Robert Lehmann
joins the White Mountain Musical Arts Bach Festival as conductor for the 2008 season.
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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.Advance ticket sales for the limited preferred seating section are recommended. However, Intermediate and General seating tickets are available at the door. Click Here or at the door.
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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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Solo Pianist, Frank Glazer
May 2, 7:30 PM
Salyards Center for the Arts
Conway, New Hampshire
Back by popular request, the 94 year young, internationally known
" Statesman of the Keyboard"
will perform a program of piano classics.
This is a benefit concert.
Tickets: General: $10; Premium: $15 - available at the door.
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Salute to Veterans
Memorial Weekend Concert
featuring
The Seacoast Wind Ensemble
Saturday evening, May 23rd at 7:30 PM
Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center
Fryeburg Academy, Fryeburg, Maine
Thanks to the generous underwriting of this
Annual Memorial Weekend Performance,
by Karen & Jim Umberger,
admission to this concert will be free.
If you care to add your support to
The WMMA Bach Festival & Chamber Concerts,
a contribution will be accepted at the door.
The Seacoast Wind Ensemble in the style of a Sousa Band, honoring area Veterans and providing a musical salute to thank those that served in the armed forces to preserve our nation and insure our freedom.
A pre-concert preview presented by Music Director, Rich Spicer, (formerly of New Hampshire Public Radio) will be presented beginning at 7 PM.
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VENUES, CONCERT TIMES, and PROGRAM
Four
different musical offerings
will be spread over two weekends.
Sunday, August 23rd: Organ recital
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, August 28 - 30:
Choral and Instrumental programs
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The
21st Annual Bach Festival,
presented by the White Mountain Musical Arts,
will continue to present several opportunities
to hear and learn about Bach and his fellow-composers
and the wonderful chamber music of the Baroque era.
Approximately eighty musicians, professional and amateur,
will gather for the four-day event
to perform the great instrumental and vocal works
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The
Festival opens with a unique opportunity to experience the music
of J. S. Bach
at Christ Church, Episcopal, Main Street, North Conway
on the Casavant free-standing,
two manual tracker organ.
FEATURING
RAY CORNILS,
Municipal Organist for the City of Portland.
Please
check back soon for program details.
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Friday ~ Saturday ~ Sunday
Three
major concert performances are scheduled for the Bach Festival on
Friday and Saturday evening at 7:30 PM, and Sunday 4 PM, all at
the first-rate venue for the Bach Festival, the air-conditioned
10th Mt. Pavilion at Cranmore, North Conway.
Each of the concerts will feature a concert preview one-half hour
before the concert begins. Both works for soloists and small ensembles
as well as larger works for full chamber orchestra and chorus are
scheduled for performance at this year's Festival.
The full Bach Festival Chorus, soloists and orchestra will bring
the 2009 Bach Festival to a close on Sunday afternoon.
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Friday, August 28, 2009
10th
Mountain Pavilion Building (air
conditioned)
Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway
Concert
Preview - 7 p.m.
Concert
- 7:30 p.m.
Small Instrumental and Choral Chamber Works
A.
Vivaldi: Lute concerto ~ Guitar and String Quartet
J.
Dowland: Songs ~ Tenor soloist & Guitar
J.
S. Bach: Art of the Fugure BWV 1080 (Selections)
String Quartet
L.
Boccherini: Quintet for Guitar & Strings
I N T E R M I S S I O N
J.
S. Bach: Cantata BWV 211 - "The Coffee Cantata"
- sung in English
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back for full performance details.
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
10th
Mountain Pavilion Building (air
conditioned)
Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway
Concert
Preview - 7 p.m.
Concert
- 7:30 p.m.
Orchestral and Vocal Works
J.
S. Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C Major, BWV 1066
J.
S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat Major,
BWV 1051
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T E R M I S S I O N
J.
S. Bach: Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243
Bach
Festival Chorus & Orchestra
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Sunday
Morning Bach Service
First Church of Christ, Congregational
North Conway
Pre-Service
Prelude Music ~ 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service ~ 10 a.m.
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Sunday
Afternoon Concert
10th Mountain Pavilion Building (air
conditioned)
Cranmore Mountain Resort, North Conway
Concert
Preview - 3:30 p.m.
Concert
- 4 p.m.
Orchestral and Choral Works
A.
Corelli: Concerto Grosso in D Major, Op. 6, No. 1
Featured
Young Artist
- performer & selection to be announced
A.
Vivaldi: Concerto for Four violins in B Minor, Op.
3, No. 10
J.
S. Bach: Brandenburg Concerto No 2 in D Major BWV 1047
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N T E R M I S S I O N
J.
S. Bach: Cantata BWV 147
Festival Chorus & Orchestra
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FOR INFORMATION AND BIOS ON SOLOISTS,
Please
Check back.
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Seating and Ticket Offerings
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.
In addition, single tickets for each concert are available,
as well as a 4-Concert Pass - which offers the opportunity
to attend all 4 concerts for the price of 3.
The total cost of single tickets and 4-Concert Passes
vary according to the
area of seating chosen.
Tickets are available for order on the web,
or for purchase at ticket locations in North Conway, NH
Type of Seating:
Conductor's Circle - limited seating in the front
Mid-Section
General Seating
10th Mt. Pavilion
(air-conditioned)
Cranmore,
North Conway
Host sponsor
Conveniently
located at the end of Skimobile Road,
off Kearsarge Road, easily accessable from the
North South Road, or Intervale Crossroads.
Ample, convenient parking within steps of the Pavilion building.
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Single Concert Tickets:
Conductor's Circle ~ $20
Mid-Section ~ $15
General Seating ~ $10
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4-Concert Pass :
Conductor's
Circle ~ $60
Mid-Section ~ $45
General Seating ~ $30
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Comments from past WMMA Bach Festivals
“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
"The popularity of the concert previews is evident by the fact that most seats are taken by the time the previews begin."
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 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.
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| 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
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Air-conditioned Venue
Plenty of parking nearby
Handicap Access
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