White Mountain Musical Arts ~ North Conway, NH
 Held annually since 1989 on the weekend before Labor Day     August 23-26, 2007
Nancy DuCette Farris & Floyd Whittier Corson, Co-Directors  more>>
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 Scott Allen Jarrett 
joined the White Mountain Musical Arts: Bach Festival in August 2004 to conduct a number of works and we're delighted to have him return every year since.
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Frequently Asked Questions:
Q. How early should I arrive to get a seat?
A.The Sunday morning service fills up quickly so we suggest arriving 45 minutes to a full hour early. For the Episcopal Church and Cranmore Mountain Resort there is plenty of seating. Bear in mind that a large part of our audience comes for the concert previews which begin a half hour before most concerts.

Q. Is there adequate parking?
A. At the Congregational Church there is parking behind the church and in a bank parking lot just North of the church. There is an additional municipal parking lot about 300 yards south of the Church. At the Episcopal Church there is adequate parking between the Mt. Washington Weather Center lot and the nearby John Fuller School. At Cranmore Mountain there is plenty of parking.

Q. Do I need to purchase tickets in Advance?
A.New for 2006 we have three seating options and 4-Concert Value Passes. All tickets can be purchased in advance Click Here or at the door.

Special thanks to the innkeepers at Open Door Inns for their support.

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Bach is Beautiful at any Age

Since the 18th century, there has been a fascination and basic enjoyment of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach by people of all ages and backgrounds.

Happily, this fact holds true here in the Mt. Washington Valley as the 17th Annual Bach Festival, presented by the White Mountain Musical Arts, takes shape for presentation of five performances August 25th through August 28th.

Considered a prolific Baroque composer, Bach wrote music for all types of instruments and chamber groups as well as five cycles of church cantatas for every Sunday of the year and including special holy days!

Bridging the 17th an 18th centuries, Bach’s compositions are played by every beginning piano student, are represented in most church hymnbooks, and heard at live performances throughout the world every year.

However, there are only a handful of presentations, especially in the Northeast, where a full festival of music is devoted exclusively to the music of Bach, and we are fortunate to be the location of one of those two or three festivals every year in the Mt. Washington Valley.

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VENUES, CONCERT TIMES, and PROGRAM

Thursday, August 23rd  (note different locations)

10:00-11:00 a.m.   Organ Recital Preview       Episcopal Christ Church

  1:00-2:00 a.m.   A Chip of the Old Bach: Lecture/Demo
                                                                                   First Church of Christ Congregational

 7:30 p.m.   All-Bach Organ Recital                    Episcopal Christ Church

Friday Evening,   August 24th  Cranmore Mountain Resort

  7:00 p.m. Pre-Concert Lecture
  7:30 p.m. Concert
  • Concerto for Trumpet     G. Torelli
  • Brandenburg Concerto No. 5     J. S. Bach
  • Cello Suite in D Minor, BWV 1008   J.S. Bach   
         * Intermission * 
  • Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major BWV 1005    J. S. Bach
  • Cantata BWV 211     J. S. Bach  (Coffee)

Saturday Evening   August 25th  Cranmore Mountain Resort

    Concert Preview, 7:00 p.m.
    Concert, 7:30 p.m.

  • Viola Concerto in D Minor   G. P. Telemann
  • Orchestral Suite No. 3       J. S. Bach
        * Intermission *
  • Baroque Arias for Soprano  G. F. Handel, J. S. Bach, & H. Purcell
  • Cantata BWV 4                 J. S. Bach

Sunday, August 26th

Sunday Morning Bach Service      First Church of Christ, Congregational

    Pre-Service Prelude, 9:30 a.m.
    Worship Service, 10:00 a.m.

Sunday Afternoon      Cranmore Mountain Resort

    Concert Preview, 3:30 p.m.    
    Concert, 4:00 p.m.    

  • Concerto for Trumpet in D Major    G. P. Telemann
  • Orchestral Suite No. 2                  J. S.Bach
  • Sonata à 3                                 J. D. Heinichen
  • Cantata BWV 119                        J. S. Bach 
Quotes after the
2006 WMMA Bach Festival

“Congratulations on another successful Festival.”
H. Lieberman, Boston, MA

“I attended every event; the entire Festival was marvelous.”
M. Shea, North Conway, NH

“It was a magnificent weekend at the Bach Festival. I hope you can continue the same programming and venue.”
B. Cabot, Sudbury, MA

“The Festival was great fun and super music.”
M. Herlehey, Strafford, NH

“Everything was wonderful.”
P. & M. Domaingue, Westfield, MA

“It was a wonderful weekend of great music.”
B. Taylor, North Conway, NH

“What a wonderful job you did for this outstanding Festival.”
M. Lamb, North Conway, NH

“We want to tell you how much we enjoyed the Saturday evening concert. All the participants are very talented musicians and we look forward to attending the Festival again.”
S. & E. Parzych, Sturbridge, MA

“What an amazing job you have done to create this great event in New Hampshire’s north country.”
C. Sanbourn, Canterbury, NH

“Congratulations on a great Festival. The church service was awesome.”
D. Jones, North Conway, NH

“What a great weekend of music and a really wonderful festival.”
C. Russell, Conway, NH

“The entire weekend of great music was outstanding.”
W. & R. Swift, Shamong, NJ

“Thank you…for the many hours, days, weeks, months that you have put time and energy into making yet another Bach Festival. So successful!”
K. Schmauch, North Conway, NH

“Congratulations on another great festival! If the crowds keep growing you may have to move it to Boston.”
T. Vinson, Gainesville, FL

“We are delighted to be able to contribute again this year to the Bach Festival.”
A. C. Millar, Darien, CT

"It is such a pleasure to sing for this gentleman."
A chorus member referring to conductor
Scott Jarrett.

"The comic expression in the performance of Bach's 'Coffee Cantata' will forever change my image of this beverage."
C. Henderson, Conway

"The popularity of the concert previews is evident by the fact that most seats are taken by the time the previews begin."
White Mountain Musical Arts is extremely grateful to the Cranmore Mountain Resort for providing us the use of their 10th Mountain Pavillion for our Bach Festival.

We thank Northway Bank for its generous support in underwriting our 2006 season.

We also extend our appreciation to these additional local supporters who help us in so many ways:

Leone, McDonnell and Roberts, PA - Brian Kelsch
Valley Originals / Fandangles / Wally Campbell
Cranmore staff
North Conway Rotary
Northway Bank
Anchor Business Services, Richard Goss III
Chuck Roast - Chuck Henderson
Glen Group - Nancy Clark, Jodie Neal
Goldberg Charitable Foundation
Pequawket Charitable Foundation
Lynch's Land Maintenance

New Venue,
New Seating,
New Ticket Offering
for 2006

Read all about what's new in the Newsletter.

 Seating and Ticket Options
Three types of seating will be available at the 7:30 PM performances at both the air-conditioned 10th Mt. Pavilion on Friday, Saturday and 4 PM on Sunday as well as at the Organ Recital on Thursday evening at 7:30 PM.
Type of Seating Single Concert 4-Concert Pass
Conductor's Circle $20 $60
Mid-Section $15 $45
General Seating $10 $30
Advanced Tickets Order Form
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