instrument like those from Bach’s time. Other public Festival offerings include our performer’s participation in the international Bach in the Subway event on March 21 and access to past Festival performances on a special YouTube channel. Throughout the years, many Junior Bach alumni have pursued musical careers both internationally and locally as soloists, chamber musicians, orchestral performers, opera or chorus singers, respected teachers, musicologists, music librarians, and arts managers.
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An all-J. S. Bach concert showcasing some of the most talented young musicians in Northern California.
Come hear J. S. Bach’s music played with great skill and youthful exuberance! In celebration of its 64th year, the Junior Bach Festival proudly presents a new generation of talented young soloists and ensembles. Selected through professionally adjudicated auditions, the Festival showcases performers under age 21 who are both technically virtuosic and capable of communicating the genius of Bach’s compositional language. The Junior Bach Festival is a well-respected Bay Area institution. (In 1965, the California State Assembly issued an official proclamation in the Festival’s honor!) The Festival presents annually a concert series around the time of Bach’s birthday on March 21 in venues throughout the Bay Area. The Festival also promotes the appreciation and study of Bach’s music by offering an annual public Workshop; with the audience, Bach experts examine topics such as baroque style, ornamentation, or ensemble playing. In recent years, the Festival has collaborated with local music organizations to offer students an opportunity during the Workshop to try out a period keyboard, stringed instrument, or wind instrument like those from Bach’s time. Other public Festival offerings include our performer’s participation in the international Bach in the Subway event on March 21 and access to past Festival performances on a special YouTube channel. Throughout the years, many Junior Bach alumni have pursued musical careers both internationally and locally as soloists, chamber musicians, orchestral performers, opera or chorus singers, respected teachers, musicologists, music librarians, and arts managers.
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